Casa Susanna (film)

Casa Susanna
Casa Susanna
Directed by	Sébastien Lifshitz
Written by	Sébastien Lifshitz
Produced by	Muriel Meynard
Cinematography	Paul Guilhaume
Edited by	Tina Baz
Production; companies	Agat Films; Arte; American Experience Films
Release date	August 31, 2022 (Venice);
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	United States; France
Language	English

Casa Susanna is an American-French documentary film, directed by Sébastien Lifshitz and released in 2022.^[1] 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.^[2]

The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on August 31,^[3] and had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9.^[4] It aired on American Experience on June 27, 2023.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Jennie Punter, "Toronto Doc ‘Casa Susanna’ Opens Doors on Early Postwar Trans and Cross-Dressing Community" Archived 2022-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, September 12, 2022.
^ Amber Wilkinson, "‘Casa Susanna’: Venice Review" Archived 2022-09-03 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily, September 3, 2022.
^ Elsa Keslassy, "Trailer Unveiled for Sébastien Lifshitz’s Venice-Bound ‘Casa Susanna’" Archived 2022-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, September 3, 2022.
^ B. L. Panther, "TIFF 2022: Casa Susanna reflects on a little known part of LGBTQ history" Archived 2022-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. The Spool, August 31, 2022.
^ Rapold, Nicolas. "Revisiting a Midcentury Haven for Cross-Dressing Men," The New York Times, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

External links[edit]

Casa Susanna at IMDb

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[1] Jennie Punter, "Toronto Doc ‘Casa Susanna’ Opens Doors on Early Postwar Trans and Cross-Dressing Community" Archived 2022-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, September 12, 2022.

[2] Amber Wilkinson, "‘Casa Susanna’: Venice Review" Archived 2022-09-03 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily, September 3, 2022.

[3] Elsa Keslassy, "Trailer Unveiled for Sébastien Lifshitz’s Venice-Bound ‘Casa Susanna’" Archived 2022-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, September 3, 2022.

[4] B. L. Panther, "TIFF 2022: Casa Susanna reflects on a little known part of LGBTQ history" Archived 2022-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. The Spool, August 31, 2022.

[5] Rapold, Nicolas. "Revisiting a Midcentury Haven for Cross-Dressing Men," The New York Times, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

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