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Shortbus
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<p><i>Shortbus</i> is a 2006 American <a href="/facts/Sex_in_film/LogFg7wH">erotic</a> <a href="/facts/Comedy-drama/bNHltlNB">comedy-drama</a> film written and directed by <a href="/facts/John_Cameron_Mitchell/ETrWIjCo">John Cameron Mitchell</a>. The plot revolves around a sexually diverse ensemble of colorful characters trying desperately to connect in an early 2000s <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>. The characters converge in a weekly <a href="/facts/Brooklyn/UnUzxCFe">Brooklyn</a> 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." <i>Shortbus</i> includes a variety of explicit scenes containing <a href="/facts/Unsimulated_sex/QFsf0ny8">non-simulated</a> sexual intercourse with visible penetration and male ejaculation. </p>