by hbadmin | Oct 24, 2024 | Press
DOC NYC: Now in its fifth year, DOC NYC’s 2024 Documentary New Leaders program honors figures in the American documentary industry whose work to date and potential for leadership brings greater inclusion and equity to the field. The initiative is co-presented by...
by hbadmin | Oct 18, 2024 | Press, Trans Heaven, PA
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: “Welcome to trans heaven. Welcome to trans city. Welcome to New Hope,” said sports journalist Karleigh Webb at the start of the short documentary Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania, another film in TRAVERSE32′s Creative Hope Initiative series. It...
by Hansen Bursic | Jun 13, 2024 | Press, Trans Heaven, PA
QBURGH.COM: Award-winning queer filmmaker Hansen Bursic’s newest documentary film, Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania, will be having its world premiere at Frameline, The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, the oldest and largest LGBTQ+ film festival in the...
by Hansen Bursic | May 3, 2024 | Press
BOLDJOURNEY.COM: An interview with filmmaker Hansen Bursic on his career trajectory, current projects and values as both a artist and activist. READ...
by Hansen Bursic | Oct 27, 2023 | Press, Trans Heaven, PA
PRIDE.COM: While a lot of these filmmakers learned during the documentary process, for Hansen Bursic, it took completing production for him to look back on how momentous his work had become. His short documentary, Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania, explores the untold story...
by Hansen Bursic | Oct 10, 2023 | Press, Trans Heaven, PA
OUT MAGAZINE: Filmmaker Hansen Bursic came to New Hope hoping to find out more about the history of their iconic gay bar, The Raven. His short documentary, Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania, explores the untold story of legendary weekend-long parties that saw hundreds of...
by hbadmin | Apr 26, 2023 | Press
TEMPLE.EDU: They are bold, driven and innovative. Since graduation, these young alumni have turned their passions into professional success and have remained mindful of helping others and creating community along the way. See what our outstanding 30 Under 30 champions...
by Hansen Bursic | Apr 18, 2023 | Press
ROCKWOODLEADERSHIP.ORG: Rockwood is proud to announce the 2023 cohort of the Rockwood Documentary Leaders Fellowship, including Hansen Bursic. This Fellowship brings together 12 leaders working at the intersection of storytelling, film, and social change to...
by Hansen Bursic | Oct 25, 2022 | Writing
When Philly-based filmmaker Rea Tajiri set out to make a film about her mother who was diagnosed with dementia, she couldn’t have imagined the decade-long journey she would be undertaking, or how it would impact the way she viewed aging. In fact, she was hesitant to...
by Hansen Bursic | Oct 16, 2022 | Press
A conversation on the American Non-Profit Industrial Complex and interrogating how these organizations “mission wash” their role in maintaining a status quo within the documentary ecosystem, harming its labour force.LISTEN...
