Cinereach invites NYWIFT members for a special discounted screening of:
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Followed by a Q&A with Producer Lori Cheatle and Editor Marina Katz
Moderated by NYWIFT Board Member Tracy Daniels
Date: Monday, October 1, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: IFC Center
323 6th Ave
New York, NY 10014
Run Time: 97 minutes
Use promo code NYWIFT4MIA to get $12 discount tickets (reg. $15)
Directed by: Steve Loveridge
Starring: M.I.A
Produced by: Lori Cheatle, Paul Mezey, Andrew Goldman
Check out the Trailer!
Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge’s Sundance award winning 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.
Never one to compromise on her vision, Maya kept her camera rolling throughout. MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. provides unparalleled, intimate access to the artist in her battles with the music industry and mainstream media as her success and fame explodes, becoming one of the most recognizable, outspoken and provocative voices in music today.
