Film Screening: Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2012)

Film Screening: Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2012)

Join us in the bookstore hall for a screening of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man—an extraordinary, almost detective-like story about one of the most mysterious musicians of the 20th century.

In the early 1970s, American folk singer Sixto Rodriguez released an album that went almost completely unnoticed in the United States, after which he seemingly disappeared without a trace.

Yet, through an incredible twist of fate, his music found its way to South Africa, where Rodriguez became a cultural icon and a symbol of freedom—more popular than The Rolling Stones—without ever knowing it.

This Academy Award-winning documentary follows two devoted fans from Cape Town as they set out, decades later, to uncover the truth about the mysterious fate of their musical hero.

A warm, inspiring story about extraordinary talent, genuine humility, and the transformative power of music.