Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Honors Isabel Sandoval with GALECA Trailblazer Award
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has named Isabel Sandoval, writer-director-star of the acclaimed transgender-themed film Lingua Franca, as the inaugural recipient of its GALECA Trailblazer Award. Chosen by the Society's Board and propelled by a groundswell of support within the group's general membership, the special accolade was created to honor entertainment figures who stand out for "creating art that inspires empathy, truth, and equity."
Sandoval will officially receive the award, a small art portrait of her, in a special interview segment of GALECA's Dorians Film Toast 2021, a two-hour awards special debuting on LGBTQ+ streaming TV network Revry, Sunday, April 18 (and on-demand thereafter). Jazz Tangcay, Senior Artisans Editor at the Hollywood trade publication Variety, will present the award on the awards show and chat with Sandoval about her work, inspirations, and process in coming out as a transgender person herself. Stars as varied as Gabourey Sidibe, Cheyenne Jackson, Rachel McAdams, Margaret Cho, and Charo are just a few of the other notables who will appear in the program.