Ruth Lawrence

Ruth Lawrence is a filmmaker based in St Johns NL Ruths feature films include Little Orphans Best Canadian Feature Whistler Film Festival 2020 Hopeless Romantic 2018 and the comedy feature Party Pirate soldout its opening Gala overnight at the St Johns International Womens 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 andor produced on over 70 short films and webisodes Shes writing two features one with Sherry White and one with Emily Bridger Ruths honours include the Joan Orenstein Best Actress Award the RBC Michelle Jackson Award for Emerging Filmmaker the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Councils Artist of the Year the Queens Jubilee Medal the YWCA Woman of Distinction a WIFTAT WAVE Award the national Leslie Yeo Award for Volunteerism and the inaugural Ross Leslie Award for her contributions to film and theatre