Encore! Our ImageOut Short Film series are having a second week of availability - you now have until 27 October to order this program
Our 2024 Shorts Programs are made possible through the generosity of long-time ImageOut supporters David D. Emert and Jon P. Templin.
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
- DirectorHansen Bursic
- ProducerHansen Bursic
- Executive ProducerSamantha K. Tan
- CinematographerMad Bishop
- EditorSowjanya Kudva
- AnimatorPamela Chavez
Encore! Our ImageOut Short Film series are having a second week of availability - you now have until 27 October to order this program
Our 2024 Shorts Programs are made possible through the generosity of long-time ImageOut supporters David D. Emert and Jon P. Templin.
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
- DirectorHansen Bursic
- ProducerHansen Bursic
- Executive ProducerSamantha K. Tan
- CinematographerMad Bishop
- EditorSowjanya Kudva
- AnimatorPamela Chavez