Watch Stormzy's short film 'Big Man' shot on iPhone 16 Pro

Cinematic Mode on display.
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Stormzy in "Big Man."
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Shooting films on iPhone just keeps getting more high-profile, with Stormzy releasing a short film entirely made with the iPhone 16 Pro on Wednesday.

Big Man was directed by Aneil Karia (The Long Goodbye) and shot by director of photography Stuart Bentley (We Live in Time) using the iPhone's Cinematic Mode in 4K at 120 frames per second. The 20-minute film follows rap artist Tenzman (played by Stormzy), who's having an average time of it with his career. When he meets two kids running a fake sponsorship scam, they end up on a road trip to Brighton — and all the unexpected bonding that comes with it.

The film was produced by Stormzy's own #Merky Films, which launched on June 11, alongside Apple and Somesuch, the production company most recently behind Harris Dickinson's directorial debut Urchin.

Big Man is streaming on Apple’s YouTube channel or above.

Topics Apple iPhone

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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