Shortbus is a 2006 American erotic comedy-drama film written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. The plot revolves around a sexually diverse ensemble of colorful characters trying desperately to connect in an early 2000s New York City. The characters converge in a weekly Brooklyn artistic/sexual salon loosely inspired by various underground NYC gatherings that took place in the early 2000s. According to Mitchell, the film attempts to "employ sex in new cinematic ways because it's too interesting to leave to porn." Shortbus includes a variety of explicit scenes containing non-simulated sexual intercourse with visible penetration and male ejaculation.
A web series is a series of short scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single instance of a web series program can be called an episode or a webisode. The scale of a web series is small and a typical episode can be anywhere from three to fifteen minutes in length. Web series are distributed online on video sharing websites and apps, such as YouTube, Vimeo and TikTok, and can be watched on devices such as smartphones, tablets, desktops, laptops, and Smart TVs. They can also be released on social media platforms. Because of the nature of the Internet, a web series may be interactive and immersive. Web series are classified as new media.
Kit Williamson is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for creating, writing, directing, and starring in the dark comedy web series EastSiders. For his work on the series, he has been nominated for several Indie Series Awards and Daytime Emmy Awards.
The Cavanaughs is a 2010 soap opera web series following a group of friends who reunite after working on a failed television pilot, and then come together to create a television sitcom entitled The Cavanaughs. Along the way, they find themselves creating a family of their own.
Hunting Season is an American LGBT-themed comedy-drama web series created by Jon Marcus. Following the romantic and sexual exploits of Alex and his small group of friends in New York City, the story was inspired by and largely based on the 2005–08 blog The Great Cock Hunt and the 2008 novel of the same name published by Kensington Books.
Chris McCaleb is an American film editor, director and producer best known as the co-creator of the web series Prom Queen and co-host of the Better Call Saul Insider and New Mediacracy podcasts. McCaleb was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series, once for his work on the AMC neo-western crime drama series Breaking Bad (2013), and twice on the AMC legal crime drama series Better Call Saul (2015–2022).
EastSiders is an American dark comedy web series created by Kit Williamson. It premiered on YouTube on December 14, 2012, and began streaming through Logo TV's website on April 23, 2013. Set in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, the series follows couple Thom and Cal (Williamson) as they struggle with infidelity and substance abuse. It also explores the relationship between Kathy, Cal's best friend, and her boyfriend Ian as they reach their six-month anniversary, making it Kathy's longest relationship.
East Los High is a teen drama television series that revolves around the lives of a group of teens navigating their final years at a fictional high school in East LA. Created, written, and produced by Wise Entertainment, the series is Hulu's first and only series with an all Latino cast and crew and is predominantly filmed in East Los Angeles. The producers of the show work closely with numerous public health organizations to incorporate information within the storylines that encourage young Latinos to make healthy life choices.
The Vancouver Web Series Festival, also known as the Vancouver Web Fest, is a web series festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the first ever Canadian festival dedicated solely to entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet.
Crunch Time is an American science fiction comedy drama series created by Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson. It premiered on Rooster Teeth's website on September 11, 2016.
JoJoHead is a 2016 American comedy web series written and created by Johanna Stein, which debuted on October 14, 2016, on The CW's online streaming platform, CW Seed. It stars creator Johanna Stein as JoJo and features numerous guest stars over 18 episodes. The series is directed by Stein's producing partner, Suzanne Luna.
Antonio Marziale is an American actor, best known for playing Elliot in the original Netflix movie Alex Strangelove. He also portrays the character of Benicio in Brian Jordan Alvarez's popular YouTube series, The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo.
Jason Greene, also popularly known as Freckle or Aunt Freckle, is an American actor, internet personality, and model. They are known for their role on the YouTube-based webseries The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo as Freckle, known for often delivering witty one-liners in a deadpan tone. They are also known for their roles on Search Party and Everything Is Free.
Bonding is an American dark comedy television series that premiered on Netflix on April 24, 2019. The series stars Zoe Levin, Brendan Scannell, Micah Stock, Theo Stockman, and Nana Mensah. On January 16, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which was released on January 27, 2021.
Brian Jordan Alvarez is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for creating and starring in the FX comedy series English Teacher. He is also known for his original songs, recurring roles as Estéfan in Will & Grace (2018–2020) and Wesley in Jane the Virgin (2015–2016), appearances in such films as M3GAN and 80 for Brady, and his own self-produced films and series, most notably his 2016 web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo.
Ken Kirby is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He has played the recurring characters Ben on Freeform's Good Trouble, Evan Tate in The CW series Dynasty, and Lenjamin McButtons in the LGBTQ web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. Kirby has also appeared in the independent film Straight Up, Fox's The Gifted, and Freeform's Famous in Love.
Stephanie Koenig is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Karen in The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, Sabrina Oznowich in The Flight Attendant, Fran Frask in Lessons in Chemistry, and Gwen in English Teacher.
