Malik Bendjelloul, Oscar Winner for 'Sugar Man' Film, Dies at 36

SXSW Film is stunned and saddened to learn of the death of Searching for Sugar Man filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul. Bendjelloul's film made its award-winning debut at Sundance 2012, and enjoyed successful screenings at  Malik Bendjelloul, the acclaimed Swedish film director behind the Oscar-winning music documentary Searching for Sugarman has died. He was 36. Malik Bendjelloul … Read more

Malik Bendjelloul, Oscar-winning 'Searching for Sugar Man' director, dies

Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjellou, whose directorial debut Searching for Sugar Man won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary, has died. According to The New York Times, Bendjellou was found dead Tuesday  STOCKHOLM — Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish director of the acclaimed "Searching for Sugar Man" documentary, was widely known for his enthusiasm, kindness and … Read more

Malik Bendjelloul, Oscar-winning 'Searching for Sugar Man' director, dies

Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish film director who made the Oscar-winning music documentary Searching for Sugar Man, has died at the age of 36. Police spokeswoman Pia Glenvik told the Associated Press that Bendjelloul died in Stockholm late on Tuesday. Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man', has been found … Read more

Malik Bendjelloul, Oscar-winning 'Searching for Sugar Man' director, dies

Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjellou, whose directorial debut Searching for Sugar Man won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary, has died. According to The New York Times, Bendjellou was found dead Tuesday  Malik Bendjelloul, (right) the Oscar-winning director of "Searching for Sugar Man," died suddenly on Tuesday, police said. He was 36. Jane Caffrey, (CNN) … Read more

'Sugar Man' director Malik Bendjelloul reportedly committed suicide

Malik-Bendjelloul-OBIT.jpg. Image Credit: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP. Comments +. Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish filmmaker who won an Oscar for directing the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, was found dead Tuesday in Stockholm. He was 36. Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish filmmaker who won an Oscar for directing the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, was found dead Tuesday in … Read more