“BEST OF SUNDANCE”
Special Jury & Audience Award, Documentary
Documentary directed by MALICK BENJELLOUL/UK/86mins.
November 10, 11 8:45pm
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.
“A GREAT TRIUMPH! A hugely entertaining, emotionally touching, and musically revelatory experience”-Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire
“Part of the appeal of Searching for Sugar Man, director
Malik Bendjelloul’s engaging, cleverly structured documentary, is that
the film is shaped like a mystery. The more we learn…the more we want to
know about the singer.”
-Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
WINNER: Sundance Special Jury & Audience Documentary Award
Los AngelesFilm Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Moscow Film Festival Best Documentary
Melbourne Film Festival Most Popular DocumentaryMiami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall
1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach 33139
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