The Swedish documentary film-maker Malik Bendjelloul, who has died aged 36 after reportedly taking his own life, had only a single feature credit to his name, but it was a notable one. He wrote, directed, edited and co-produced the low-budget 2012 film Searching for Sugar Man, about the commercial rediscovery in South Africa of a forgotten folk musician. It won the Academy Award for best documentary, grossed $10m worldwide and could also claim to be the first Oscar-winning movie to have been shot partially on an iPhone.
Bendjelloul filmed the majority of the picture on Super 8 to lend the footage a grainy texture, only to run out of money near the end of shooting. He resorted for the remaining scenes to an Instagram-style iPhone app called 8mm Vintage Camera, which he said "looked basically the same" as Super 8. The app cost $1.99.
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