In a sad turn of events, the award-winning director of Searching for Sugar Man, is dead. Malik Bendjelloul is reported to have committed suicide and was not murdered, as some reports initially indicated. It's unlikely if any autopsy results will be coming, as his brother has confirmed that the director suffered from depression.
In 2013, Searching for Sugar Man, actually took home an Oscar. Unfortunately, that success wasn't enough to keep Malik from tragically taking his own life.
In case you missed the powerful musical documentary, Wikipedia provides the following description of the film:
"Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 Swedish-British documentary film directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts of two Cape Town fans in the late 1990s, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out whether the rumored death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true, and, if not, to discover what had become of him."
For conspiracy theorists who suggested foul play was involved, Malik's own brother confirmed that suicide was involved. Depression was something that the director struggled with, as The Guardian reports:
"Johar Bendjelloul told the Aftonbladet newspaper in Sweden. 'I can confirm that it was suicide and that he had been depressed for a short period of time,' he said, adding: 'Life is not always so easy... I don't know how to handle it.'"
Johar wasn't the only one speaking out about the tragic circumstances. Sixto Rodriquez, who Sugar Man centered around, also spoke to the Associated Press:
"I saw him two weeks ago in London. He was so full of life, hope and optimism and happiness, and looking forward to the future and future collaborations."
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