Genres
Production Companies
American Experience Films
BBC Storyville
ARTE France Cinéma
Casa Susanna
More than a home. A haven.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Sébastien Lifshitz
Producer: Muriel Meynard
Writer: Sébastien Lifshitz
Director of Photography: Paul Guilhaume
Top Cast
Katherine Cummings
Self
Diana Merry-Shapiro
Self
Betsy Wollheim
Self
Gregory Bagarozy
Self
Christine Jorgensen
Self (archive footage)
Videos
Official Trailer
