Ruth Lawrence
Directing
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.
Known for
The Grand Seduction
May 30, 2014
Hunting Pignut
September 15, 2017
Blueberry Grunt
September 11, 2025
When Ponds Freeze Over
September 16, 1998
Little Orphans
September 18, 2020
The Divine Ryans
January 1, 1999
Party Pirate
October 17, 2023
Between Two Walls
January 1, 2014
Little Man
March 5, 2013
Te Quiero
June 11, 2018
Waiting Outside
January 1, 2017
Blueberries for Iris
September 15, 2023
Behind the camera30
- 2026The Night Everything Changed Second Assistant Director
- 2026Margot Producer
- 2025Blueberry Grunt Producer
- 2023Party Pirate Director
- 2023Blueberries for Iris Production Manager, Producer
- 2022September 7, 2012 Executive Producer
- 2020Little Orphans Director
- 2019Common Law Producer
- 2019The Cut of It Director
- 2018Some Saturdays