risqué sexual politics drama about a gang of young new yorkers. directed by john cameron mitchell of 'hedwig and the angry inch' fame, 'shortbus' is an even more explicit look at the margins of sexuality. sofia (sook yin lee) is a sex counselor who has never achieved orgasm. previously staid and a confirmed heterosexual, she is drawn into the world of orgiastic bisexual sex parties by a gay couple, jamie and james, (pj deboy and paul dawson) whom she is treating. becoming a regular at the shortbus parties, sofia is soon attempting, frustratedly, to achieve the pinnacle she seeks with a dominatrix called severin (lindsay beamish). jamie and james' sex life becomes complicated with the addition of a third party, ceth (jay brannan). the film's sexual content is apparently real and not stylised in any way and there are graphic portrayals of gay and heterosexual sex throughout.