MusicNewsM.I.A. announces release of MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. documentarySteven Loveridge’s upfront profile of the musician and activist is out in SeptemberShareLink copied ✔️June 20, 2018MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut M.I.A. has revealed that MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A., Steven Loveridge’s years-in-the-making documentary about the Sri Lankan artist, will be released in September. Loveridge’s film follows M.I.A. from her early days up to the present, editing together personal video recordings that she made over the past 22 years. It’s an upfront profile of the artist, musician, and activist that shows her “journey from refugee immigrant to pop star”, as its press release describes. The film was first debuted at Sundance and subsequently shown at Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. At the time, M.I.A. seemed unsure of the film, and stressed that it wasn’t the film she expected it to be. “I haven’t fully digested it,” she said in Berlin in February. “I’ve seen it one and a half times... I didn’t think that this would be the film. Steve came along and made it into the documentary that he made.” The release date was revealed today for World Refugee Day. It’ll be out on September 21 in the UK and September 28 in the US. There’s currently no trailer for the film, but a previous teaser – which does not reflect the final edit – leaked in 2013, which you can watch below. Follow the official website for the documentary for updates. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumZimmermannKindred spirits and psychedelic florals: Zimmermann heads to 70s Sydney Moses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south LondonBehind-the-scenes at Oklou and FKA twigs’ new video shootBjörk calls for the release of musician ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli authorities‘Her dumbest album yet’: Are Swifties turning on Taylor Swift?IB Kamara on branching out into musicEnter the K-Bass: How SCR revolutionised Korean club culture‘Comic Con meets underground rap’: Photos from Eastern Margins’ day festWho are H.LLS? Get to know London’s anonymous alt-R&B trioTaylor Swift has lost her grip with The Life of a Showgirl