SMS Sugar Man

Check out the website of SMS Sugar Man, the world's first feature film to be shot
exclusively on a mobile phone.

The film is a co-production between DV8 and Reflex Films, and stars newcomers Deja Bernhardt and Leigh Graves as two hookers and Kaganof himself as the titular Sugarman, a pimp who grapples with his conscience while driving three of his ladies around one Christmas Eve. The film took three months from concept to wrap and the entire shoot lasted a mere twelve days.

Aryan Kaganof, the director, is possibly South Africa's most prolific filmmaker with over 15 films and 30 videos on his portfolio.

Movie Synopsis - "Christmas Eve in Johannesburg. A classic white Valiant cruises the deserted streets of the vast metropolis. Inside the car, Sugar Man, a pimp with principles, shepherds his flock of working girls from client to client. The three women are foreigners - "nobody was born in Joburg" - come to the anonymous city to get their share of the pie.

As the film unfolds we find out who these tough women are, why they're working on Christmas Eve, and what Sugar Man's niche market is.

The trade in sex wreaks emotional havoc on all players, and Sugar Man must face his deepest fears."