Searching for Sugar Man
DVD - 2013
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.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Biographical films
Documentary films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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[New York] : Culver City, Calif. :
Sony Pictures Classics ; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
[2013]
- Language
- English
French - Other Authors
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- Item Description
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features: commentary with Malik Bendjelloul and Rodriguez; making Sugar Man; an evening with Malik Bendjelloul and Rodriguez; theatrical trailer. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 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
- Academy Award for Best Documentary (2013).
- Production Credits
- Director of photography, Camilla Skagerström ; original songs by Sixto Rodriguez.