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Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out whether the rumoured death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true and, if not, to discover what had become of him.
Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez had toiled in obscurity until the Oscar-winning 2012 documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man' brought him acclaim.
To allay possible concerns raised in the film about how Rodriguez was apparently cheated by his previous record label, the back cover bears the statement "Rodriguez receives royalties from the sale of this release." [41] Searching for Sugar Man won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary on February 10, 2013. [42]
Rodriguez's legacy would take off back home after the singer and songwriter became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” A 2013 Associated Press story ...
Prior to working for SVT, he also worked for an independent production company, Barracuda Film & TV. [7] [12] Subsequently, he left the job to direct documentaries on musicians including Elton John, Rod Stewart, Björk and Kraftwerk. [10] Bendjelloul's documentary Searching for Sugar Man won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Musician and documentary subject Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, known professionally as Rodriguez, died on Tuesday. He was 81.The musician's official website shared the news, writing, "It is with great ...
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Searching for Sugar Man is the 2012 soundtrack album from the documentary, Searching for Sugar Man, containing a compilation of songs by Rodriguez from his two studio albums. As a result of the popularity of the documentary, the album climbed high for a soundtrack album in some national album charts.