Review for ‘We Love We Self Up Here’: “The contemplative film demonstrates the potential of architectural history to address complex issues of race, globalization, work, class, migration, and community”
“We Love Self Up Here reflects the seismic shifts going on in architectural scholarship today. The contemplative film demonstrates the potential of architectural history to address complex issues of race, globalization, work, class, migration, and ...
Interview with Alex Fitch, Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast about ‘The Tent’ solo exhibition in Brighton
“In this month’s Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast, Alex Fitch looks at the presentation of documentaries in art galleries. Director Kannan Arunasalam discusses his films The Tent, Kerosene and Paper being displayed in the Grand Parade Galleries, University of Brighton and at The ...
Press release, Edinburgh Fringe group exhibition, Clove Magazine
“An exhibition in Edinburgh by the Colombo Art Biennale sits poignantly with the Fringe Festival’s founding principle of ‘healing the wounds of war through the language of the arts’. Here are some of the works ...
Review of ‘Kaffir Culture’: “insightful documentary”, Shadow and Act
“An insightful short documentary by Sri Lankan filmmaker Kannan Arunasalam, which tells the story of a small group of Sri Lankans of African descent, and their attempts to keep their culture alive in the face of falling numbers. According ...
Interview with Roar Media’s Gazala Anver: “the constant fear for both him and his film subjects when it comes to covering sensitive issues”
“For Sri Lankan born British documentary filmmaker Kannan Arunasalam, filming Jaffna has posed some unique challenges. On one hand, he he has better access to Jaffna than most that he has better access to Jaffna ...
Interview with BBC World Service, 5th Floor about Oral Histories: “by listening to the people who have known the country longest”
“Kannan Arunasalam is a Sri Lankan-born British journalist and filmmaker. He’s created an oral history project to preserve the memories and stories of Sri Lanka’s elderly from different regions, communities and walks of life. He ...
Interview with American Journalism Review: “Sometimes, you’ve just got to get in there”
“By pairing investigative journalists with documentary filmmakers, “post-print” startup Stateless Media is discovering and sharing complex stories through video that used to be told exclusively through print outlets. Savodnik, Perkins and filmmaker Kannan Arunasalam — ...
Interview with American Journalism Review: “Sometimes, you’ve just got to get in there”
“By pairing investigative journalists with documentary filmmakers, “post-print” startup Stateless Media is discovering and sharing complex stories through video that used to be told exclusively through print outlets. Savodnik, Perkins and filmmaker Kannan Arunasalam — ...
Interview in Sunday Island, Colombo: “Kannan Arunsalam wants people to rethink their ideas on identity”
“Kannan Arunsalam wants people to rethink their ideas on identity and talk about the concept in a more constructive way. He hopes people will be drawn to the project because it is talking about their ...