2025
The Knight
World Premiere.
It’s just another weeknight. Mum’s in the kitchen, prying, and Claude retreats to her room. Beneath the covers, thoughts of her crush spark a medieval fantasy of knights and romantic rescues – only this time, she flips the script. The Knight is a surreal romantic comedy about privacy, independence, and the pursuit of delicious desire that refuses to be interrupted.
Director
Lotte Sweeney
Runtime
11 Minutes
Country
Australia
Classification
Unclassified 15+
It’s just another weeknight and Mum’s clattering in the kitchen, asking too many questions. Claude needs space. She slips into her room, locks the door, and disappears beneath the covers. The world transforms into a medieval fantasy of brooding knights, and damsels in distress. Just as the heat builds, Mum’s laugh slices through — but Claude won’t be stopped. She recasts herself as the knight, hero of her own fantasy, in charge of her pleasure.
Created in collaboration with disabled artists, The Knight is a surreal romantic comedy exploring the rich fantasy life of a young woman. Funny, bold and unapologetic, it’s about claiming independence, turning fantasy into agency, and asserting the right to be a sexual being — a delicious desire that refuses to be interrupted.
Screening with Made in SA shorts:
Lie Down, Breathe Out (Gemma Salomon)
Liability (David Daradan)
Tunnel Vision (Alex Salkicevic & Bryce Kraehenbuehl)
Into the Earth (Lucy Campbell)
7 Minutes to Rice (Manuel Ashman)
The Secret (Lilla Berry)
Alpha Test (Stephen Packer)
Created in collaboration with disabled artists, The Knight is a surreal romantic comedy exploring the rich fantasy life of a young woman. Funny, bold and unapologetic, it’s about claiming independence, turning fantasy into agency, and asserting the right to be a sexual being — a delicious desire that refuses to be interrupted.
Screening with Made in SA shorts:
Lie Down, Breathe Out (Gemma Salomon)
Liability (David Daradan)
Tunnel Vision (Alex Salkicevic & Bryce Kraehenbuehl)
Into the Earth (Lucy Campbell)
7 Minutes to Rice (Manuel Ashman)
The Secret (Lilla Berry)
Alpha Test (Stephen Packer)
Film Credits
Director
Lotte Sweeney
Year
2025
Country
Australia
Language
English
Type
Fiction & Short
Program Strand
Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund & Shorts
Producer
Morgan Wright & Ben Golotta
Writer
Lotte Sweeney
Cinematographer
James Haskard
Editor
Zac Musolino
Cast
Isadora Sweeney, Sid Debba & Tam Lee
Music
Alex Olinjnyk & James Mountain
Film Source
Repeater Productions
Genre
Coming of Age, Disability & Romance
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