Casa Susanna
Casa Susanna

Casa Susanna

More than a home. A haven.

8.0(9 votes)
2022
1h 37m
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.

Production

Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, American Experience Films, BBC Storyville, ARTE France Cinéma

Cast

Katherine Cummings

Katherine Cummings

Self

Diana Merry-Shapiro

Diana Merry-Shapiro

Self

Betsy Wollheim

Betsy Wollheim

Self

Gregory Bagarozy

Gregory Bagarozy

Self

Christine Jorgensen

Christine Jorgensen

Self (archive footage)

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