Casa Susanna
2022 · Movie · PG-13 · 97 min · ★ 8.0
In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves. Told through the memories of those who visited, the film looks back at a secret world where the persecuted and frightened found freedom and acceptance.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-08-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (9 votes)
Themes
- lgbt
- trans woman
- american experience
- transgender
- trans women
Cast & crew
- KC
Katherine Cummings
as Self
- DM
Diana Merry-Shapiro
as Self
- BW
Betsy Wollheim
as Self
- GB
Gregory Bagarozy
as Self
- CJ
Christine Jorgensen
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz