Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Searching for Sugar Man (2012) Malik Bendjelloul (14 September 1977 – 13 May 2014) was a Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and actor. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He directed the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man , which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award .
He served as an executive producer on Academy Award-winning Searching For Sugar Man, Academy Award nominated Restrepo & Winter On Fire and BAFTA award-winning documentaries Hillsborough and The Imposter. [2] In 2013 Battsek produced Greg Barker's Emmy Award-winning documentary Manhunt: The Search For Bin Laden.
On January 13, 2013, Searching for Sugar Man was nominated for and, on February 24, 2013, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards. [43] Rodriguez declined to attend the award ceremony as he did not want to overshadow the filmmakers' achievement. [ 44 ]
He was 81.The musician's official website shared the news, writing, "It is with great sadness that we at Sugarman.org announce that Sixto Diaz Rodriguez has passed away earlier today.
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Malik Bendjelloul, the acclaimed Swedish film director behind the Oscar-winning music documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" has died. He was 36. Police spokeswoman Pia Glenvik ...
Sixto Rodriguez, the singer/songwriter who was the subject of the acclaimed 2012 documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man,' has died at 81. Sixto Rodriguez, the singer/songwriter who was the subject ...
65th Directors Guild of America Awards; Date: February 2, 2013 () Location: Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles, California: Country: United States: Presented by: Directors Guild of America: Hosted by: Kelsey Grammer: Highlights; Best Director Feature Film: Argo – Ben Affleck: Best Director Documentary: Searching for Sugar Man ...