Casa Susanna
“More than a home. A haven.”
2022•PG-13•1h 37m•8.0•Released
Documentary
In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers. Diane and Kate are now 80 years old. At the time, they were men and part of this secret organization. Today, they relate this forgotten but essential chapter of the early days of trans-identity. It is a story full of noise and fury, rich in extraordinary characters, including the famous Susanna, who had the courage to create this refuge that came to be known as Casa Susanna.
Director
Sébastien Lifshitz
Writer
Sébastien Lifshitz
Languages
English
Studio
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Cast
Katherine Cummings
Self
Diana Merry-Shapiro
Self
Betsy Wollheim
Self
Gregory Bagarozy
Self
Christine Jorgensen
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Company
American Experience Films
Company
BBC Storyville
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Producer
Muriel Meynard
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