Free Film Screening: Casa Susanna

29 Church Street,Catskill NY 12414

20 June, 2023

Description

In the 1950s and ‘60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place for them to express their true selves and live for a few days as they had always dreamed—dressed as women without fear of being incarcerated or institutionalized for their self-expression. Told through the memories of those whose visits to the house would change their lives, the film provides a moving look back at a secret world where the persecuted and frightened found freedom, acceptance and, often, the courage to live their lives out of the shadows. Join WMHT at the Avalon Lounge for a film screening and community conversation. Doors open 6:00 pm, film begins at 6:30 pm. Building is accessible & film includes closed captioning. If other accommodations are needed, please contact Mara Drogan (she/her), Director of Community Engagement & Education, at [email protected]