Screening of the Documentary “Searching for Sugar Man”

Sun 02 Mar 2014, 3 pm Mon 03 Mar 2014, 6 pm
DOCLAB

From DOCLAB:

DOCLAB cordially invites you to the screening of the documentary “Searching for Sugarman” by Malik Bendjelloul. This film is an Oscar winner in Documentary feature in 2013 and many other important awards.

Film duration: 1 hr. 25 min.

Language: The film is in English with English subtitle.

About film

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.

Free Entrance.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDw7OqVBT-w[/youtube]

The screening is non-profit and aims for research and studies only.

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