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]
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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 |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Countries | United States France |
Language | English |
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]
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