Chinn, the oscarwinning producer of man on wire to come on board. Sugar man directors death was suicide international 14 may 2014, 7. A sad postscript to yesterdays news that searching for sugar mans oscarwinning director, malik bendjelloul, had been found dead at the age of 36. The triumph and tragedy of searching for sugar man telegraph. The incredible story behind searching for sugar man the. Deadline has learned that director malik bendjelloul, who just won the academy award for best documentary in 20 for the musically infused searching for. May, 2014 oscarwinning searching for sugar man director dead at 36.
For me it was more about alienation, being a strange place unable to understand anything where a young man is left to his own devices to discover what he really wants in life. Swedish film director malik bendjelloul, whose documentary searching for sugar man won an oscar last year, has killed himself, his family said, triggering tributes for a man who chased the. In may swedish filmmaker malik bendjelloul who had won an oscar for searching for sugar man shocked everyone by taking his own life. Searching for sugar mans oscarwinning director mysteriously. Police say bendjelloul died in stockholm sweden, late tuesday, but wouldnt say how or why the young director died, however they did indicate that there was no foul play suspected. The film director behind the oscarawarded music documentary searching for sugarman, malik bendjelloul has died. Stockholm malik bendjelloul, the director of oscarwinning documentary searching for sugar man, died on tuesday evening in the stockholm area, police said. Swedish director malik bendjelloul, whose 2012 documentary searching for sugar man won the best documentary oscar, committed suicide, his family says. Malik bendjelloul was a swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and former child actor. Malik bendjelloul, director of oscar winner searching for.
Rodriguez paid the best possible, and unspoken, tribute he could to the late searching for sugar man director malik bendjelloul on tuesday night. Oscarwinning searching for sugar man director dead at 36. Police spokeswoman pia glenvik said the 36 year old bendjelloul died in stockholm. May 14, 2014 searching for sugar man, which tells the story of how singersongwriterr sixto rodriguez became a superstar in south africa without knowing about it, won the oscar for best documentary in 20. Bendjellouls debut feature documentary told of rodriguez, an allbutforgotten american singersongwriter who unwittingly. This awardwinning documentary charts the extraordinary and inspirational story of mysterious 1970s musician rodriguez. May 14, 2014 the incredible story behind searching for sugar man. Searching for malik bendjelloul a tragedy revisited film the.
His body was found in the stockholm area where police could not confirm the cause of death but said no crime was suspected. Searching for sugar man, which tells the story of how singersongwriterr sixto rodriguez became a superstar in south africa without knowing about it. His first film won a 20 academy award award for best documentary feature. Using archival footage, it shows both segerman and bendjelloul pressing ahead in a quest that became increasingly frustrating. Malik bendjelloul, the searching for sugar man director who won an oscar for the documentary film he edited at his kitchen table, died in stockholm on tuesday, swedish police said. Malik bendjelloul, the swedish film director who made the oscarwinning music documentary searching for sugar man, has died at the age of 36 police spokeswoman pia glenvik told the associated. Malik bendjelloul, born in sweden, performed in swedish tvseries ebba och didrik as a child in the nineties and later in. Malik bendjelloul and documentary film subject rodriguez accepting the world cinema audience award. Searching for sugar man tells the incredible true story of rodriguez, the greatest 70s rock icon who never was. Searching for sugar man director committed suicide page six. He directed the 2012 documentary searching for sugar man, which won an. He wonders whether the messiness of life without a movie like searching for sugar man to keep bendjellouls attention focused contributed to his death.
Almost immediately, bendjellouls suicide, just over a year after his 20 academy award for the documentary searching for sugar man a. May 30, 2014 the triumph and tragedy of searching for sugar man searching for sugar man is a brilliant testament to the briefly glittering talents of its director and star. Stockholm, sweden swedish director malik bendjelloul, who won an oscar for his 2012 documentary searching for sugar man, died in stockholm on tuesday, the tt news agency reported. May 14, 2014 rodriguez paid the best possible, and unspoken, tribute he could to the late searching for sugar man director malik bendjelloul on tuesday night. Sugar man directors death was suicide iol entertainment. Malik bendjelloul, the oscarwinning director of searching for sugar man, died on may get the details. I think everyone who sees searching for sugar man will be thankful that they did. May 14, 2014 malik bendjelloul, the swedish film director who made the oscarwinning music documentary searching for sugar man, has died at the age of 36 police spokeswoman pia glenvik told the associated. According to the guardian, the swedish director who made the best documentary at the 20 academy awards was found dead at stockholm. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear, but police said it was not homicide.
He was best known for searching for sugar man which won the oscar and bafta prizes for best documentary in 20. Two south africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, rodriguez. Jul 26, 2012 the film begins as an investigation by curious fans seeking to learn about the whereabouts of rodriquez and what may have happened to him. The triumph and tragedy of searching for sugar man searching for sugar man is a brilliant testament to the briefly glittering talents of its director and star. The oscar winning film maker was best known for searching for sugar man, a lowbudget film about two south africans searching for their. The incredible story behind searching for sugar man. Searching for sugar man that rodriguez movie launches 24 august searching for sugarman trailer here 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 disappeared into obscurity in spite of his. Malik bendjelloul, the acclaimed swedish film director behind the oscarwinning music documentary searching for sugar man has died.
Sugar is not a sports movie like many adverts may lead you to believe. Malik bendjelloul, the searching for sugar man director who won an oscar for the documentary film he edited at his kitchen table, died in. May 14, 2014 malik bendjellouls movie was the first swedish film to win an oscar since 1984. The swedish 36yearold director of the oscarwinning documentary searing for sugar man died in the stockholm area. Malik bendjellouls movie was the first swedish film to win an oscar since 1984. By niklas pollard and anna ringstrom stockholm reuters swedish film director malik bendjelloul, whose documentary \searching for sugar man\ won an. Swede, whose film searching for sugar man won oscar in 20 for best documentary is thought to have committed suicide. One such film was searching for sugar man, a story about sixto rodriguez.
Stockholm malik bendjelloul, the swedish director of the acclaimed searching for sugar man documentary, was widely known for his enthusiasm, kindness and high spirits, so the news. Jun 11, 2014 he wonders whether the messiness of life without a movie like searching for sugar man to keep bendjellouls attention focused contributed to his death. Stockholm malik bendjelloul, the acclaimed swedish film director behind the oscarwinning music documentary searching for sugar man has died. Swedish filmmaker malik bendjelloul the director of the oscarwinning documentary searching for sugar man has died, the associated. May 14, 2014 swedish director malik bendjelloul, whose 2012 documentary searching for sugar man won the best documentary oscar, committed suicide, his family says. May 14, 2014 malik bendjelloul, the acclaimed swedish film director behind the oscarwinning music documentary searching for sugar man has died. Malik bendjelloul, searching for sugar man director, dead at 36. Malik bendjelloul, the swedish film director who made the oscarwinning music documentary searching for sugar man, has died at the age of. Discovered in a detroit bar in the late 60s by two celebrated producers struck by.
Im south african, and i clearly remember growing up listening to rodriguez music, and my dad. Sugar man is a fictional character, a mutant villain appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Malik bendjelloul, the director of oscarwinning documentary searching for sugar man, died yesterday evening in the stockholm area, police said. Searching for sugar man director commits suicide aged 36. May 14, 2014 before searching for sugar man, bendjelloul was a reporter for swedens public broadcaster svt and was a child star on the tv series ebba and didrik. For me it was more about alienation, being a strange place unable to understand. May, 2014 deadline has learned that director malik bendjelloul, who just won the academy award for best documentary in 20 for the musically infused searching for sugar man, was found dead in stockholm. Searching for sugar man is a documentary that enlists us in the process of its search. Sugar man director death was suicide, family says variety. May 15, 2014 malik bendjelloul, the oscarwinning director of searching for sugar man, committed suicide, his brother said. Stockholm ap malik bendjelloul, the swedish director of the acclaimed searching for sugar man documentary, was widely known for his enthusiasm, kindness and high spirits so the news wednesday that he had taken his own life shocked colleagues around the world. Bendjellouls debut feature documentary told of rodriguez, an allbut forgotten american singersongwriter who unwittingly. Searching for sugar man is a 2012 swedishbritishfinnish documentary film about a south african cultural phenomenon, directed and written by malik bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two cape town fans, stephen sugar segerman and craig bartholomew strydom, to find out whether the rumoured death of american musician sixto rodriguez was true and, if not, to. May, 2014 malik bendjelloul, the oscarwinning director of searching for sugar man, died on may get the details.
The film follows two south africans as they search for musical legend. Before searching for sugar man, bendjelloul was a reporter for swedens public broadcaster svt and was a child star on the tv series ebba. It was the first time a swedish film had won an oscar since ingmar bergmans fanny and alexander in 1984. Malik bendjelloul, oscarwinning searching for sugar man. May 14, 2014 14 may searching for sugar man director malik bendjelloul has died on tuesday. The resorts marketing director, kimberley jochl, said the incident.
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