Searching for Sugar Man is a brilliant testament to the briefly glittering talents of its director and star In 2006, an aspiring young documentary maker called Malik Bendjelloul left his job at Swedish state TV and went to Africa in…
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Star Facing Trouble Over Dealmaking Exclusive – Hollywood Reporter
The former chairman of Motown Records sues Sixto Rodriguez for representations made 45 years ago. Searching for Sugar Man star Sixto Rodriguez spent years out of the limelight until an Oscar-winning documentary showcased how the Michigan-born songwriter had secretly become…
Tribute to Malik – a Sugar sweet Man
Originally posted on Anne Samson – Historian:
It was with shock I heard that Malik Bendjelloul was dead. It was only last year that I met him – when Searching for Sugarman had its premier in London. However, my relationship…
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Malik Bendjelloul: Death of a filmmaker who told an extraordinary South African tale | Daily Maverick
From Daily Maverick Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish director of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’, has committed suicide aged 36. It’s just over a year since the documentary about folk musician Rodriguez won Bendjelloul an Oscar and captured the hearts of viewers…
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Cannes To Mourn Malik Bendjelloul With Special ‘Sugarman’ Screening | Variety
From Variety Nick Vivarelli As Cannes mourned the death of Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish Film Institute and Protagonist Pictures set up a special screening of his Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” The non-official memorial “Sugar Man” screening will be held…
Oscar winning Sugar Man director committed suicide | Channel 24
From Channel 24 Stockholm – Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, who won an Oscar for his 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, committed suicide in Stockholm, his brother said on Wednesday. “I can confirm that it was suicide and that he had…
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