Take a Walk on the Wildside is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed and written by Lisa Rideout.Pat Mullen, "The POV Interview: Lisa Rideout Talks ‘Take a Walk on the Wild Side’". Point of View, April 30, 2017. The film profiles Take a Walk on the Wildside, a clothing store in Toronto, Ontario, which caters to the unique needs of cross-dressing men.
The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2017.
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.Charlie Smith, "Maudie, Kim's Convenience, Ava, Alias Grace, and Rumble among major winners at Canadian Screen Awards". The Georgia Straight, March 11, 2018.
Rideout followed up in 2018 with One Leg In, One Leg Out, a short documentary about a transgender woman she had met during the making of Wildside.Omar Sanchez, "ShortList 2019: Why ‘One Leg In, One Leg Out’ Director Chose Not to Show Sex Worker’s Past". TheWrap, August 9, 2019.
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External links
Take a Walk on the Wildside at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation