The film premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on February 9 , 2017 , in the Panorama Dokumente program . It was picked up for international distribution by Latido Films . The film was a GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards . The film was screened at the 2017 Inside Out Film and Video Festival , where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary , and at the 2018 Queer North Film Festival , where it won the Audience Choice award for Best Women 's Film
Inside Out Film and Video Festival
Inside Out Film and Video Festival
Chavela (film)