
She started off 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 stemmed from every corner of her journey along the way. 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 explode, becoming one of the most recognizable, outspoken and provocative voices in music today.
STARRING
M.I.A.
Madonna
Bill Maher
Nicki Minaj
Tavis Smiley
WRITER
Steve Loveridge
SOUND
Ron Bochar
MUSIC
Tracy McKnight
Dhani Harrison
Paul Hicks
FILM EDITING
Marina Katz
Gabriel Rhodes
PRODUCTION
Cinereach
Hard Working Movies
Doc Society
Feature One
DISTRIBUTION
Dogwoof
Steve Loveridge

Stephen Loveridge is a digital artist and filmmaker from London. MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is his first documentary feature film.
FILMOGRAPHY
2002 : No Experience Necessary Short