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Casa Susanna

More than a home. A haven.
Aug 31, 2022 · 1h 37m
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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.

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CAST

Katherine Cummings
Self
Diana Merry-Shapiro
Self
Betsy Wollheim
Self
Gregory Bagarozy
Self
Christine Jorgensen
Self (archive footage)
Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, American Experience Films, BBC Storyville, ARTE France Cinéma
Country
FR, US

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