Remembering Benjamin McKay (1964-2010)
As a former student, I have a lot to say about this wonderful man, but I guess The Annexe Gallery has written a more precise statement. Read on.
From The Annexe Gallery:
The Annexe Gallery is very sad today over the sudden passing of Benjamin McKay, writer, critic, academic and lecturer at Monash University. As we write this, the cause of his death is still unconfirmed; it is believed he passed away due to an accident in his apartment sometime during the night of Sunday 18 July, and his body was found by his friends. Born in Australia, Ben traced a colourful life and career that spanned the globe, starting out in the performing arts and eventually finding his niche in the world of academia and writing. Since 2005, he has lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur and embraced it as his home. Here, his film criticisms and columns in publications such as Kakiseni.com, Criticine and Off The Edge were as loved by his readers and arts practitioners as were his lectures by his many students.
Indeed, we have lost another much respected local film industry personality. I don’t know him personally but I had been following his articles and comments which he wrote with considerable authority and professionalism.
1@Lim Chang Moh: Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Proud to be his student during my final year. A great lecturer, indeed. Always patient with his students (even though we might asked the same Q’s every single time, just to make sure we got the theories right!!)
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