"Top 10 Film of 2012 Selection"
"Top 10 Documentaries of 2012 Selection"

"He had this kind of magical quality that all the genuine poets and artists have: to elevate things. To get above the mundane, the prosaic. All the bullshit. All the mediocrity that's everywhere. The artist, the artist is the pioneer."

Searching for Sugar Man took me on an adventure from Detroit to South Africa, on a search of a legend, a folk hero, of a man, but above all, a search for redemption.

"The true is better than fiction" those words are so true when you watch a documentary like Searching for Sugar Man, when the film begins you are on a search, what happen to Sixto Rodriguez?…

Searching for Sugar Man is a documentary that both perpetuates and shatters the myth surrounding the little heard musician known as Rodriguez. In the early ‘70s he released two albums that sold only a handful of copies in America yet in Apartheid era South Africa, Rodriguez’ music became a sensation and a call for change. Director, Malik Bendjelloul, creates an affectionate documentary that is part investigative thriller and part redemptive story for an artist who deserved wider recognition.

So little was known about Rodriguez the man meaning myths and legends were created around this elusive figure. Talk of suicide on stage perpetuated rumours of a bright light burning briefly before being extinguished by a soul destroying system. Yet, as is…

I think he's representative of the human spirit, of what's possible.
-Rick Emmerson

Most of the great documentaries of the last few years make you question how mankind has survived as a society thus far. For a change of pace, here comes one that tells the story of an enigmatic singer/songwriter from the 70s that seemingly no one had ever heard of, but nevertheless his persona grew into a myth out of nothing.

You should watch it for the simple fact that it proves the entire world hasn't gone to shit just yet and also watch it going in cold as you'll enjoy the ride much more. Seriously don't even watch the trailer. The story that unfolds, while it won't…

One of a very few films that I thought achieved perfection in 2012, Searching for Sugar Man gives us what all great documentaries do: a remarkable journey that is entirely rewarding from beginning to end, and involves a subject that most of us probably had little to no knowledge about going in.

I was immediately entranced by the film because I am very familiar with the music of Sixto Rodriguez, and have been for several years. Like most of the people who acquired physical copies of this unique musician's albums, I only knew of him what was provided in the liner notes and lyric sheets. This movie begins as a journey to find the truth behind his assumed death (most…

"Top 10 Film of 2012 Selection"
"Top 10 Documentaries of 2012 Selection"

"He had this kind of magical quality that all the genuine poets and artists have: to elevate things. To get above the mundane, the prosaic. All the bullshit. All the mediocrity that's everywhere. The artist, the artist is the pioneer."

Searching for Sugar Man took me on an adventure from Detroit to South Africa, on a search of a legend, a folk hero, of a man, but above all, a search for redemption.

"The true is better than fiction" those words are so true when you watch a documentary like Searching for Sugar Man, when the film begins you are on a search, what happen to Sixto Rodriguez?…

Em primeiro lugar, se você não sabe nada sobre esse documentário ganhador do Oscar, não procure mais. Fuja dos trailers, das resenhas (menos desta aqui), até da página do IMDb. É a melhor maneira de aproveitar o filme, eu garanto. Tudo o que você precisa saber sobre a história é o seguinte: músico de Detroit, contemporâneo e com talento próximo ao de Bob Dylan é completamente desconhecido nos EUA, mas faz sucesso bizarro na África do Sul. Sua música vira lenda, rival apenas dos Beatles, mas mesmo assim, ninguém sabe absolutamente nada sobre ele.
Dito isso, somem o filme a excelente safra de documentários da última década. Ele faz parte da onda de "histórias reais tão incríveis que se fossem…