Screenwriter Eboni Ferguson tells the story of a young businesswoman who starts a tea company in her new film," Some Real Sugar Honey Iced Tea." Though Ferguson has never marketed the drink, the movie is inspired by her real life — and a recipe made by her mom.
"I didn't really like the tea that much, but everyone else loved it," said Ferguson, who stars in the movie. "She would gather people together, and she would let the sun hit it (which) would make the tea dark. So I was like, 'Wow, that would be dope if I put that in the movie.'" MORE: Philly-inspired comic anthology includes stories about the 2019 furnace party and tormenting a PPA officer
In 1 hour and 45 minutes, the film follows a Philadelphia woman named Ayanna as she starts her business, struggles with her mother's addict