Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Loveridge directs. Marina Katz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Tamil, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 8 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Tamil, English.
• 3International production across 3 countries: Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States of America.
• 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 5Editor Marina Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6M.I.A. and Diplo and Spike Jonze carry the top of the cast.
• 7IMDB entry: tt3041550 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing

Marina Katz

Runtime

95 min · 1h 35m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. (Official Trailer)

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Cinereach

  US

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  Doc Society

  GB

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  Hard Working Movies

  US

Key crew

• EditorMarina Katz
• EditorGabriel Rhodes
• Consulting EditorMark Becker

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• biography
• popstar

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2018-01-21· Sundance Film Festival
• Premiere2018-05-23· Seattle International Film Festival
• Theatrical (limited)2018-09-28
• Digital2018-12-12

Also known as

International titles

• 마탕기 / 마야 / 엠. 아이. 에이.KR
• M.I.A. - La cattiva ragazza della musicaIT
• Matangi Maya M.I.A.DK
• Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. - Geflüchtete, Aktivistin, PopstarDE
• Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. : Réfugiée, activiste et popstarFR