Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'
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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.
Raphael Barker
Lindsay Beamish
Justin Vivian Bond
Jay Brannan
Jonathan Caouette
Shanti Carson
Miek Coccia
Paul Dawson
PJ DeBoy
Howard Gertler
Maya Hardinge
Timothy Heber
Jasper James
Bel Jordan
Sook-Yin Lee
John Cameron Mitchell
Tim Perell
Louis Schwadron
Susan Shopmaker
Peter Stickles
