About the Film

Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride! is a darkly funny stranger than fiction film full of family drama and fireworks. During a nasty divorce, Butch, the 67-year-old Jewish macho and homophobic owner of a South Florida auto-wrecking company hides from the law—as a woman—setting of a twisting tale of discovery.

Naming herself after her two idols—Gloria Estefan and Gloria Steinem—she decides to remodel herself in much the same way Butch once lovingly restored his old cars. As a senior citizen, she undergoes a risky sex change operation, becomes a dominatrix, then becomes a transgender activist, and eventually finds love, all while trying to reconcile with her dysfunctional family.

Produced and directed by two-time Emmy winning filmmaker and former PBS producer Robyn Symon, this timely transgender film was selected for a prestigious Film Independent Documentary Lab Fellowship and is supported by the International Documentary Association as its fiscal sponsor.

With a twisting plot and an abundance of humor, Uncle Gloria is an important film about letting go of labels and accepting people for who they are, regardless of their gender expression.

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In the New Film Uncle Gloria, Butch Finds Herself
11/7/2017
On VOD: UNCLE GLORIA: ONE HELLUVA RIDE!
11/7/2017
Basil Tsiokos, WHAT NOT TO DOC
Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride
11/7/2017
Carlos DeVilla, CINEMA 365
Say Uncle!
11/4/2017
‘Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride’: Film Review
11/4/2017
‘Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride!’ is a unique transgender character study
11/3/2017
Leigh Monson, SUBSTREAM MAGAZINE
‘Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride!’ chronicles transgender woman’s wild journey
11/2/2017
Gary Goldstein, LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Uncle Gloria” An Elderly Transformation
11/1/2017
John Delia, ACED MAGAZINE
Film Review: Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride
11/1/2017
Andre Hereford, FILM JOURNAL
Listen to Janeane Bernstein’s conversation with Director/Producer Robyn Symon and Gloria Stein
11/1/2017
Documentary Review: ‘Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride’
11/1/2017
Jacqueline Hipes, RED CARPET CRASH
November 2017 Film Preview
11/1/2017
“Uncle Gloria” Documents The Life Of A Woman Who Transitioned In Her 70s
11/1/2017
Trish Bendix, NEWNOWNEXT
L.A. movie openings, Nov. 1-3
10/29/2017
Kevin Crust, LOS ANGELES TIMES
Film Review: ‘Uncle Gloria : One Helluva Ride’
4/8/2016
WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD — MIAMI MIFO FILM FESTIVAL
Read the Miami Herald Feature Story about Uncle Gloria
That Uncle: Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride!
6/16/2016
Arts News: Big Season Ahead for LGBT Film Buffs
4/9/15
AGING WITH ATTITUDE: GLORIA STEIN, TRANSGENDER HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
11/19/13
Breaking new Ground on Health Coverage for Transsexuals
10/22/06
She still has balls. A seniors daring sex change, from butch into beauty
6/23/13
Sex Expert’s Secret Is Out, and China’s Open to It
3/6/15
For Some in Transgender Community, It’s Never Too Late to Make a Change
3/6/15
Fundraising party Sunday at Vagabond for ‘Uncle Gloria’ transgender film
4/13/15
Hot Docs in Progress—Get a Sneak Peak at Nine Films on the Verge of Greatness
10/20/14
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4/15/2015
Arts News: Big Season Ahead for LGBT Film Buffs
4/9/15
Transsexual Now Promotes Gender Rights
9/1/03