Documentary
A look at the unusual process used in the making of the film Shortbus (2006) featuring interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from the feature film. Director John Cameron Mitchell starts with the concept of using real sex in a film with a positive message. The cast of unknowns is selected from homemade audition tapes and then a callback audition workshop. More acting workshops are used to develop the characters and script. The project overcomes a number of obstacles and the rest of the film's development is followed up until its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Directed by
M. Sean Kaminsky
John Cameron Mitchell
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Lindsay Beamish
Severin
Peter Stickles
Caleb
Sook-Yin Lee
Sofia
Justin Vivian Bond
Himself
Paul Dawson
James / Himself
Raphael Barker
Rob
Shanti Carson
Leah
PJ DeBoy
Jamie
Jay Brannan
Ceth
Miek Coccia
Himself
Timothy Heber
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Bel Jordan
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Louis Schwadron
Himself

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