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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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Contemporary, prestige, formally daring and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Sook-Yin LeeSofia
- Paul DawsonJames
- PJ DeBoyJamie
- Lindsay BeamishSeverin
- Jay BrannanCeth
- Raphael BarkerRob
- Adam HardmanJesse
- Peter SticklesCaleb
- Alan MandellTobias, the Mayor
- Stephen Kent JusickCreamy
Crew
- John Cameron MitchellDirector
- John Cameron MitchellScreenplay
- Frankie DeMarcoDirector of Photography
- Ira KaplanOriginal Music Composer
- Brian A. KatesEditor
- John Cameron MitchellProducer
- Howard GertlerProducer
- Tim PerellProducer
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