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Sweetheart

Synopsis

Set in 1723 London, where Thomas Neville has to hide out in a molly house - essentially the proto-queer clubs of Georgian Britain - after being caught cruising in the public toilets. Once inside, though, Thomas meets an underground community preparing for a night of revelry.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min 22 sec
Format
Ditigal
Director
Luke Wintour
Producer
Luke Kelly, Chloe Culpin, Elliot Zelmanovits
Executive Producer
Francesca Woods, Marco Alessi, Matthew Lopez
Editor
André Rodrigues
Screenwriter
Alastair Curtis
Director of Photography
Jack Hamilton
Production Designer
Christopher Melgram
Sound
Ines Adriana
Composer
Tom Foskett-Barnes
Principal cast
Eben Figueiredo, Thomas Flynn, Kadiff Kirwan, Hadrian Delacey, Olisa Odele, Ian Gelder

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Camp Productions

Francesca Woods
75 Bernard Street
St Albans
AL3 5QL

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