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This powerful collection of documentaries covers the life of author/poet Alok Vaid-Menon, a new mecca for trans people, a politically active Florida ballroom community, the growing pup population, an unexpected activist, and a non-binary shepherd and weaver.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the small Pennsylvania town of New Hope was among a few safe havens outside of major cities for gay men to find community. Over 30 years later, the town’s legacy remained, but now for a different community: transgender women. "Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania" explores the untold story of legendary, weekend-long parties that saw hundreds of transgender women and self-identified crossdressers take over the town, traveling from all over the country to meet other people like them. Through both interviews and stunning animation sequences that utilize never-before-seen archival photography, audiences not only get a glimpse into the heyday of these events in the early 2010s but also the iconic gay bar The Raven which became the unlikely cornerstone of these weekends.
- Year2024
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereGeorgia Premiere
- Social Media
- DirectorHansen Bursic
- ProducerSamantha Tan, Hansen Bursic, Nick Cory, Daniel Brooks
- Executive ProducerBrendan Gaul, Brett Henenberg, Sara Scully
- CastJennifer Lydon, Karleigh Webb
- EditorSowjanya Kudva
- AnimatorPamela M. Chavez
This powerful collection of documentaries covers the life of author/poet Alok Vaid-Menon, a new mecca for trans people, a politically active Florida ballroom community, the growing pup population, an unexpected activist, and a non-binary shepherd and weaver.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the small Pennsylvania town of New Hope was among a few safe havens outside of major cities for gay men to find community. Over 30 years later, the town’s legacy remained, but now for a different community: transgender women. "Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania" explores the untold story of legendary, weekend-long parties that saw hundreds of transgender women and self-identified crossdressers take over the town, traveling from all over the country to meet other people like them. Through both interviews and stunning animation sequences that utilize never-before-seen archival photography, audiences not only get a glimpse into the heyday of these events in the early 2010s but also the iconic gay bar The Raven which became the unlikely cornerstone of these weekends.
- Year2024
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereGeorgia Premiere
- Social Media
- DirectorHansen Bursic
- ProducerSamantha Tan, Hansen Bursic, Nick Cory, Daniel Brooks
- Executive ProducerBrendan Gaul, Brett Henenberg, Sara Scully
- CastJennifer Lydon, Karleigh Webb
- EditorSowjanya Kudva
- AnimatorPamela M. Chavez