Maya Gallus


Maya Gallus is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, and co-founder of Red Queen Productions with Justine Pimlott. Her films have screened at international film festivals, including Toronto International Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, This Human World Film Festival and Women Make Waves, among others. Her work has also screened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Donostia Kultura, San Sebastián and Canada House UK, as well as theatrically in Tokyo, San Francisco, Key West and Toronto, and been broadcast around the world. She has won numerous awards, including a Gemini Award for Best Direction for Girl Inside, and has been featured in The Guardian, UK; Ms., Curve, Bust, Salon, POV and The Walrus, among others. She is a Director/Writer alumna of the Canadian Film Centre and a participant in Women in the Director’s Chair. She will be honoured with a "Focus On" retrospective at the 2017 Hot Docs festival.
ReleaseFilmDescription
2013Derby Crazy Love The third wave feminist revival of women’s roller derby and the subculture around the sport.
2012The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche The life and work of Canadian writer Mazo de la Roche, author of Jalna and the Whiteoak Chronicles.
2010Dish-Women, Waitressing & the Art of Service From classic North American diners and Montreal’s "sexy restos" to Paris’s haute eateries and Tokyo’s maid cafes.
2009Cat City Justine Pimlott, Maya Gallus
2005Fag Hags: Women Who Love Gay Men Maya Gallus, Justine Pimlott, Judy Holm
1998Full Circle: The Untold Story of the Dionne Quintuplets A portrait of the surviving adult Dionne Quintuplets, Cécile, Yvonne and Annette.
1997A Tale of Two Sisters A portrait of Canadian stage and screen actors Jennifer and Cynthia Dale.
1997Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality An exploration of women’s erotica, featuring the final interview with Story of O author Pauline Réage as well as Annie Sprinkle, Candida Royalle, Bettina Rheims, Catherine Robbe Grillet and others.
1997Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Blades A portrait of the Olympic Champion figure skater, known as "Canada’s sweetheart".
1991Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels The life and work of Canadian writer Elizabeth Smart, author of By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.
1993The Very Dead of WinterA family grapples with the death of the father.

Awards and nominations

Atlantic Film Festival
Gemini Awards
Genie Awards
Hot Docs
Yorkton Film Festival, Golden Sheaf Awards
For additional awards - see Red Queen Productions