Film Review: Sugar Drop

Well today i went to see a short film written and produced by one of my lecturer's and i have to say how amazed i was at the quality of this film on practically zero budget. The film is called Sugar Drop and it is about a man called Ben Hopewell (played by Richard buxton) and he suffers from type one diabetes, well he gets stuck in an lift and his blood sugar levels begin to drop and it takes him into a stage where madness makes the boundaries between real life and fantasy spiral out of control. The film takes place in one day and we see the film jump from early events in the day back to him in the lift, then into a fantasy world which works fantastically well.

The directors of this film both i hear to be former students are Sean Ford and Daniel Romero both made this film beautifully shot, some of the cutaway shots were amazing as well as scenes shown in the lift, though i don't want to give it away as it is a must see though. I just can't believe how good this really was especially on a shoestring budget which they used the Derby University campus for most of this film.

I do have to give a big praise though for the writing from my lecturer Tom Craig, the way he has actually shown real effects of diabetes where hollywood tends to fall far away from the actual issues and problems diabetes can cause. Tom Craig a man that has this condition himself has shown basically what an untapped resource of film making can happen from diabetes of stories/films that can be made and he deserves all the acclaim and praise that should be received. Seeing a film like this does highlight the effects of diabetes suffers which i know slightly about myself as my grandfather has it.

This type of film is something i feel i should be able to make by the end of my degree, its something that makes me strive to become a film maker particularly a director/scriptwriter. This 18 minute short film is one i have to say is what has given me a new lease of motivation to create films. All in all a must watch my rating for this film i have to say for a short film on no budget with two young directors a 10/10 as i rate this that highly.