Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'
Release Date: 2007-03-13
Overview: 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.
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Raphael Barker
as Rob
Lindsay Beamish
as Severin
Justin Vivian Bond
as Himself
Jay Brannan
as Ceth
Jonathan Caouette
as Himself
Crew
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M. Sean Kaminsky - Director
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M. Sean Kaminsky - Producer
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