By Gudrun Schultz
TORONTO, Ontario, September 11, 2006, (LifeSiteNews.com) -Â A controversial, sexually explicit film featuring actors engaged in actual acts of sex has received full support by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, despite the film’s condemnation as pornography by critics.
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus purports to be an exploration into the many layers of human sexuality. Scenes include three-way homosexual sex and close-up shots of masturbation acts requiring yogic flexibility, according to the Canadian Press. Actors were selected based on their interest in performing explicit sex scenes.
One actress selected was CBC Radio broadcaster Sook-Yin Lee, host of the Saturday afternoon show Definitely Not the Opera. The CBC initially protested Lee’s participation in the film, threatening her dismissal. After prominent industry personalities defended Lee’s involvement, however, including director Francis Ford Coppola, actress Julianne Moore and Yoko Ono, the broadcaster threw full support behind the actress.
Lee’s employers extended their support so far as to attend a “raunchy” party in a Toronto club featuring “grope rooms,” Lee told the CP.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation receives just under one billion dollars annually in federal funding using taxpayer’s money.
Shortbus will be distributed throughout North America by the Canadian distributor ThinkFilm.
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