Charity Screening „Searching for Sugarman“

Benefit for Education Africa

15.11.23, 20:00
Filmhaus Kino am Spittelberg, Spittelberggasse 3, 1070 Wien

"Searching for Sugar Man" is a Swedish-British documentary film by director Malik Bendjelloul from 2012, which depicts the search of two South African music fans for the musician Sixto Rodriguez. The latter had released two records in the United States in 1970 and 1971 that had little success in the U.S. but soon became extraordinarily popular in South Africa - including the song that gave the film its name, "Sugar Man." Without Rodriguez knowing it, this song became a huge hit in South Africa and also a symbol of resistance to the apartheid system. Rodriguez died on August 8 of this year.

The Nov. 15, 2023 performance is a benefit for the Education Africa nonprofit. The net proceeds of the evening will go to the association and will be used entirely for educational projects in South Africa. After the film there will be the opportunity to taste South African wines. In addition, a special bottle of South African red wine will be raffled off among all visitors after the benefit screening.

Education Africa is an international non-profit organization based in Johannesburg. It was founded in 1992 under the patronage of Walter Sisula and has been committed to fighting poverty in South Africa for over 30 years - primarily through school and education projects. The goal of Education Africa is to help disadvantaged children from South Africa to receive a high quality education in order to enable them to lead a self-determined life with which they can make a productive contribution to the development of their country.
Education Africa supports these children with teaching materials, the training of educators, cultural projects, and school and university education. The Austrian branch of supports these activities to the best of its ability, primarily through fundraising activities such as this benefit event.