Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018)

Original title

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

Directed by

Steve Loveridge

Genre

documentary film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

AA

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces 22 years in the life of rapper and artist M.I.A. using her own home videos and footage. It follows her rise to fame and the controversies around her music and activism.

energeticunflinchingpersonalconfrontationalfast-pacedintrospectivepolitically chargedarchival-rich

What happens

Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. is a 2018 biographical documentary film about English rapper and artist M.I.A. Directed by Steve Loveridge, the film follows 22 years in the rapper's life, her rise to fame and her perspective on the controversies sparked over her music, public appearances and political activism. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and has appeared at several other international festivals since. It was released in select cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2018 and in the United States on 28 September 2018. The documentary was well-received, winning the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Steve Loveridge at the Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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