The Sugar Factory


1h 31m 1998

Brief Synopsis

When he was young, Harris used to hide in the basement when his parents fought. There he would pound sandstones into a fine grain and pretend he was making sugar. At 17, he still can't cope and is haunted by dreams of a little golden haired girl who screams his name as she is dragged away. In ther

Film Details

Also Known As
Sugar Factory
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Australian Film Commission (AFC); NSW Film & Television Office; Screen Australia; Screen Nsw
Location
Sydney, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

When he was young, Harris used to hide in the basement when his parents fought. There he would pound sandstones into a fine grain and pretend he was making sugar. At 17, he still can't cope and is haunted by dreams of a little golden haired girl who screams his name as she is dragged away. In therapy he befriends four misfits who teach him to let go of his troubled past so he can envision a future.

Film Details

Also Known As
Sugar Factory
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Australian Film Commission (AFC); NSW Film & Television Office; Screen Australia; Screen Nsw
Location
Sydney, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States July 1998

Released in United States August 1998

Awarded Best Feature Over a Million at the 1998 Hollywood Film Festival.

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 26 - March 4, 1998.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) July 3-11, 1998.

Shown at Hollywood Film Festival August 5-10, 1998.

Feature directorial debut for Robert Carter.

Began shooting February 27, 1997.

Released in United States 1998 (Awarded Best Feature Over a Million at the 1998 Hollywood Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 26 - March 4, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)

Released in United States July 1998 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) July 3-11, 1998.)

Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Hollywood Film Festival August 5-10, 1998.)

Completed shooting April 1997.

Released in United States 1998