Variety
It's a film as compellingly all over the shop as its subject, even if it doesn't quite have her beat on stylistic verve and risk.
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Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.
Sundance award-winning documentary on controversial musician/artist M.I.A., drawn from a never-before-seen cache of personal footage spanning decades.
"M.I.A. created a mashup, cut-and-paste identity that pulled inspiration from every corner of her journey: a sonic sketchbook that blends Tamil politics, art school punk, hip-hop beats, and the voice of multicultural youth. Maya kept the camera rolling through her battles with the music industry and mainstream media as her success and fame grew around the world. Filmmaker and longtime friend Stephen Loveridge situates us inside the personal process of one of the most provocative and divisive artists working in music today." (Sundance Film Festival
Less2018Rating: M, Violence, offensive language & content that may disturb90 minsUSA, UK
DocumentaryMusicFestival & Independent
- Director:
- Steve Loveridge ('No Experience Necessary')
- Cast:
- M.I.A.
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. | Awards
Winner of the Special Jury Prize (World Cinema - Documentary), 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. | Reviews
The Guardian
The film comes from a place of deep admiration for MIA, but unlike more fawning biographies, it makes a convincing case that this admiration is well earned.
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Screen Daily
What distinguishes Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. from the crowd is its extensive access to the controversial artist, and the strong impression that she isn't terribly likeable, nor terribly keen to be liked.
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New Zealand Herald
Furiously alive with M.I.A's unwavering spirit, and makes excellent use of her thrilling, worldly music.
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Hollywood Reporter
The director and subject struggle to say everything about globalism, fame, identity and whatever else comes into their heads, until the film is at risk of saying nothing much at all.
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