
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.
Acting (16 movies)

Behind the Wall
2008

Anchor Zone
1994

Random Passage
2002

Everything Christmas
2023

An Audience of Chairs
2018

Blueberries for Iris
2023

Incredible Violence
2018

Long Term Care
2015

Body & Bones
2019

Snarbuckled
2010

Under the Weather
2020

Hunting Pignut
2017

Four Sisters
2010

Screamers: The Hunting
2009

Winners
2012

The Untold Story
1999
Directing (6 movies)
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Pickle | 2009 | Writer | 
| Two Square Feet | 2012 | Writer | 
| Talus and Scree | 2013 | Writer | 
| Before the War | 2014 | Producer | 
| The Tour | 2015 | Producer | 
| Snowstorm Roulette | 2017 | Producer | 
| Te Quiero | 2018 | Producer | 
| Hopeless Romantic | 2018 | Writer | 
| Some Saturdays | 2018 | Producer | 
| Common Law | 2019 | Producer | 
| September 7, 2012 | 2022 | Executive Producer | 
| Blueberries for Iris | 2023 | Producer | 
| Blueberry Grunt | 2025 | Producer | 


