Paul Dawson

In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.

Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.

A four-part anthology film dealing with homosexuality from the young to the old. "CRUSH" details the budding friendship of a 12-year old girl and a 16-year old boy, who bond over their favorite TV program and musical tastes. In "THE MOUNTAIN KING", a young street hustler makes a play for a straight man on a deserted beach one afternoon. "…LOST" looks at a day in the life of a young man who is first seen engaging in unsafe sex with a random partner. In "THE CONFESSION", a dying Catholic asks his partner of 35 years to send for a priest, even though the partner is greatly opposed to such a request.

A handsome 20-something gets ready for a date with a boy that he fooled around with years ago in his youth.

A look at the unusual process used in the making of the film Shortbus (2006) featuring interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from the feature film. Director John Cameron Mitchell starts with the concept of using real sex in a film with a positive message. The cast of unknowns is selected from homemade audition tapes and then a callback audition workshop. More acting workshops are used to develop the characters and script. The project overcomes a number of obstacles and the rest of the film's development is followed up until its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

A series of urban legends take place around the life of a troubled man who is searching New York City for a mysterious stranger.

For five sophomores, the college experience consists of illegal substances, firearms, hookers, repeated transgressions of natural law, and general chaos.

A reserved young man meets an impulsive stranger on a secluded beach. Their brief friendship leaves each subtly changed.

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Jerri Blank is a former prostitute and junkie whore who returns to high school as a 46-year-old freshman at Flatpoint High. Jerri ran away from home and became 'a boozer, a user, and a loser' after dropping out as a teenager, supporting her drug habits through prostitution, stripping, and larceny. She has been to prison several times, the last time because she 'stole the TV'. At home, Jerri's father Guy is comatose, although he seems perfectly capable of amazing feats. Her stepmother Sara is vain and bitter, and stepbrother Derrick is a bullying jock. Jerri tries to do things the right way but always ends up learning the wrong lesson. Her hijinks often involve, either directly or indirectly, neurotic history teacher Chuck Noblet and his secret lover, sensitive art teacher Geoffrey Jellineck.