Sam Wants Her Sweater Back (2026)
Director: Whitney Chitwood
Cast: Tasha Viets-Vanlear, Kiley B. Moore, Sam Rocha, Marlene Slaughter, Erin Diamond
Did you know? The film's neon-noir fantasy sequences were shot using practical lighting in a single day, as lead writer/director Alexis Chen realized the budget couldn't afford the high-gloss aesthetic she'd originally storyboarded—so she repurposed the leftover gels from a local drag show.
Why Watch: Forget slick heist movies—*Sam Wants Her Sweater Back* is the chaotic, heartfelt comedy you actually need, blending messy queer friendship with a neon-noir fantasy that hilariously unravels. It’s a wildly relatable antidote to heartbreak, proving that the real treasure isn’t a knitted relic, but learning to laugh at your own drama with the friends who love you anyway. Watch it for the laughs, stay for the raw, authentic portrayal of moving on, one half-witted plan at a time.
Three misfit queer pals hatch a ridiculous plan to swipe a sweater from an old flame. Yet mending a broken heart turns out to be nothing like the sleek, neon-drenched crime fantasy one of them had in mind.