Sandra's Revolution

This documentary film is a dramatic retelling of a women’s life story as she struggles against countless crises experienced over decades and two countries. The film shows how a docile woman survives a massive earthquake, the Sandinista revolution, and a controlling husband. When she flees Nicaragua to the America, she does not find complete asylum from her turmoil. The struggle heightens in Texas. Here, Sandra must abandon the submissive woman in order to confront the countless challenges of American society. She must shed a layer of herself in order to generate the power necessary to protect herself and her children.