---
title: 'Shortbus (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cameron Mitchell'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shortbus-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367027/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shortbus (2006)

2006 · 102 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Shortbus is a 2006 American erotic comedy-drama film written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. The plot revolves around a sexually diverse ensemble of colorful characters trying desperately to connect in an early 2000s New York City. The characters converge in a weekly Brooklyn artistic/sexual salon loosely inspired by various underground NYC gatherings that took place in the early 2000s. According to Mitchell, the film attempts to "employ sex in new cinematic ways because it's too interesting to leave to porn." Shortbus includes a variety of explicit scenes containing non-simulated sexual intercourse with visible penetration and male ejaculation.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-mitchell)
- **Screenplay:** [John Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-mitchell)
- **Producer:** [John Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-mitchell), [Howard Gertler](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-gertler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yo La Tengo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yo-la-tengo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frankie DeMarco](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-demarco)
- **Editor:** [Brian A. Kates](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-a-kates)

## Cast

- [John Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-mitchell)
- [Miriam Shor](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-shor)
- [JD Samson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jd-samson)
- [PJ DeBoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/pj-deboy)
- [Dirty Martini](https://cinepixo.com/people/dirty-martini)
- [Jay Brannan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-brannan)
- [Sook-Yin Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/sook-yin-lee)
- [Peter Stickles](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-stickles)
- [Paul Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dawson)

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Official site: http://www.shortbusthemovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/shortbus-2006
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