Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018)

Revolution / Hip Hop / M.I.A., which won a special award from the Global documentary jury at the Japanese Dance Film Festival, focused on British rap queen M.I.A., who had been nominated for the Oscars and Grammy Awards but was banned from entering the country for a live broadcast of the American Super Bowl. Her college classmate director Steve Lafogi spent seven years refining 700 hours of precious video material into a rich musical biography for audiences to use M.I.An in the film. Music confession, explore her life experience and music journey, with unrestrained rhythm and meaningful rap, ignite all reactionary and unruly souls off the stage and in front of the screen.