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This true story sees real-life rodeo rider Brady Jandreau deliver a heart-stirring performance as a bronco rider who suffers a serious head injury at a bull-riding competition. When doctors advise against his ever competing again, Brady’s left searching for a purpose in life – for what’s the use of a cowboy who can’t ride or rodeo? The film is set on the wide and windy Dakota prairie, where Brady lives in a trailer with his sister (Lilly Jandreau) and their father (Tim Jandreau), all members of a Sioux family that has seen its share of hardship. The actors are non-professional, each playing a version of their real selves. A powerful blending of fact and fiction, and one man’s search for identity in the wreckage of the American dream.

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Steve Loveridge steps behind famed music videos ‘Paper Planes’ and ‘Bad Girls’ to paint a dynamic portrait of British-Sri Lankan rapper-songwriter M.I.A. (Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam). Splicing raw footage, Loveridge attempts to capture the pop star’s ‘middle finger up’ political attitudes as he traces her remarkable journey from youth to stardom. Clips from her bold music videos, intimate interviews and candid, on-the-fly footage offer a glimpse into M.I.A’s songwriting process and her uncompromising character. “How do you manage an artist who’s unmanageable?” one advisor asks. How do you tame a star whose border-bashing tracks make uncontrollable waves on the political scene? Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. spans the years to get to the heart of what it means to be a star with purpose.

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