Ensemble Worldwide Malaysia and Universal McCann have released this campaign for Ikano Centres, part of IKEA Southeast Asia, which sheds light on the diversity and uniqueness of Malaysia this Merdeka and Malaysia Day. The film was produced by Directors ThinkTank and directed by Sling Ng.<\/p>\n
The #KitaDLL campaign for Ikano Centres, which includes IPC Shopping Centre, MyTOWN Shopping Centre, Toppen Shopping Centre and its meeting place in Batu Kawan, encourages Malaysians to redefine and reimagine what \u201cDan Lain-Lain\u201d (DLL) means to them. \u201cDan Lain-Lain\u201d (meaning \u201cAnd Others\u201d), is a commonly seen checkbox across official documentation, to encompass all other races in Malaysia besides the three primary bands of Malay, Chinese and Indian.<\/p>\n
Chan Woei Hern, Executive Creative Director of Ensemble Worldwide, said: \u201cWe wanted to challenge ourselves and go out of the box to do something different, so we decided to pick the \u201cbox\u201d that nobody ever talks about. A box every Malaysian is familiar with. There are over 250 ethnicities that might belong in the \u201cDan Lain-Lain\u201d box, yet the more we spoke about the idea, the more we realised we didn\u2019t know much about our fellow Malaysians to begin with. We also asked ourselves, if we were all different, then perhaps we can all belong in one big box called Malaysians.\u201d<\/p>\n
The social experiment-based film features interviews with a wide cross-section of Malaysians \u2013 adults and children \u2013 to ask them about topics around race. The film and microsite urge Malaysians to create their own version of \u201cDLL\u201d with the hashtag #KitaDLL to stimulate this conversation across social media. The campaign is a celebration of the \u201clain-lain\u201d in all of us.<\/p>\n
Hern, added: \u201cWe wanted the main film to also be a blank canvas for Malaysians of all backgrounds and ages. But more than just a film, we hope that Malaysians get a chance to paint their own pictures by being part of #KitaDLL. Ultimately, we wanted to get beyond the \u2018checkboxes\u2019 that define us. What sets us apart should be something special we all embrace too.\u201d<\/p>\n