Sweet Talkin’ Guy by Spencer Wardwell with Miss Dylan Screen Sundance Film Festival

Trans dating comedy Sweet Talkin’ Guy from Spencer Wardwell and Miss Dylan to screen at 2025 Sundance Film Festival

Los Angeles, CA (January 23, 2024). Co-Director’s Spencer Wardwell and Miss Dylan’s wry comedy short Sweet Talkin’ Guy offers a biting commentary on modern dating and the delicate dance between desire, identity and authenticity. Inspired by Dylan’s own experiences, the story follows a twenty-something trans woman (played by Dylan) through a series of dates, as she navigates the men’s clumsy attempts at validation while maintaining their carefully constructed image.

Logline: A trans woman goes on three consecutive dates with straight men. As the men grapple with their fragile masculinity, their sexual identities unravel in frantic monologues ironically delivered to the object of their desires.

Spencer Wardwell is a writer-director whose work spans feature screenplays, commercials, and short films. His feature script Tillman was a semi-finalist in the 2023 Nicholl Fellowship and was subsequently optioned by Astute Films. Spencer’s background as GQ’s Director of Video led to directing commercial projects for major brands such as Nike, Ulta Beauty, and Urban Outfitters. Attending AFI for directing, Spencer wrote/directed the short “Boys of a Certain Age,” as his thesis film.

The Official Trailer for Sweet Talkin’ Guy Directed by Spencer Wardwell and Miss Dylan

---

Miss Dylan studied Studio Arts at Hampshire College, but shifted to modeling at 19 after landing a campaign with Vivienne Westwood. She has since been featured in Vogue, The Cut, and Cultured, Dust and many more having collaborated with acclaimed photographers like Juergen Teller, Ryan McGinley, Collier Schorr, Alasdair McLellan, and Roe Ethridge. She moved into casting around four years ago and has just recently started working as a writer/director, collaborating with her brother, and best friend, Spencer. As a woman of trans experience, she aims to create films that transcend identity with a universal resonance.

April S. Chang is an LA-based producer from Atlanta, Georgia. She worked in development under the President of Anonymous Content Studios, where she tracked multiple film and television projects across the slate before transitioning into production. April had the privilege of working on Michael Shannon‘s directorial debut, Eric Laurue, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2023. Following Eric Laurue, she packed up her life in LA to Associate Produce Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy. Currently, April serves as the Manager of Creative and Talent Development at Rideback RISE, the non-profit creator and content accelerator founded by prolific producer Dan Lin in 2022.

---

Vicki Syal is an LA-based filmmaker and producer with roots in Brazil and India. In constant motion, 2024 alone saw her produce six short films, including the PBS-backed What to Expect, which she also co-wrote, and Recollectors featuring Maria Zhang and Highdee Kuan. Her 2024 work includes producing The Adventures Of Robin Hood, a Warner Bros short film reimagining part of the Reframed: Next Gen Narratives, set to air on Max in 2025. Her previous feature film Stakes is High won the Narrative Grand Jury Prize at DIFF 2024, while ABRAZO garnered over 25 awards on the festival circuit.

Sweet Talkin’ Guy will screen at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Short Film Program 4 — premiering on January 25 at 9pm MST. Find more information here.

---

You can comment here. You can also meet us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.