The British Official Film in South-East Asia

Focusing on the evolution of British official film in Malaya/Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong from 1945 to the 1970s, the book examines how these films adapted to the Cold War and the decline of the British Empire. It discusses the influence of the British documentary film movement and its competition with the 'Colonial Office' filmmaking tradition. The narrative culminates in the analysis of television's emergence in the region amid the rise of post-colonial authoritarian regimes in Singapore and Malaysia, alongside ongoing colonial practices in Hong Kong.