Shortbus
John Cameron Mitchell— creator and star of the drag hit Hedwig and the Angry Inch— is raising more than a few eyebrows with his new film Shortbus . Most of the actors are amateurs, all the sex on screen is real and half the movie takes place at a giant orgy. And it’s pretty funny. Kurt Andersen asks Mitchell everything he ever wanted to know about the film but was afraid to ask.
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