MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge’s MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star. She began as Matangi. Daughter of the founder of Sri Lanka’s armed Tamil resistance, she hid from the government in the face of a vicious and bloody civil war. When her family fled to the UK, she became Maya, a precocious and creative immigrant teenager in London. Finally, the world met her as M.I.A. when she emerged on the global stage, having created a mashup, cut and paste identity that pulled from every corner of her journey along the way; a sonic sketchbook that blended Tamil politics, art school punk, hip hop beats and the unwavering, ultra confident voice of a burgeoning multicultural youth.
Date
Saturday, November 3
Time
8:30 PM
Location
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 5
Film Info
Director: Steve Loveridge
Runtime: 95 min.
Genre: Documentaries
Year: 2018
Country: USA
Language: English, Tamil
Featuring: M.I.A.
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