2025 Best British

Sweetheart

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.

DIRECTOR:

Luke Wintour (He/Him/His)

PRODUCER:

Chloe Culpin, Elliot Zelmanovits, Luke Kelly, Francesca Woods

WRITER:

Alastair Curtis

RELEASE YEAR:

2024

UK, 18 mins

Yn Llundain yn 1723, mae Thomas Neville yn cael ei ddarganfod yn crwydro yn y toiledau cyhoeddus ac yn cael ei orfodi i gymryd lloches mewn tŷ ‘Molly’. Yno, mae’n dod ar draws cymuned gyfrinachol wrth iddyn nhw baratoi ar gyfer noson o ddathlu.

Luke Wintour_Director_Sweetheart

Luke Wintour is a film and theatre director. Sweetheart, his first narrative short, premiered at Sundance. Other films include Rat King (ICA/BBC) and Haute Mess, a forthcoming drag documentary. In theatre, he recently worked at the Pompidou Centre and co-founded Freight Theatre, “a company to watch” (The Stage).

Mae Luke Wintour yn gyfarwyddwr ffilm a theatr. Cafodd Sweetheart, ei ffilm fer naratif gyntaf, ei dangos am y tro cyntaf yn Sundance. Mae ffilmiau eraill yn cynnwys Rat King (ICA/BBC) a Haute Mess, rhaglen ddogfen drag sydd ar ddod. Yn y theatr, bu’n gweithio’n ddiweddar yng Nghanolfan Pompidou a chyd-sefydlodd Freight Theatre, “cwmni i’w wylio” (The Stage).

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