Malik Bendjelloul

Malik Bendjelloul
Bendjelloul at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival
Born(1977-09-14)14 September 1977
Ystad, Skåne, Sweden
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. He directed the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.