Searching for Sugar Man
A hugely appealing documentary about fans, faith and an enigmatic Age of Aquarius musician who burned bright and hopeful before disappearing.
Searching for Sugar Man
Searching for Sugar Man tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late '60s by two celebrated producers struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, they recorded an album which they believed would secure his reputation as the greatest recording artist of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez.
An Oscar winner for Best Feature Documentary.
An Oscar winner for Best Feature Documentary.
Genre
Documentary
Web Site
Runtime
85
Language
English
Director
Malik Bendjelloul
Awards:
Winner, Best Documentary Feature Film, Writers Guild of America
Winner, Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards
Winner, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary, Directors Guild of America
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rodriquez. Don't know the name? Join the club. Hailed as the next Bob Dylan when former Motown chief Clarence Avant signed him in the late 1960s, the Detroit based musician (full name Sixto Rodriquez) had two albums released, in 1971 and 1972. Rave reviews failed to translate into wow sales. It didn ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 8.03.12 - 10.04.12
Claremont 5 9.21.12 - 9.27.12
Town Center 5 9.21.12 - 10.18.12
Monica Film Center 10.12.12 - 12.06.12
NoHo 7 10.12.12 - 10.18.12
Lumiere Music Hall 11.30.12 - 3.14.13
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