Berlinale 2018: 'Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.' is Not Just Another Music Doc

One of the best documentaries I’ve seen playing at film festivals this year is titled Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., a subversive profile of the controversial, badass, outspoken musician/activist known as “M.I.A.” In real life, her full name is Maya Arulpragasam, and she’s originally from Sri Lanka, an island off the southern coast of India. At first glance, this seems like a film that is another music documentary about a pop star and her rise to fame and fortune and glory. But it’s anything but that. It’s actually a much more personal, intimate story of a young woman who wants to bring attention to and raise awareness about very dire problems in the world, and injustices, and do so using the power of the microphone. But what if no one took her seriously? That’s what this film is really about. And it’s an eye-opening, alarming, invigorating documentary to watch. ›››

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