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Dates: 2012 (Copyright), 26 July 2012 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, SwedenDirector: Malik Bendjelloul
Synopsis: Documentary on Sixto Rodriguez, a Detroit musician who had minor success in 1960s America. He quickly disappeared from the US music scene but later came back to fame in South Africa where he gained a huge cult following. The film follows two South African music fans as they set out to discover the real story of Sixto Rodriguez.
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Folk music (1950- ), Apartheid, South Africa
Releases
Date: 26 July 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 86 mins 19 secs - Length: 7768 FeetDistributor: StudioCanal Limited
Date: January 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Dates: 2012 (Copyright), 26 July 2012 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, SwedenDirector: Malik Bendjelloul
Synopsis: Documentary on Sixto Rodriguez, a Detroit musician who had minor success in 1960s America. He quickly disappeared from the US music scene but later came back to fame in South Africa where he gained a huge cult following. The film follows two South African music fans as they set out to discover the real story of Sixto Rodriguez.
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Folk music (1950- ), Apartheid, South Africa
Releases
Date: 26 July 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 86 mins 19 secs - Length: 7768 FeetDistributor: StudioCanal Limited
Date: January 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: Canfield Pictures, Production Company: Red Box Films, Production Company: Passion Pictures, [Produced] in association with: Canfield Pictures, The Documentary Company, [Produced with the financial support of]: Media Programme of the European Community/Slate Funding, [Produced with the financial support of]: Nordvision, Swedish Film Institute, International Sales: Protagonist Pictures, Executive Producer: John Battsek, Executive Producer for the SVT: Hjalmar Palmgren, Executive Producer for The Documentary Company: Sheryl Crown, Maggie Montieth, Executive Producer for Passion Pictures: Andrew Ruhemann, Produced by: Simon Chinn, Produced by: Malik Bendjelloul, Co-producer [for] Passion Pictures: Nicole Stott, George Chignell, Co-producer [for] Hysteria Film: Malla Grapengiesser, Consultant Producer [for] Saperi Film Sweden AB: Peter Schildt, {Corporate Advisor}: White & Company Limited, {Corporate Advisor}: Emma White, Ben White, Production Assistant: Serena Catapano, Written by: Malik Bendjelloul, Director of Photography: Camilla Skagerström, Additional Camera: Hjalmar Palmgren, Additional Camera: Anne-Sofie Rase, Additional Camera: Eva Rodriguez, Additional Camera: Malik Bendjelloul, Additional Camera: Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Additional Camera: Emil Klang, Nadia Hallgren, Crane Operator Assistant: Dale Hunt, Crane Operator: Sam Wallace, Key Grip: Stephen Knight, Director of Animation: Arvid Steen, Animation Producer: Linda Hamback, Classic Animation: Veronika Wallenberg, Classic Animation: Martin Nyberg, Classic Animation: Susanne Sturesson, Johan Sonestedt, Backgrounds: Joel Edlund, Simon Stålenhag, CG Animation and Compositing: Axel Hallgren, Animation: Filmtecknarna, Edited by: Malik Bendjelloul, Additional Editing: Bernhard Winkler, Digital Post-production: The Chimney Pot, Post-production Co-ordinator: Linda Dalin, Digital Colour Grading: Kaj Ivanovic, Encoding Technician: Kenna Grünn, Digital Media: Hans Crispin, [Digital Intermediate] and Technical Supervisor: Ida Svenonius, Co-ordinator Digital Media: Cattis Legelius, Post-production Co-ordinator: Anneli Oscarsson, Post-production Producer: Fredrik Zander, Illustrations: Malik Bendjelloul, Opening Titles: Malik Bendjelloul, Graphics/Title Design: Naïve, Graphics/Title Design: Jonas Lindman, Graphics/Title Design: Linus Kullman, Oskar Gullstrand, Original Songs: Sixto Rodriguez, Additional Music: Malik Bendjelloul, Sound Designer: Per Nyström, Sound Post-production: Ljudligan, Re-recording Mixer: Per Nyström, Sound Editor: Fredrik 'Frippe' Jonsäter, Distribution Advisor (North America): Josh Braun, Submarine Entertainment, Legal Services: Johan Christianson, Legal Services: Stromberg & Partners AB, Michael Simkins LLP, Legal Services (US): SmithDehn LLP, Legal Services: Jonathan Blair, Legal Services (US): SDD Global Solutions Pvt Ltd
Cast
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Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore, Dan DiMaggio, Jerome Ferretti, Steve Rowland, Willem Moller, Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, Ilse Assmann, Steve M. Harris, Robbie Mann, Clarence Avant, Eva Rodriguez, Sixto Rodriguez, Regan Rodriguez, Sandra Rodriguez Kennedy, Rick Emmerson, Rian Malan