MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Stephen Loveridge / Sri Lanka, United States, United Kingdom / 2018 / Czech Premiere / 95 min.
synopsis
Producer and singer M. I. A., who is originally from Sri Lanka, covers the subjects of immigration, a non-Western view of Western society, and minority rights in her music. The film uses her personal video diary and comments on the frequent accusations that the identity of Maya Arulpragasam is partially a construct,
biography
Steve Loveridge is Maya’s former classmate. The film, his debut, was made primarily from 700 hours of archival material that Maya gave him in 2013. The resulting film caused a controversy between him and the subject of his film.
more about film
| director: | Stephen Loveridge |
| producer: | Lori Cheatle |
| editing: | Marina Katz |
| music: | M.I.A. |
contact
DOGWOOF / Luke Brawley / 19-23 Ironmonger Row / EC1V3QN / London / United Kingdom / +442072536244 / luke@dogwoof.com / www.dogwoof.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Siren Test |
| format: | DCP |
| language: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Stephen Loveridge |
| original title: | MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. |
| country: | Sri Lanka, United States, United Kingdom |
| year: | 2018 |
| running time: | 95 min. |
