Triptychon III

Chapter III of HardWerk’s Triptychon series delivers on the numbers in lead performer Sulema Vasquez’s first ever gang bang: three cocks slowly roused to rapt attention during a tender bondage session; a screen split into one, two and three perspectives, infinite nuances, a singular desire; and one rigger and several lengths of rope to bind it all together. But – as this format proves once more, this time in its most languid and meditative installment yet – a gang bang is not math but alchemy. Where attention should be divided, pleasure is instead multiplied, where the pace slows down, intensity – intent itself – is heightened, and where twists of knots should restrict and restrain, each whisper of rope over skin speaks of something liberated, something sensual and something sacred.

Directed by Paulita Pappel, Rod Wyler, Triptychon III leans on a strong ensemble — Sulema Vasquez, Ron Hades, Curved Marvin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2022.