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Matthew, a Canadian, arrives in Berlin for the first time. He meets Matthias, a striking, confident, and handsome German who quickly becomes everything Matthew wants. Then, he’s everything Matthew wants to be. Before long, Matthew is obsessed, and becomes bent on taking over Matthias’s identity entirely. So goes the disturbing plot to M / M, Canadian director Drew Lint’s first feature-length film. Currently crowdsourcing via an Indiegogo campaign, M / M is set amidst the stark buildings and techno clubs of Berlin, a perfect backdrop for Lint’s dark tale of obsession and lust, of dreams and reality, of comedy and tragedy. Part of what Lint dubs a ‘conscious effort to create unique, challenging and satisfying queer work,’ M / M strives for inventive rather than pandering. It’s no surprise to see David Lynch as the first name under Lint’s list of influences — M / M’s focus on surreality and interest in the intersection between dreams and reality seems like a depraved gay marriage between Mulholland Drive and Single White Female (as if that combo isn’t depraved enough).

Lint’s most recent short film, Rough Trade, made the rounds at some big name film festivals (Inside Out, Los Angeles Film Festival), which makes the anticipation for M / M pretty high on our list. Lint, who is Canadian himself, tapped into his own experiences as an outsider in Berlin, using inspiration from the unique atmosphere of the city to write the film. He also cast a local for the lead role of Matthias — Edgar Retro, a devastatingly handsome Berliner-via-Vienna who moonlights as a DJ and electronic producer. He also happens to be contributing his brand of grimy, abrasive techno to the soundtrack, making a perfect fit for M / M’s unsettling subject matter. All Lint needs now is your help funding the project. They’re currently a little under halfway to their goal, so be sure to check out the trailer and hit up the Indiegogo campaign below so you can help make this film a reality.

Contribute to the M / M Indiegogo campaign here.