Bev Gandara

RENT MONEY (2014 - 2017)
Writer

WHILE I WAIT Drama Drama inspired by a true story: During the height of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York, an administrative assistant must confront fear, stigma, and her own moral courage while working for a prominent attorney living with the virus.

MISINFORMED HEART Drama A prescription-addicted environmentalist on the brink of success is wrongly accused of murder while confronting the buried trauma that threatens to destroy her future.

RENT MONEY-Golden Palm Award for Best Screenplay, 2012 International Beverly Hills Film Festival. Comedy ⋄ Drama In 1965 Manhattan, a self-sufficient virgin bookkeeper navigating the sexual revolution finds her orderly life upended by desire, independence, and society’s shifting rules.

UNPROTECTED WITNESS, co-written with Jack Knight Drama ⋄ Thriller / Suspense Drama / Thriller In 1994 Arizona, a young wife recovering from illness is stalked by a manipulative retiree with a concealed criminal history, forcing her into a psychological battle for survival.

CONCRETE WINGS, a Latin/Hispanic-themed script winner of several awards. Family ⋄ Period Piece A drama inspired by a true story. On the eve of the Bay of Pigs invasion, a naïve Cuban teen is sent alone to New York, where survival, identity, and sacrifice collide as he fights to secure his family’s future.