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Colin, a timid gay man, is swept off his feet when Ray, an enigmatic and impossibly handsome biker, takes him on as his submissive in a crazy and erotic BDSM-focused relationship.


“Open your mind. And everything else.”
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.

Sook-Yin Lee
Sofia

Paul Dawson
James

PJ DeBoy
Jamie

Lindsay Beamish
Severin

Jay Brannan
Ceth

Raphael Barker
Rob

Adam Hardman
Jesse

Peter Stickles
Caleb

Alan Mandell
Tobias, the Mayor

Stephen Kent Jusick
Creamy
Shortbus is a romance, drama, comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of new york city, free love, swinger club, transsexuality, suicide attempt, eroticism. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell, it stars Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, PJ DeBoy. In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
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