TRAILBLAZER AWARD:
ISABEL SANDOVAL

FRI MAY 5 | 6:00 PM PT | ARK LODGE CINEMAS
AVAILABLE IN-PERSON ONLY

TRANSlations Trailblazer Award

Since TRANSlations is turning 18 this year, to celebrate our coming-of-age, we have created the TRANSlations Trailblazer Award, honoring the long history of trans representation on the big screen, and those artists within the film community whose work continues to inform, inspire, and challenge a new generation of filmmakers to keep fighting for their art.

For our inaugural recipient, there really was no other choice than Isabel Sandoval, one of the most fearless and impactful filmmakers of her time. From her feature films Senorita and Lingua Franca, to her directorial work on series like Under the Banner of Heaven and Tell Me Lies, Sandoval has blazed a path for herself both inside and outside of the studio system. In doing so, she has brought visibility, inspiration, and incredible filmmaking to our world.

Isabel will join us in-person to accept her award during our Opening Night Celebration on Friday May 5th at the Ark Lodge Cinemas in Columbia City. Then she’ll be back on Saturday May 6 to screen and chat about her works, the short film SHANGRI-LA (2021) and the feature length film LINGUA FRANCA (2019).

Please join us in celebrating her amazing talent, and help TRANSlations turn 18 with a bang (and probably some confetti)!