'Searching for Sugar Man' director Malik Bendjelloul dies at age 36

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Swedish Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, is seen in this December 18, 2012 file photo. Bendjelloul, the director of Oscar-winning documentary "Searching for Sugar Man," died on May 13, 2014, in the Stockholm area, police said. He was 36. REUTERS/Anders Wiklund

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Malik Bendjelloul, the director of Oscar-winning documentary "Searching for Sugar Man," died on Tuesday evening in the Stockholm area, police said. He was 36. Stockholm police declined to provide any further details about Bendjelloul's death. "What I can say is that there are no suspicions any crime was involved,' Stockholm police duty officer Pia Glenvik said. Bendjelloul won an Oscar in 2013 as a first-time filmmaker for "Searching for Sugar Man." The film followed two South African journalists who set out to find what had become of Sixto Rodriguez, an American singer who was popular in South Africa who seemingly vanished without a trace.