The lives of a group of 20-something New Yorkers intersect when Jamie (PJ DeBoy) and James (Paul Dawson) introduce their couples counselor, Sofia (Sook-Yin Lee), to a sex club called Shortbus after they find out she's never had an orgasm.
This is one of those meandering ensemble films that were a dime a dozen in the early 00s. The only thing that sets this one apart is that it is unabashedly unrated. Probably gave the MPAA reviewers the vapors. It's not terrible, as these things go. The performances feel very natural, if solipsistic. It's an encapsulation of being in your 20s, figuring out what exactly your personal traumas are and trying to find a path through them in a sex-positive way. Your mileage on that kind of existentialism will vary, of course.
I don't know that I'd call it a landmark piece of LGBT film, but it is by the same director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch so it's probably in the canon. Shortbus is currently streaming on Kanopy, but I am serious about the explicit nature. Be prepared.
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