Sunday 24 February 2013

INQUIRER.net: ‘Sugar Man’ wins Oscar for best documentary

INQUIRER.net
Philippine News for Filipinos
'Sugar Man' wins Oscar for best documentary
Feb 25th 2013, 03:14

LOS ANGELES — "Searching for Sugar Man," the heartwarming chronicle of a forgotten musician's rediscovery, has won the Academy Award for best documentary.   Directed by the Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, "Searching for Sugar Man" tells the story of the Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who disappeared from public after releasing an album in the early '70s, but developed an unlikely cult following in South Africa.   In this heart-warming and inspiring documentary by Bendjelloul, two South Africans seek out the fate of their musical hero.   It's won several other awards and taken guitarist, singer and song-writer Rodriguez, now half-blind...

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