John Cameron Mitchell, who created a cult
sensation as writer and director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, blazes a
brave new trail with this comedy-drama which combines the stories of a
handful of emotionally unsatisfied New Yorkers with some of the most
explicit sexual material to ever appear in a mainstream motion picture.
Sofia (Sook-Yin Lee) is a couples' therapist who has a major
relationship problem of her own -- she's never had an orgasm, and her
husband Rob (Raphael Barker) doesn't seem
capable
of giving her one. Sophia's clients include James and Jamie (Paul
Dawson and PJ DeBoy), a gay couple who have been together for five years
and are beginning to grow tired of one another. As James and Jamie
discuss the possibility of bringing another man into the bedroom, Sophia
accidentally mentions her problem, and they tell her of an upcoming
"Shortbus Party," a sexual free-for-all in which straight, gay, and
lesbian couples are all welcome to either talk about sex or take a more
active role in the main ballroom. As James and Jamie hook up with Ceth
(Jay Brannan) for some mutually satisfying action at the bash, Sophia
experiments with Sapphic diversions, and begins to truly find herself
when she encounters Severin (Lindsay Beamish), a professional
dominatrix. However, while Sophia begins to find what she needs with
Severin, she discovers that while Severin is able to casually enter into
a sexual relationship, she's never been able to emotionally commit
herself to someone else. Shortbus was screened in competition at the
2006 Toronto Film Festival.
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