Sugar (2008)

Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden · Cinematography by Andrij Parekh

PG-13114 min65 frames

Drama

For Miguel "Sugar" Santos, his curveball was his ticket out.

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What is Sugar about?

Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.

Where can you watch Sugar?

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What does the cinematography of Sugar look like?

Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Sugar leans on medium shots (55% of the sample) and establishing shots (17%). Cinematographer Andrij Parekh keeps 58% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 46% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Sugar?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Sugar (2008) are #312f2d, #d7d4cb, #524a34, #8f7151, #d3cab5, #49382d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #312f2d
  • #d7d4cb
  • #524a34
  • #8f7151
  • #d3cab5
  • #49382d

See the full Sugar colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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