Plan F: Matangi/Maya/MIA Screening
7:00 PM on Wednesday Sep. 4th, 2019
Club SAW Outdoor Courtyard, 67 Nicholas St.
Price: FREE
7:00 PM on Wednesday Sep. 4th, 2019
Club SAW Outdoor Courtyard, 67 Nicholas St.
Price: FREE
Join us as we wrap up our Plan F series with a free outdoor screening of Steve Loveridge's extraordinary documentary MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. We welcome all to join us as we celebrate Plan F, launched in March in honour of International Womxn’s Day. It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege over the past several months getting to meet, engage and work with so many inspiring, talented womxn in our community.
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About MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
A startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star. She began as Matangi. Daughter of the founder of Sri Lanka’s armed Tamil resistance, she hid from the government in the face of a vicious and bloody civil war. When her family fled to the UK, she became Maya, a precocious and creative immigrant teenager in London. Finally, the world met her as M.I.A. when she emerged on the global stage, having created a mashup, cut-and-paste identity that pulled from every corner of her journey along the way; a sonic sketchbook that blended Tamil politics, art school punk, hip-hop beats and the unwavering, ultra-confident voice of a burgeoning multicultural youth.
Never one to compromise on her vision, Maya kept her camera rolling throughout. MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. provides unparalleled, intimate access to the artist in her battles with the music industry and mainstream media as her success and fame explodes, becoming one of the most recognizable, outspoken and provocative voices in music today.
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsb1dgsFvpM
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About Plan F
Plan F is SAW Video's six month series, launched earlier this year in honour of International Womxn's Day, aimed at supporting womxn and their allies in celebrating and creating our collective future within the video and media art industry. The series has featured action-oriented workshops, talks and screenings that are intended to build skills, expand experience, broaden knowledge, and increase and sustain womxn's representation and influence within the industry.
Plan F has been an opportunity for us to celebrate one another, learn, have fun, take up space and work together to knock down barriers to womxn's full participation in media arts.
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We acknowledge that SAW Video and Club SAW are located on land that is part of the unceded and unsurrendered Traditional Territory of the Algonquin people. We honour the Algonquin people and elders, whose ancestors have occupied this territory since time immemorial, and whose culture has nurtured and continues to nurture this land and its people.
SAW Video has zero tolerance for disrespectful behavior including but not limited to racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia and ableism.
If you have questions or concerns about access during this event please contact info@sawvideo.com.
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About MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
A startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star. She began as Matangi. Daughter of the founder of Sri Lanka’s armed Tamil resistance, she hid from the government in the face of a vicious and bloody civil war. When her family fled to the UK, she became Maya, a precocious and creative immigrant teenager in London. Finally, the world met her as M.I.A. when she emerged on the global stage, having created a mashup, cut-and-paste identity that pulled from every corner of her journey along the way; a sonic sketchbook that blended Tamil politics, art school punk, hip-hop beats and the unwavering, ultra-confident voice of a burgeoning multicultural youth.
Never one to compromise on her vision, Maya kept her camera rolling throughout. MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. provides unparalleled, intimate access to the artist in her battles with the music industry and mainstream media as her success and fame explodes, becoming one of the most recognizable, outspoken and provocative voices in music today.
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsb1dgsFvpM
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About Plan F
Plan F is SAW Video's six month series, launched earlier this year in honour of International Womxn's Day, aimed at supporting womxn and their allies in celebrating and creating our collective future within the video and media art industry. The series has featured action-oriented workshops, talks and screenings that are intended to build skills, expand experience, broaden knowledge, and increase and sustain womxn's representation and influence within the industry.
Plan F has been an opportunity for us to celebrate one another, learn, have fun, take up space and work together to knock down barriers to womxn's full participation in media arts.
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We acknowledge that SAW Video and Club SAW are located on land that is part of the unceded and unsurrendered Traditional Territory of the Algonquin people. We honour the Algonquin people and elders, whose ancestors have occupied this territory since time immemorial, and whose culture has nurtured and continues to nurture this land and its people.
SAW Video has zero tolerance for disrespectful behavior including but not limited to racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia and ableism.
If you have questions or concerns about access during this event please contact info@sawvideo.com.