
Casa Susanna
IMDB:
8.0
Released
8/31/2022
Duration
1h 37m
Genre
Documentary
Country
France
Cast
Katherine Cummings, Diana Merry-Shapiro, Betsy Wollheim
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.

Casa Susanna
IMDB:
8.0Released
8/31/2022
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Katherine Cummings, Diana Merry-Shapiro, Betsy Wollheim
Duration
1h 37m
Country
France
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.
Cast

Self
Katherine Cummings

Self
Diana Merry-Shapiro

Self
Betsy Wollheim

Self
Gregory Bagarozy

Self (archive footage)









