Bev Gandara's Reel

How would you cope if your family rejected you, your religion abandoned you and society labeled you an outcast? Read the compelling stories of 25 LGBTQAI+ role models who journeyed from strength to strength to become their authentic selves. Through candid interviews, it unveils pivotal moments of realization and acts of disclosure that have marked the lives of its contributors.

This collection unfolds the riveting stories of 26 remarkable women from 5 countries, each excelling in a unique profession that spans the alphabet from A to Z. Designed to educate, empower, inspire, and support young girls transitioning into womanhood and young women embarking on their careers, it shines a light on the universal quest for acceptance and respect in a variety of fields, mostly dominated by men.

What would you do if you were being stalked and no one took you seriously? A recently handicapped young married woman, who by her own resourcefulness and the wonders of the Internet, overcomes her struggle against the unwanted sexual advances of a dangerous retiree with a buried criminal past.

Torn between protecting family secrets and striving for freedom, a naïve teen on the verge of manhood, sent out of Cuba on the eve of the Bay of Pigs Invasion to retrieve smuggled family jewels comes of age at the height of the sexual revolution in America.

This happened in 2012 at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival. #goldenpalmawards #bestscreenplay