SMS Sugar Man

SMS Sugar Man (2008)

Brooding pimp Sugar Man escorts his three ladies of the night (Sugars) to various clients on Christmas Eve in Johannesburg, South Africa. He takes out a hit on a supposed romantic rival, while the ladies deal with some of the pitfalls of the job. All are pursued by their own demons and regrets at this festive time of year.

Date of release
2008-03-01
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Drama
Director
Aryan Kaganof

Casting

Interesting facts

SMS Sugar Man is a South African narrative film shot entirely on Sony Ericsson W900i camera phones in 2008. The experimental feature film was directed by Aryan Kaganof and used eight cell phones to make the film.

Development

SMS Sugar Man was shot in eleven days with eight camera phones for less than 1 million rand ($164,100). Producer Michelle Wheatley said, "We wanted to make a radically low-budget film to show that anyone can do this".

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