Casa Susanna (2022)
- Directed by
- Sébastien Lifshitz
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary tells the story of a secret resort in the 1960s where transgender women and cross-dressing men found a safe place to be themselves. It uses photographs, home movies, and interviews to show how guests built community and experienced moments of freedom.
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What happens
Casa Susanna is an American-French documentary film, directed by Sébastien Lifshitz and released in 2022. 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. The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, and had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9. It aired on American Experience on June 27, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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