Kannan Arunasalam

Documentary Filmmaker

Talk to discuss ‘The Tent’, Brighton Centre for Contemporary Arts, University of Brighton, 5 May 2019


A special set of talks to mark the 10th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War in Sri Lanka, Kannan Arunasalam will discuss this new film work The Tent and how artists can engage with the aftermath of such catastrophic events and the role that culture can play in coming to terms with their legacy. Arunasalam will be joined in conversation by writers and academics including Kate Cronin-Furman (Director of the Human Rights MA Program, University College London) and Struan Grey (Researcher, Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories, University of Brighton) discussing his work on film and violence in Chile. Brighton CCA, University of Brighton, 5 May 2019