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The film portrays the history of Casa Susanna, a private resort in the Catskills region of New York which served as a haven for transgender women and heterosexual cross-dressing men in the early 1960s before the dawn of the LGBT liberation movement.
Jun 27, 2023 · Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary “ Casa Susanna ” remembers a community of cross-dressing men and transgender women who found refuge in the Catskills in the 1950s and ’60s.
Jun 27, 2023 · 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...
Nov 11, 2022 · Casa Susanna: Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. 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.
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- Sébastien Lifshitz
- 2022-11-11
CASA SUSANNA trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2022. Sébastien Lifshitz pieces together the story of a pioneering transgender network in this inspiring and essential slice of queer history...
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Casa Susanna is not only a work of historical sociological importance, but also a sensitive nostalgic film…” – Cineuropa In the 1950s and ’60 s, an underground network of transgender women and cross – dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.
Official website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/casa-susanna/In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross...
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- American Experience | PBS