Steven Soderbergh's iPhone-shot sports drama gets a thrilling new trailer

Soderbergh REALLY loves his iPhone 7 Plus.
By Angie Han  on 
Steven Soderbergh's iPhone-shot sports drama gets a thrilling new trailer
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Steven Soderbergh really, really loves his iPhone.

After shooting the entirety of last year's Unsane on his 7 Plus, he's picked up his phone again for High Flying Bird, coming to Netflix February 8.

Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), the new film stars André Holland as a hotshot sports agent dealing with a pro basketball lockout. Melvin Gregg, a.k.a. DeMarcus from American Vandal Season 2, plays a young athlete who gets caught up in his plans.

Though iPhone-shot features are still unusual, they're not unheard of — Sean Baker's Tangerine and Matthew A. Cherry's 9 Rides are among the other recent movies shot on those devices.

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Angie Han

Angie Han is the Deputy Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Previously, she was the managing editor of Slashfilm.com. She writes about all things pop culture, but mostly movies, which is too bad since she has terrible taste in movies.


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