In 2018 , '' Matangi/Maya/M . I.A. '' was released , a 90-minute documentary film chronicling M.I.A. 's rise to fame and political activism surrounding the Sri Lankan Civil War . Directed and produced by Steve Loveridge , the film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and later saw a wide release in select theatres in the U.K. and the U.S. in September 2018 . The film won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award at Sundance . Following the film 's release on digital platforms in December 2018 , M.I.A. premiered the official music video for " Reload " , a previously-unreleased song originally written with Justine Frischmann in 2004 for '' Arular '' , which appears on the film 's soundtrack
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
M.I.A. (rapper)