SMS Sugar Man (2006)
- Directed by
- Aryan Kaganof
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a group of people in Johannesburg whose lives intersect through text messages and chance encounters. It was shot entirely on cell phone cameras, giving it a gritty and immediate feel.
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What happens
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. SMS Sugar Man is the first feature-length film in the world to be made entirely with mobile camera phones. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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