Shortbus Pulls Over in Wan Chai

Banned sexy indie wants to sex you up

Sometimes I am amazed at what movies make it into Hong Kong and which ones don’t. I need to investigate the movie choosing criteria in this town.

Take Shortbus, this sexy indie movie that is getting alot of press because some of the non-actors are actually having real sex in front of the camera is going to have its Gala Opening on Feb. 8-10 at the HK Arts Centere’s Agnes b. Cinema! Apparently some critics think its like a porno, but the relationship stories makes it a “real movie”

I think this comment from the New York Post says it all:

“Mitchell spent years recruiting a cast of mostly unknowns who were willing to perform actual sex acts on-screen and weave their real-life personalities into the story - a sort of hard-core version of “A Chorus Line” that arrestingly opens with a man using yoga to perform a sex act on himself.”

Also, Sook-Yin Lee is one of the stars, not only is she an Asian face but Canadian readers might remember her as the singer for 90’s band Bob’s Your Uncle or as a VJ for MuchMusic.
Something to support if you want to see more of these kinds of indie films coming to Hong Kong or if going to Macau to watch live-sex on stage is too far for your Wednesday night!