| Description |
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.78) presentation; English 5.1 |
| Language |
English dialogue; French subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Steve Segerman, Sixto Rodriguez. |
| Note |
Originally released as a film in 2012. |
| Audience |
Rating: PG-13; for brief strong language and some drug references. |
| Summary |
In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, a few fans in the 90s decided to seek out the truth of his fate. What follows is a heartening story in which they found far more in their quest than they ever hoped, while a Detroit construction laborer discovered that his lost artistic dreams came true after all. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 2013: Best documentary feature. |
| Subject |
Rodriguez, Sixto.
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Folk music -- Videodiscs.
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Popular music -- 1961-1970 -- Videodiscs.
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Popular music -- 1971-1980 -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2013.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Chinn, Simon.
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Bendjelloul, Malik.
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Segerman, Stephen.
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Rodriguez, Sixto.
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Canfield Pictures (Firm)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
043396413665 |
| Music No. |
41366 Columbia |
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