The Mukbang controversy is a chance to discuss race and Australian films. Let's not squander it
- Written by Olivia Khoo, Associate Professor, Film & Screen Studies, Monash University
Eliza Scanlen’s film Mukbang (2020) has become a flashpoint in race relations in the Australian screen industry. Scanlen’s film is famous not for winning Best Director in the short film category at this year’s Sydney Film Festival, but for the controversy it has sparked.
The film features a white teenager who has a “sexual...





