STILLS from 'In Their Room: Berlin'
In Their Room: Berlin
The lives of seven gay men are illuminated in this NSFW film from director Travis Mathews
There is a lot to like in director Travis Mathew’s new feature-length film, In Their Room: Berlin. An intimate, documentary-style trip through a day in the lives of seven gay Berliners, the film offers a very real glimpse into what love and lust look like for a modern set of men looking for human connection wherever it can be found. Thanks to the film’s collaboration with porn site NakedSword, it also provides a frank portrayal of sexuality and male nudity from the film’s cast that’s still a rarity in modern cinema, with a result that ends up being enticing and progressive in equal parts.
Drawing from Mathews’ short film series of the same name, In Their Room: Berlin is similar in style to I Want Your Love, Mathews’ acclaimed first full-length collaboration with NakedSword that made the rounds at film festivals across the globe last year. Mathews also worked with the most homo straight man alive, James Franco, on last year’s Interior. Leather Bar., an exploration into the seedy S&M clubs of the Meatpacking District in the 70’s. What aligns In Their Room: Berlin perfectly with Mathews’ other projects, then, is the very sincere gaze he holds over his subjects, who open up about their insecurities, histories, and desires amidst a filmmaking style that is as candid and erotic as it is artistically distinct. If this is the direction porn studios are going to go in the next few years, producing feature-length films with character depth, emotional heft, and decent cinematography, then we are SO on board.
In Their Room: Berlin is available to stream for free on NakedSword through March 31, so get on your required weekend viewing today. Check out a trailer for the film below:
