Malik Bendjelloul

Malik Bendjelloul
Bendjelloul at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival
Born(1977-09-14)14 September 1977
Ystad, Skåne, Sweden[1]
Died13 May 2014(2014-05-13) (aged 36)
Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, screenwriter, journalist
Years active1990–2014
Known forSearching for Sugar Man (2012)

Malik Bendjelloul (14 September 1977 – 13 May 2014) was a Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and actor.[2][3] He directed the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.[4][5]

  1. ^ Tora Dahlström (25 February 2013). "Vi är jättestolta över Malik". Sydnytt (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ^ Rohter, Larry (20 July 2012). A Real-Life Fairy Tale, Long in the Making and Set to Old Tunes Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  3. ^ Swedish Film Institute Database: Malik Bendjelloul Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ^ Weber, Bruce (14 May 2014). "Malik Bendjelloul, Oscar Winner for 'Sugar Man' Film, Dies at 36". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ Bernstein, Paula (13 May 2014). "Oscar-Winning 'Searching For Sugar Man' Director Dead at 36". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 October 2021.