Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
Unknown
Place of Birth
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Ruth Lawrence
Biography
Ruth Lawrence is a filmmaker based in St. John’s, NL. Ruth’s feature films include Little Orphans (Best Canadian Feature, Whistler Film Festival 2020), Hopeless Romantic (2018), and the comedy feature, Party Pirate, sold-out its opening Gala overnight at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival in October 2023. Her documentaries A Lot of Love in the Room (2021) and Circus by Komatik (2019) have been featured on CBC Gem. She has directed, written, and/or produced on over 70 short films and webisodes. She’s writing two features, one with Sherry White and one with Emily Bridger. Ruth’s honours include the Joan Orenstein Best Actress Award, the RBC Michelle Jackson Award for Emerging Filmmaker, the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council’s Artist of the Year, the Queen’s Jubilee Medal, the YWCA Woman of Distinction, a WIFT-AT WAVE Award, the national Leslie Yeo Award for Volunteerism, and the inaugural Ross Leslie Award for her contributions to film and theatre.
Filmography (26)
Everything Christmas
2023
Blueberries for Iris
2023
Under the Weather
2020
Body & Bones
2019Opioid Scare
2019
An Audience of Chairs
2018
Incredible Violence
2018
Hunting Pignut
2017The Tour
2015
Long Term Care
2015
Clipper Gold
2014Desperate Scribbles
2013Cracker Barrel
2012
