Kannan Arunasalam

New feature documentary commission: ‘Possible Landscapes’, in collaboration with Cornell University, September 2022


Commissioned to produce a new feature documentary about the lived experience of climate change, extractive industries and the environment in Trinidad and Tobago. The film is a collaborative project with Cornell University’s Assistant Professor Tao Sule DuFour (Department of Architecture) and Associate Professor Natalie Melas (Institute of Comparative Modernities).

Possible Landscapes (2025, 105 mins, USA)

An exploration of intergenerational experiences of Caribbean environments shot over two seasons in Trinidad and Tobago. Across sugarcane fields, steep hillsides and dying coral reefs, the film presents intimate portraits of people in their daily lives and examines the impacts of colonialism, post-independence aspirations and extractivism.

Directed by Kannan Arunasalam
Produced by Natalie Melas, Tao DuFour
Written by Kannan Arunasalam, Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas
Cinematography by Kannan Arunasalam
Edited by Kannan Arunasalam
Based on an original idea by Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas