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'Casa Susanna' is an American-French documentary film, directed by Sbastien Lifshitz and released in 2022.[Jennie Punter, [https://variety.com/2022/film/spotlight/toronto-casa-susanna-1235369376/ "Toronto Doc Casa Susanna Opens Doors on Early Postwar Trans and Cross-Dressing Community"] . 'Variety', September 12, 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.[Amber Wilkinson, [https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/casa-susanna-venice-review/5173896.article "Casa Susanna: Venice Review"] . 'Screen Daily', September 3, 2022.]
The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on August 31,[Elsa Keslassy, [https://variety.com/2022/film/global/trailer-sebastien-lifshitzs-venice-casa-susanna-1235358630/ "Trailer Unveiled for Sbastien Lifshitzs Venice-Bound Casa Susanna"] . 'Variety', September 3, 2022.] and had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9.[B. L. Panther, [https://thespool.net/reviews/tiff-2022-casa-susanna-reflects-on-a-little-known-part-of-lgbtq-history/ "TIFF 2022: Casa Susanna reflects on a little known part of LGBTQ history"] . 'The Spool', August 31, 2022.]
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