Casa Susanna
“More than a home. A haven.”
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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Sébastien Lifshitz Director · Paul Guilhaume Cinematographer Tina Baz Editor
United States release July 11, 2023 · Produced in France, United States · Production American Experience Films, BBC Storyville
Production
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Production
American Experience Films
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BBC Storyville
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
France · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2022
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · July 11, 2023
Physical · DVD
United States
November 11, 2022 · Premiere · DOC NYC
June 27, 2023 · TV · PBS "American Experience"
Australia
August 3, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
September 9, 2022 · Premiere · Toronto Int'l Film Festival
France
June 14, 2023 · TV · ARTE
October 17, 2023 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 31, 2023 · TV · BBC4 "Storyville"
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