Casa Susanna, a new documentary by French filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz (Wild Side, Little Girl, Bambi) offers a fascinating window into LGBTQ+ history, of an underground network where transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge.
Casa Susanna
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Casa Susanna, PBS Documentary Tells Story of 1950’s Secret Underground Network for Trans Women, Cross-Dressers
Susanna and four guests in Casa Susanna directed by Sébastien Lifshitz
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Frameline47 San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Bottoms, Our Son, Kokomo City and More
(l-r.) Ayo Edebiri stars as Josie, Rachel Sennott as PJ, Zamani Wilder as Annie, Summer Joy Campbell as Sylvie, Havana Rose Liu as Isabel, Kaia Gerber as Brittany and Virginia Tucker as Stella Rebecca in Bottoms. Photo credit: Courtesy of ORION Pictures Inc. © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. Frameline rolled out the full program lineup for the 47th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47) emphasizing the interplay between past and present — both in terms of queer cinema history and the collective history of the LGBTQ+ community at large.
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DOC NYC 2022 to Showcase More Than 200 Films, Opens with MAYA AND THE WAVE
Maya and the Wave directed by Stephanie Johnes DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival returns in-person November 9-17 and continues online through November 27, presenting more than 110 feature-length documentaries among over 200 films and dozens of events.
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66th BFI London Film Festival Announces Complete Lineup
My Policeman directed by Michael Grandage The 66th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) announced the full program line-up of films, series and immersive art works from over 63 countries with 41% of the program made by female and non-binary directors/creators or co-directors/creators and 34% made by ethnically diverse directors/creators.
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Toronto Film Festival 2022 Announces Docs and Contemporary World Cinema Lineups
The Happiest Man in the World directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska Toronto International Film Festival announced the 2022 selection for TIFF Docs program, Contemporary World Cinema program, and an additional title in the Discovery program. This lineup features titles from over 50 countries from around the world. Additionally, TIFF announced five documentary sessions as part of the 2022 Industry Conference.
