Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania

2024 | 12 min | USA

LOGLINE

In the early 2010s, hundreds of Transgender women took over a small American town each year for a legendary weekend-long party – one that changed their lives and the town forever.

PLAN A SCREENING

Upcoming Screenings

3/20/2025 – European Premiere at BFI Flare, Preceding I’m Your Venus | 6:15 pm GMT at BFI Southbank, London

3/21/2025 – Second Screening at BFI Flare, Preceding I’m Your Venus | 3:20 pm GMT at BFI Southbank, London

4/6/2025 – Screening at Tag! Queer Shorts Film Festival | 7:00 pm PST at the Hollywood Theatre, Portland

4/25/2025 – Opening Night Screening at the West Chester Film Festival | 7:00 pm EST at Uptown, West Chester

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

World Premiere: Frameline: San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival | International Premiere: Melbourne Queer Film Festival | European Premiere: BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival | East Coast Premiere: OutSouth | Best Short Documentary Winner: ReelQ: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Best Short Documentary Finalist: Appalachian Queer Film Festival | Best Pennylvania Film Nominee: West Chester Film Festival | Official Selection: Newfest, DocuWest Documentary Film Festival, Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Out On Film: Atlanta LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Cinema Divers: Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Cinema Columbus, OutReels Cincinnati, ImageOut: Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Twisted Arts Film Festival, Tag! Queer Shorts Film Festival, Black Bear Film Festival, Big Water Film Festival, Fabulous Independent Film Festival, Southside Film Festival

Press

An Iconic New Hope LGBTQ+ Bar Is Now a Parking Lot, But The Town’s Queer History Won’t Be Lost

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...
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Documentary on Lost Pennsylvania Trans History To Premiere at World’s Largest LGBTQ+ Film Festival

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...
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How the Small Town of New Hope, PA Transformed Five LGBTQ+ Filmmakers

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...
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Going Behind the Scenes With LGBTQ+ Filmmakers Uncovering Queer Stories in New Hope, Pennsylvania

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...
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CREW

Directed by Hansen Bursic | Starring Jennifer Lydon and Karleigh Webb | Produced by Samantha K. Tan, Hansen Bursic, Nic Cory and Daniel Brooks | Editor Sowjanya Kudva | Animation Director, Animator and Illustrator Pamela M. Chavez | Director of Photography Mad Bishop | Orignial Score by Ariel Loh

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