Project Detail

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 film: 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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Camp Productions

Francesca Woods
75 Bernard Street
St Albans
AL3 5QL

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