31st August is Malaysia’s history day that’s celebrated by all walks of life, its the day we had our Independence from the colonial masters. Since 1957, we have been celebrating this momentous occasion with pride and joy, taking the excitement for everyone to enjoy the meaning of this national event, Maxis is partnering with YouTube together with Malaysia’s storytellers to produce a Merdeka-themed film series. With a caveat of shooting the videos entirely using the latest cutting edge 360° cameras, the network operator, will be engaging with three award-winning filmmakers The Ming Thing, Junad Mohd Nor and Denes Kumar & Vimala Perumal on the project.

These films will premiere exclusively via YouTube and estimated to reach an audience of 15 million via their mobile screens starting 25 August. Objective is to demonstrate the Maxis 4G network while watching these videos, according to Sulin Lau, Maxis’ Head of Marketing Services.

For this film series, the filmmakers are drawing inspiration from Malaysia’s diversity and will tell stories showing that even though we are made up of many different people, we can still come together and embrace each other’s differences.

Students and the public are also invited to submit their own Merdeka film and stand a chance to be premiered alongside the films of these award-winning filmmakers.