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Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Sixto Rodriguez.

Primary Title
  • Searching for Sugar Man
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 15 December 2015
Release Year
  • 2012
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 05
Duration
  • 95:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Sixto Rodriguez.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Rodriguez, Sixto
  • Folk musicians--United States--Biography
  • Documentary films--United States
  • Biographical films
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
  • Music
Contributors
  • Malik Bendjelloul (Director)
  • Malik Bendjelloul (Writer)
  • Stephen Segerman (Writer)
  • Stephen Segerman (Interviewee)
  • Dennis Coffey (Interviewee)
  • Sixto Rodriguez (Subject)
  • Eva Rodriguez (Interviewee)
  • Regan Rodriguez (Interviewee)
  • Mike Theodore (Interviewee)
  • Clarence Avant (Interviewee)
  • Red Box Films (Production Unit)
  • Passion Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Rodriguez, Sixto
  • Folk musicians--United States--Biography
  • Documentary films--United States
  • Biographical films