Kannan Arunasalam

Documentary Filmmaker

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 than most: Kannan was born in Jaffna and has family there. On the other, there’s the constant fear for both him and his film subjects when it comes to covering sensitive issues ‒ like media freedom ‒ in post-war Jaffna.” ‘Kannan Arunasalam’s Jaffna Chronicles’, Gazala Anver, Roar Media, 3 March 2015