Finalist: ‘Sri Lanka’s Rebel Wife’ shortlisted for best documentary film, DIG Awards, Modena, Italy
“This documentary by British-Sri Lankan filmmaker Kannan Arunasalam follows Tamil politician and human rights activist Ananthy Sasitharan as she continues her fight to seek justice for her forcibly disappeared husband. The Tamil Tigers surrendered to ...
Review of ‘The Story of One’: “Kannan bears witness on our behalf reminding us yet again of the power of not only the moving voice, but of the moving picture” Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, November 2013
“Rooted in reportage and traditional documentary filmmaking, Kannan's film doesn't try to tone down these atrocities. Instead, he treats the viewer to the very voices of those that had been there and lost loved ones," ...
Review of ‘I Am’: “beautiful multimedia project’, Brain Pickings
“I Am – beautiful multimedia project by Kannan Arunasalam captures portraits of Sri Lanka’s regional identity in sound and image through the stories of Sri Lankan elders, a follow-up to Arunasalam’s video portraits of resilience in ...