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Casa Susanna
“More than a home. A haven.”
8.0 / 10• 2022• 1h 37m•PG-13• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
KC
Katherine Cummings
Self
LeadDM
Diana Merry-Shapiro
Self
BW
Betsy Wollheim
Self
GB
Gregory Bagarozy
Self
CJ
Christine Jorgensen
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sébastien Lifshitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Casa Susanna is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
