Haunted by a neglected childhood, Luna navigates her days with weed and her most trusted confidante, a bong named Christine. When her landlord demands rent, Luna decides to find work and enlists the advice of her dealer, Jakob, who also runs the ice-cream van at the local park.

A chance encounter with a mother and daughter sparks a connection, and Luna becomes the girl’s babysitter. She quickly bonds with Nur, a child navigating her parents’ divorce, as she sees herself reflected in the girl’s pain.

As their fragile friendship grows, both confront past and present trauma, culminating in a moment of mutual care during a parental argument, where they protect each other in a simple, poignant gesture.

Sugar High is a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama inspired by many years of working as a nanny. I've had the pleasure of looking after amazing little-humans and create some life-long bonds. Helping them grow has in turn helped me process difficult emotions and memories that my younger self didn't know how to navigate. 

Just like Luna, in this film, helps Nur come out of her shell and express herself, Nur also helps Luna realise how disconnected from the world she has become. They mirror each other in their vast similarities, whilst being two decades apart, and they'll help each other break free of their solitary confinement.

It's a sweet, funny, and touching story of two little souls forming an alliance. 

I hope that their friendship can serve as a warm hug, and a delicate hand-holding while we continue to grow ourselves.

SARA-LUNA - Luna (+ Writer/Director) 

Luna playing Luna, shocker. 

Sara-Luna is an actor/writer/director living in London. She grew up in France in an artistic family before moving to Los Angeles in 2016 to attend the University of Southern California, and pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. After two years, she decided to leave the US to join LAMDA for a semester, and study Shakespeare. She started writing in 2020, and her most recent credit is from the short-film ‘MARION’, which was nominated for Best-Short Film at the 2025 BAFTAs.

HANAKO FOOTMAN - Christine

Hanako is a Japanese-English actor, author and director. She trained at LAMDA and has had various roles across TV and film, such as in 'The Crown', 'Crime 101' and 'We Might Regret This'. Her debut novel 'Mongrel' was published in 2024, and has been short-listed for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize and long-listed for the Polari Prize in the First Book Category.

NIKKITA CHADHA - Mother

Nikkita is a British actor and dancer of South Asian heritage. Since graduating from drama school, she has taken on several roles in TV and films such as 'Sexy Beast', 'Barbie' and 'The Long Goodbye', which won the Oscar for Best-Short film! 

JACK STADDON - Father

Jack is an actor from London. He has appeared in 'Slow Horses', and 'House of the Dragon', as well as in George Clooney's directorial debut 'The Boys in the Boat'. He is also an incredible voice-actor. 

PHIA BOWDEN (Producer)

Phia is a London-based integrated producer, creative director, and founder of CHERRYBOY Magazine, with over 10 years of production experience. Her work spans across film, documentary projects, commercial campaigns, publications and events. As Integrated Creative Producer at Uncommon Creative Studio, she has worked on major brand films including EA Sports FC 25's For The Club, JD Sports' The Family Portrait, and Under Armour's Be The Problem. Through CHERRYBOY, she has produced the documentary series Tales, collaborating with partners such as Universal Music Group, Alexander McQueen and Aardman Animations.

EMMY REN (Director of Photography)

Emmy is a Malaysian cinematographer and artist based in London. She graduated from the National Film and Television School (NFTS) with a master's degree in cinematography. Her works spans across narrative projects, commercials, and music promos.

Aside from filmmaking, Emmy brings her passion for light, space and atmosphere into her artistic practice, creative installation pieces that explore the emotional and sculptural qualities of illumination.

Emmy's Moodboard:

MR. BEALE (Set Designer + Music)

Eleanor Beale aka Mr. Beale is a set designer and singer. She specialises in music videos, fashion, commercials and short films. She is a BAFTA Accredited set designer thanks to her work on 'Meat Puppet', which won the Special Jury Award, and Audience Award at SXSW. It was also nominated for Best British Short at the BIFAs. Her ethereal music has been played on BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio 1 Belgium, NTS and Rinse.fm.

DELPHINE LHOMME (Storyboard)

Delphine is a live-action storyboard artist based in Paris, France. She specialises in B&W or coloured shooting boards for narrative films and television, while working on commercials in between. She's been storyboarding for over 2 decades now, and has been drawing for as long as she can remember. Her impressive work includes storyboarding for The Substance, Emily in Paris, and Lupin.