Sweetheart | Short Film Program 1 | Sundance Film Festival 2025

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Short films may contain mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages. Some films in this short film program may contain strobe effects.

In 1723 London, Thomas Neville is discovered cruising in the public toilets and forced to take refuge in a Molly House. There, he encounters a secret community as they prepare for a night of festivities.

Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Year
2024
Runtime
18 minutes
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom

Director

Luke Wintour

Screenwriter

Alastair Curtis

Producers

Luke Kelly, Chloe Culpin, Elliot Zelmanovits, Luke Wintour

Executive Producers

Francesca Woods, Marco Alessi, Matthew Lopez, Alastair Curtis

Director of Photography

Jack Hamilton

Production Designer

Christopher Melgram

Edited by

André Rodrigues

Color by

Myles Bevan

Hair & Makeup

Billie McKenzie

Casting by

Lucy Allen, Tom Payne

Costumes

Max Allen, Elliott Adcock

Principal Cast

Eben Figueiredo, Thomas Flynn, Ian Gelder, Kadiff Kirwan

7 films in package

Debaters

In a debate chamber, affluent high schoolers argue a bill on minimum wage in an effort to impress two working-class adult judges.

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to rally young voters while winning hearts of communities, and how their strategy has echoed in contemporary politics.

Unholy

Noa attends her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal disorder. There, she is confronted with pushy family members, malfunctioning medical devices, and a room of food she can’t eat.

Round of Applause for Death

Death takes center stage and faceless spectators applaud the inevitable in a series of murderous dreams.

Sweetheart

UPPER

Waiting for an asteroid to pass through the sky, two friends play in a remote landscape driven by a curious urge to constantly aim higher.

SUSANA

A middle-aged American tourist finds herself alone in Mexico City. When she encounters a group of young Americans, she jumps at the opportunity for a little adventure.