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Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 documentary film, written and directed 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 1970s Mexican-American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true and, if not, to learn what had become of him. Rodriguez's music, which had never achieved success in…
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One of the most unbelievable stories I've ever known Una de las historias más increíbles que he conocido Quite often I see a film that impresses me positively and I want to share it with others. Recommending a film, a director, an album, a song, is a common action in my daily life. However, I don't remember when was the last time a story generated this need to make it known to me. Yes, there will be spoilers, but no…More
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El arte cambia la vida de la gente, no solo para el que lo crea sino también para el que lo recibe. Libros, canciones y películas son portadores de mensajes que pueden resonar profundamente, haciendo que las personas se atrevan a explorar nuevas perspectivas. El director Malik Bendjelloul, experto en documentales, nos deja en “Searching for sugar man” (2012) un hermoso documental sobre la búsqueda de una leyenda de…More
It has been a while since I last watched something and thought that I just had to write about it and share it with the world. I've been experiencing some ups and downs as of late, which certainly haven't helped. However, I took the time to check out a recommended documentary: Searching for Sugar Man. Searching for Sugar Man is based on the search for Sixto Rodriguez, a failed musician from Detroit in the 70s, a musi…More
Imagine if one of our music legends of the turbulent Sixties disappeared long before anyone realized what actually happened to him. It could be Bob Dylan or any other folk singer that captured the angst for a generation. Rumors spread that they immolated themselves on stage with fire or shot themselves in the middle of a performance. Or what if Elvis showed up on stage tomorrow? For South Africans, this happened. Th…More