Transforming the 'mainstream' : Gol & Gincu / Benjamin McKay

There has been a steady increase in the number of independent films produced in Malaysia over the last five years. Those films have often challenged the manner in which Malaysia and Malaysians are portrayed on the screen. The independent film movement in Malaysia has directly challenged the core mai...

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Main Author: McKay, Benjamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UPENA 2007
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11608/1/AJ_BENJAMIN%20MCKAY%20JSM%2007%201.pdf
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description There has been a steady increase in the number of independent films produced in Malaysia over the last five years. Those films have often challenged the manner in which Malaysia and Malaysians are portrayed on the screen. The independent film movement in Malaysia has directly challenged the core mainstream commercial cinema in that country, by utilising languages other than Bahasa Melayu and by reflecting upon the lives of non-Bumiputera Malaysians and the manner in which they connect (or otherwise) with their ethnic Malay fellow citizens. This essay explores the opportunities open to mainstream Malaysian cinema by adopting the spirit of the vibrant independent filmmaking community.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:116082016-06-07T07:11:53Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11608/ Transforming the 'mainstream' : Gol & Gincu / Benjamin McKay jurnalskrinmalaysia McKay, Benjamin Malaysia There has been a steady increase in the number of independent films produced in Malaysia over the last five years. Those films have often challenged the manner in which Malaysia and Malaysians are portrayed on the screen. The independent film movement in Malaysia has directly challenged the core mainstream commercial cinema in that country, by utilising languages other than Bahasa Melayu and by reflecting upon the lives of non-Bumiputera Malaysians and the manner in which they connect (or otherwise) with their ethnic Malay fellow citizens. This essay explores the opportunities open to mainstream Malaysian cinema by adopting the spirit of the vibrant independent filmmaking community. UPENA 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11608/1/AJ_BENJAMIN%20MCKAY%20JSM%2007%201.pdf Transforming the 'mainstream' : Gol & Gincu / Benjamin McKay. (2007) Jurnal Skrin Malaysia <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Jurnal_Skrin_Malaysia/>, 4. pp. 163-179. ISSN 1823-1020
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Transforming the 'mainstream' : Gol & Gincu / Benjamin McKay
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title_full Transforming the 'mainstream' : Gol & Gincu / Benjamin McKay
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title_short Transforming the 'mainstream' : Gol & Gincu / Benjamin McKay
title_sort transforming the mainstream gol gincu benjamin mckay
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