In 2001 , '' Stranger Inside '' won the Audience Awards at the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival , the San Francisco International Film Festival , L.A. Outfest and the Philadelphia Film Festival . It also won the Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards ( for Yolonda Ross ) and the Special Jury Award at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival . In 2002 , the film was nominated for several awards including a GLAAD Media Award , three Independent Spirit Awards and five Black Reel Awards . It won the Audience Award and Special mention at the Créteil International Women 's Film Festival . For producing the film , Effie Brown won the Producer 's Award at the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Stranger Inside