American experience. Casa Susanna / a film by Sébastien Lifshitz ; an Agat Films production for American Experience and ARTE France.
In the 1950s and '60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves. Told through the memories of those who visited, the film lo...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Arlington, VA :
Public Broadcasting Service,
2022.
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| Genre/Form: | Documentary television programs |
| Summary: | In the 1950s and '60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves. Told through the memories of those who visited, the film looks back at a secret world where the persecuted and frightened found freedom and acceptance. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 28, 2023). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (98 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:37:14 |
| Language: | In English. |