"Yeah, I got more records than the KGB.
So, uh, no funny business. Are you ready all?"
- M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
Our monthly celebration of the pop culture of the early 2000s returns with this exhilarating portrait one of the most iconic figures of the Indie Sleaze era. With her genre-bending pop songs, revolutionary politics, and exquisite sense of style, Mathangi Arulpragasam aka M.I.A. was a much-needed antidote to all the emo whiteboys, slouching in vintage tees, who dominated the scene. Assembling countless hours of M.I.A.'s own footage alongside music videos, interviews and concert performances, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. is the definitive film on this multi-talented singer and artist, tracing her journey from her childhood in Sri Lanka to her youth in immigrant London to the stages and record studios where her unique sound and rebellious spirit made her a global sensation. Gather your friends, dust off your aughts-era dance shoes and shake your fine ass to this uplifting movie—a breathtaking tribute to one of the most fearless and uncompromising artists of the 2000s.
Tickets: $15 (Members from $10)
Indie Sleaze Nights: Nostalgic for the days of trucker hats and skinny jeans? Still got your Strokes CDs and a janky polaroid camera? Hot Docs Cinema has you covered at its new Indie Sleaze night - a monthly evening of movies, music and capital v "VIBEZ", tuned to all things aughts.
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