searching for sugarman
SA Man Behind ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ Doccie Teams Up With Another Legend
19 Feb 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
‘Searching for Sugar Man’ is a beautiful piece of storytelling, focusing on the mysterious artist known as Rodriguez, and how one South African man was determined to track him down.
Searching For Sugarman’ Director Dies At 36
14 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Malik Bendjelloul was the Oscar winning director of Searching For Sugarman – an emotive documentary film of two South Africans who go searching for Sixto Rodriguez after he has disappeared into obscurity in spite of his local fame in the country. Details…
Searching For Sugarman Nails Critics’ Choice Movie Award
11 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shortly after recieving an Academy Award nomintaion, Searching For Sugarman nailed the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature, last night. The film spotlights the fasciniating life and times of American singer/songwriter, Sixto Rodriguez, who enjoyed widespread fame and adoration in apartheid (and present-day) South Africa, and utter failure in the United States. The narrative […]
Rodriguez To Tour South Africa
25 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Rodriguez is back on everyone’s mind since the brilliant documentary Searching for Sugar Man was released. We’re all stoked that he has just announced that he will be performing two concerts in February next year.
That Rodriguez Movie Launches 24 August – “Searching For Sugarman” [Trailer Here]
09 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 10 Comments
I’ve chatted to you before about this film. It’s a documentary made in South Africa and I personally believe it could win an Oscar. It went mental at Sundance and tells the tale of Roriguez, the American singer who was bigger than Elvis in SA, but didn’t shift more than a handful of albums in the States. Watch this trailer.
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