Just-Do-It-(Yourself): independent filmmaking in Malaysia

Khoo, Gaik Cheng

Cultural advice

The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that ANU Library collections may include images, names, voices, and other representations of deceased persons.

Material in the collection may contain terms, language or views that reflect the period in which the item was created and may be considered inappropriate today.

Just-Do-It-(Yourself): independent filmmaking in Malaysia

Date

2007

Authors

Khoo, Gaik Cheng

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

This paper provides a brief introduction to the current independent film movement in Malaysia. I will then analyse some of the short films through theories of cosmopolitanism and space to talk about subjectivities-in-the-making. How are these films Malays