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In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans, record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Barthol...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Searching for Sugar Man (Motion picture)
Main Author: Rodriguez, Sixto (Composer, Performer)
Corporate Authors: Red Box Films, Passion Pictures (Firm), Canfield Pictures (Firm), Documentary Company (London, England), Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Bendjelloul, Malik, 1977-2014 (Producer, Screenwriter, Director, Film editor), Chinn, Simon (Producer), Battsek, John (Producer), Skagerström, Camilla (Cinematographer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned; English dialogue; with optional French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH].
Published: [New York] : Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics ; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2013]
Subjects:
Rodriguez, Sixto.
Folk musicians > United States > Biography.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Feature films > Sweden.
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Summary:In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans, record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, decided to seek out the truth of his fate.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features: Commentary with director Malik Bendjelloul and musician Rodriguez; Making Sugar Man; An evening with Malik Bendjelloul and Rodriguez; Theatrical trailer; Previews.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.78) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:Rating: PG-13; for brief strong language and some drug references.
Awards:WINNER: Best feature documentary, Academy Awards 2013 -- WINNER: Special Jury Prize, World Cinema-Documentary Sundance Film Festival -- WINNER: Audience Award, World Cinema-Documentary Sundance Film Festival -- WINNER: Audience Award Best Documentary, LA Film Fest -- NOMINATED: Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema-Documentary Sundance Film Festival -- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Tribeca Film Festival
Production Credits:Director of photography, Camilla Skagerström ; original songs by Rodriguez.