About the Films

Transheaven, Pennsylvania

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. 

Director: Hansen Bursic

One Story at a Time: Celeste Lecense

In the docu-short One Story at a Time, Celeste Lecesne candidly shares how he not only escaped the confines of homophobia but combatted it by finding the courage to share his truth with the world. 

Directors: Eva Tenuto, Natalia Iyudin

Sultana’s Reign

Sultana of New York is a Palestinian drag queen, performer, and artist. “Sultana’s Rein” opens with a conversation with Sultana, as she is being painted by Jordanian artist, RIDIKKULUZ.

Director: Hadi Moussally

Don’t Cry for Me All You Drag Queens

A short film that pays homage to the legendary Mother Cavallucci by weaving together the present and past to provide a striking portrait of belonging and memory.

Director: Kristal Sotomayor

No More Longing

Seven years after moving from Brazil to California to pursue his love of music and four years after starting testosterone, Jaime Jobim searches for his new voice.

Director: Connor Lee O’Keefe

Remembering the Glade

Legendary 80 year-old showgirl Brandy Lee recalls how the Glade, a Honolulu nightclub famous for its “Boys Will Be Girls” revue, became a place of community, refuge, and joy for mahu – individuals of dual male and female spirit – during a time of violent anti-trans discrimination.

Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

Ben in Bloom

Ben, a non-binary and queer teenager from the contentious Bucks County, Pennsylvania school district, weaves a heartfelt tapestry of their past, reliving the moments and people that shaped them into a fearless LGBTQ+ advocate.

Director: Natalie Jasmine Harris

Pride of Texas

A look at the Texas Gay Rodeo Association and its participants who prove that rodeo, and Texas, is a place for everyone.

Director: Ashley Seering