SMS Sugar Man (2006)

Directed by

Aryan Kaganof

Genre

drama

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 21m

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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