CASA SUSANNA

By Sebastien LIFSHITZ

PBS DISTRIBUTION - as SALES World

LGBT - Completed 2022

In the straitlaced 1950s and 60s, cross-dressing men and transgender women found temporary refuge, community, and joy gathering at a house in the Catskills. Filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary explores this vibrant underground group through archival images and interviews.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2022
TIFF Docs
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • LGBT, Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 97 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sebastien LIFSHITZ
    • Synopsis
    • In the straitlaced 1950s and 60s, cross-dressing men and transgender women found temporary refuge, community, and joy gathering at a house in the Catskills. Filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary explores this vibrant underground group through archival images and interviews with Casa Susanna’s visitors.