Stage 33 Live, along with Dave & Sharon Pelland, Rick Holloway, Chrisman Kearn, Andrew Dey, Circuits in the Woods, WOOL-FM, anonymous angels, and Rockingham Entertainment Development are sponsoring four classic movies at the Bellows Falls Opera House this year. Tickets are $6 in advance through bellowsfallsoperahouse.com or at the Opera House box office on show day.
April 29: Searching for Sugar Man (1h 26m). A captivating, critically acclaimed rockumentary. Decades after Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez disappeared following the commercial failure of his albums in the early ’70s, two obsessed Cape Town fans try to track down their idol. Though he faded into obscurity in the U.S., Rodriguez had become a huge hit in South Africa.
Searching for Sugar Man won the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award for best international documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. It subsequently won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary at the British Academy Film Awards, and the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The International Documentary Association awarded it Best Feature and Best Music. The Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, Producers Guild of America, American Cinema Editors, National Board of Review, and Critics’ Choice all awarded it awarded it Best Documentary.
The Bellows Falls Opera House presents a classic film every Wednesday at 7:00 PM, with sponsorship help from area individuals and businesses. Tickets are $6 in advance from bellowsfallsoperahouse.com or at the door.
