RIP: Malik Bendjelloul (1977-2014)
'Searching for Sugar Man' director Malik Bendjelloul commits suicide at age 36
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-malik-bendjelloul-dies-20140513,0,3237840.story
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 world for stories to tell".
Police said Bendjelloul, who was 36, had died late on Tuesday in the Stockholm area. His brother later confirmed local media reports that he had committed suicide.
"I can confirm my brother has taken his own life," Johar Bendjelloul said in a text message to Reuters.
"Searching for Sugar Man", structured like a mystery, followed two South African journalists trying to track down American singer Sixto Rodriguez after his disappearance from the public scene.
Rodriguez had failed to achieve fame in the United States but, unbeknownst to him, had become a popular and influential folk icon in South Africa.
"Searching for Sugar Man" swept major awards from the U.S. directors, producers and writers guilds, and won audience and special jury awards at the Sundance Film Festival.
'Searching for Sugar Man' director Malik Bendjelloul commits suicide at age 36
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-malik-bendjelloul-dies-20140513,0,3237840.story
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 world for stories to tell".
Police said Bendjelloul, who was 36, had died late on Tuesday in the Stockholm area. His brother later confirmed local media reports that he had committed suicide.
"I can confirm my brother has taken his own life," Johar Bendjelloul said in a text message to Reuters.
"Searching for Sugar Man", structured like a mystery, followed two South African journalists trying to track down American singer Sixto Rodriguez after his disappearance from the public scene.
Rodriguez had failed to achieve fame in the United States but, unbeknownst to him, had become a popular and influential folk icon in South Africa.
"Searching for Sugar Man" swept major awards from the U.S. directors, producers and writers guilds, and won audience and special jury awards at the Sundance Film Festival.
