CBC- How Sue Johanson, Canada's 'grandma with a pottymouth,' became the country's leading sexpert

What does an old lady like Sue Johanson know about sex toys?

"The answer? Plenty," she tells the audience of Sunday Night Sex Show, a colourful spread of adult products on the desk before her.

The scene will be a familiar one to generations of Canadians who tuned in to hear the renowned sex expert hold forth about the birds, bees and beyond on Sunday nights. But this time, it appears in the new documentary, Sex With Sue, which looks back at the now 92-year-old Toronto-born nurse's career and influence on sex education.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sex-with-sue-documentary-1.6608843

Toronto Star- ‘Sex With Sue’ documentary will explore impact of sex educator Sue Johanson

For decades, there was a comfort in talking sex with Sue.

Curious people across the world could turn to the call-in series “Sunday Night Sex Show” (or “Talk Sex with Sue Johanson” in the U.S. and abroad) on late-night television for advice on everything from safe sex to oral sex techniques to talking to your partner about your secret interest in kink.

The expert was, of course, Sue Johanson, the public health nurse who made it her goal to educate about subjects many were taught to not talk about.

She was unassuming but confident, relatable but authoritative, like a grandmother who could talk to you about reproduction and demonstrate how best to use a sex toy while enthusiastically encouraging the importance of lubricant.

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2022/10/09/sex-with-sue-documentary-will-explore-impact-of-sex-educator-sue-johanson.html

Global News Interview-New doc explores life and work of sex educator Sue Johanson

‘Sex With Sue’ is a new documentary profiling iconic Canadian sex educator Sue Johanson. Filmmaker Lisa Rideout and Sue Johanson’s daughter, Jane, talk about what it was like bringing Sue's journey to the screen.

https://globalnews.ca/video/9181075/new-doc-explores-life-and-work-of-sex-educator-sue-johanson-2/

Corus Entertainment Announces Sue Johanson Documentary

W Network spotlights the prolific career of sex educator Sue Johanson in Sex with Sue (1×90), directed by Lisa Rideout. Viewers will be reintroduced to the former W Network personality and see the unexpected and exciting ways her legacy lives on today.

https://www.corusent.com/news/corus-upfront-original-release-2022/

She Does the City Interview- Sex with Sue doc celebrates the legacy of Canadian hero Sue Johanson

Sue Johanson is a Canadian icon. If you grew up in the eighties, nineties, or were a teen in the early 2000s, Sue was likely the one who educated you about sex. Maybe you learned the technical stuff in health class (“when a penis is inserted into the vagina and sperm travels up the fallopian tube…”), but Sue gave Canadians the real deal, like how to give a rim job, choose a cock ring, or ride a dick ‘till you cum. She gave people what they really wanted. 

https://www.shedoesthecity.com/sex-with-sue-doc-celebrates-the-legacy-of-canadian-hero-sue-johanson/

What Night Taught Them- Wins Creators of Colour Incubator Pitch

Every year the Creatives of Colour Incubator concludes with the big pitch in partnership with Tiff, where all participants have the unique opportunity to pitch their projects to a selected jury of industry leaders and professionals. This year’s jury prize winner is Lisa Rideout with her film What Night Taught Them.

https://creatorsofcolour.com/the-big-pitch/

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Celebrity Magazine: Interview with Director

In anticipation of One Leg In, One Leg Out’s screening at the LA Film Festival, Lisa describes what her hopes for the the film are.

“I think sex work is still very much taboo. Even with people I consider progressive, there is this subconscious puritan belief that selling your body is wrong. I hope this film helps illustrate that these women are doing what they have to do to survive and that it is important to create safe spaces for sex workers. I also want it to complicate the understanding of sex workers and choice. Yes, some sex workers chose it as a profession, others don’t. All should be kept safe and those that feel forced into it should be given support to leave it.”

https://justcelebritymag.com/2018/09/12/2260-lisa-rideout-one-leg-in-one-leg-out-interview-documentary/

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Refinery 29 Interview: "I Was A Sex Worker For 10 Years, This Is How I’m Changing Career"

In this shared interview Iman, the subject of One Leg In, One Leg Out reveals why she got in to sex work, the role the film has played in her life and where she sees herself in the next ten years. Lisa talks about what she learned getting to know Iman over two years.

"They really tell me they have no choice. They walk into retail stores or offices and they've applied and they feel the judgement on them and they never get called back for interview," Lisa continues. It's a frustrating reality, which Iman echoes when we chat. "I always wanted to do something to help people like me, for girls like me, because we cannot get jobs the way we are," Iman tells me."

For the full interview visit:

https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/one-leg-in-one-leg-out-documentary

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Growing up Mixed-Race- An Essay by Lisa Rideout

In this article for CBC, Lisa Rideout recounts her own experience growing up mixed- race and why she decided to make a documentary about identity and belonging:

I was the last student to the map. I added my yellow to Britain and Canada easily enough. Then on to India, which my mom had shown me on a map before, then Portugal — my teacher guided my hand; she had been there on vacation.

My last yellow dot stuck to the tip of my index finger as I tried to find Armenia. I couldn’t. My teacher couldn’t. My classmates had no idea. One Scottish-Irish boy watched me, perplexed, before finally asking, “What’s an Armenia?”

I didn’t know.

To read the full article visit: https://www.cbc.ca/shortdocs/blog/a-case-of-too-many-identities-growing-up-mixed-race-meant-i-didnt-know-wher

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