| Gay & Lesbian Movies: SHORTBUS
Written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell (who previously
starred in and directed the film adaptation of his international
stage hit, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH), SHORTBUS explores the lives
of several characters living in present-day New York as they
navigate the comic and tragic intersections between love and sex.
Male and female, straight and gay, the characters find one and
other – and eventually find themselves – when they all converge at
a weekly underground salon called “Shortbus,” a mad nexus of art,
music, politics, and polysexual carnality.
Mitchell developed the film’s story along with his ensemble cast,
all of whom are making their feature film debuts, and who were
selected after submitting videotaped interviews/auditions in
response to a well-publicized open casting call posted on a
website. Over a half million people visited the website and nearly
500 people sent in tapes before the final seven leading
performers/characters were selected to workshop the storyline with
Mitchell.
The resulting film, one of the true sensations of this year’s
Cannes Film Festival, presents sex and sexuality as never before
seen in mainstream entertainment, and promises to be one of the
most talked-about films for months – and years – to come.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Starring: Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, PJ DeBoy,
Raphael Barker, Jay Brannan, Peter Stickles, and Justin Bond
Release Date: October 4, 2006 (NY); October 6 (LA, SF) Expanding
wider October 13th and 20th
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