Kannan Arunasalam
@kamalakkannan.bsky.social
British–Tamil filmmaker. New feature docs: ‘Republic of Amnesia’ & ‘Possible Landscapes’
Oxford | Cambridge | Cornell
Glasgow — Colombo — Jaffna
Oxford | Cambridge | Cornell
Glasgow — Colombo — Jaffna
Thinking back to a wonderful time at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, where ‘Possible Landscapes’ was in competition for best documentary feature. Possible Landscapes (2025, 105 mins, US) is an exploration of intergenerational lived experience of Caribbean environments, filmed over two seasons.
October 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thinking back to a wonderful time at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, where ‘Possible Landscapes’ was in competition for best documentary feature. Possible Landscapes (2025, 105 mins, US) is an exploration of intergenerational lived experience of Caribbean environments, filmed over two seasons.
At Glasgow’s GOMA, having seen Hock Aun Teh’s artist’s talk, energetic and inspiring
September 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
At Glasgow’s GOMA, having seen Hock Aun Teh’s artist’s talk, energetic and inspiring
The inimitable Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor (1975)
September 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The inimitable Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor (1975)
What a legend. Amazing movies like Three Days of the Condor (1975) and of course, Sundance
September 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
What a legend. Amazing movies like Three Days of the Condor (1975) and of course, Sundance
I love this old photograph of my father: with a mango leaf, Appa guides my brother’s hand across grains of rice — the passing of knowledge through simple gestures. I don’t know who took the picture (the framing is beautiful), but it was most likely with Appa’s Minolta, which he carried everywhere
August 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I love this old photograph of my father: with a mango leaf, Appa guides my brother’s hand across grains of rice — the passing of knowledge through simple gestures. I don’t know who took the picture (the framing is beautiful), but it was most likely with Appa’s Minolta, which he carried everywhere
We’re proud to partner with BlackStar fest, a space for “politically engaged, aesthetically bold, and community-rooted cinema,” for the world premiere of ‘Possible Landscapes’.
Sunday, August 3rd 3:00pm
Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia
#CinemaForLiberation
#BSFF25
Sunday, August 3rd 3:00pm
Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia
#CinemaForLiberation
#BSFF25
July 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We’re proud to partner with BlackStar fest, a space for “politically engaged, aesthetically bold, and community-rooted cinema,” for the world premiere of ‘Possible Landscapes’.
Sunday, August 3rd 3:00pm
Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia
#CinemaForLiberation
#BSFF25
Sunday, August 3rd 3:00pm
Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia
#CinemaForLiberation
#BSFF25
We held a private screening of our new feature #documentary, ‘Possible Landscapes,’ (2025, 90 mins) at #CambridgeUniversity —where it received an enthusiastic response—followed by a wonderful dinner at Trinity College, with long term collaborator Dr Tao DuFour, Director MArch Programme #climate
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We held a private screening of our new feature #documentary, ‘Possible Landscapes,’ (2025, 90 mins) at #CambridgeUniversity —where it received an enthusiastic response—followed by a wonderful dinner at Trinity College, with long term collaborator Dr Tao DuFour, Director MArch Programme #climate
An unexpected Parisian twist in Jaffna—a brightly lit, multicoloured Eiffel Tower draws visitors to Harry’s Hotel #jaffna #fujifilm #srilanka #architecture
February 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
An unexpected Parisian twist in Jaffna—a brightly lit, multicoloured Eiffel Tower draws visitors to Harry’s Hotel #jaffna #fujifilm #srilanka #architecture
Artist and auteur David Lynch (1946 — 2025)
January 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Artist and auteur David Lynch (1946 — 2025)
Congratulations to Jasleen Kaur on winning the Turner Prize 2024. The centrepiece of her 2023 exhibition at Glasgow’s Tramway featured a giant crocheted doily draped over an old Ford Escort, with Grandmaster Flash pulsing from the car’s radio @tate.bsky.social #turnerprize2024
December 4, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Congratulations to Jasleen Kaur on winning the Turner Prize 2024. The centrepiece of her 2023 exhibition at Glasgow’s Tramway featured a giant crocheted doily draped over an old Ford Escort, with Grandmaster Flash pulsing from the car’s radio @tate.bsky.social #turnerprize2024
Our neighbourhood Gurdwara is lit up for Christmas #glasgwegian #sikhism #christmas #tenement #architecture
December 1, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Our neighbourhood Gurdwara is lit up for Christmas #glasgwegian #sikhism #christmas #tenement #architecture
The visual poetry of Wim Wenders and Robby Müller: “This year marks the 40th anniversary of Wim Wenders' classic film Paris, Texas. Starring Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski, Wenders' cinematic masterpiece first played the 1985 Sundance Film Festival” via @sundancefest.bsky.social #cinema
November 29, 2024 at 9:05 AM
The visual poetry of Wim Wenders and Robby Müller: “This year marks the 40th anniversary of Wim Wenders' classic film Paris, Texas. Starring Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski, Wenders' cinematic masterpiece first played the 1985 Sundance Film Festival” via @sundancefest.bsky.social #cinema
It was wonderful to see Armando Iannucci’s stage version of ‘Dr Strangelove’, with Steve Coogan playing many roles. In the era of Trump, Putin and RFK Jr (fluoridization!), Kubrick’s brilliant political satire is as relevant as ever @aiannucci.bsky.social #drstrangelove #kubrick
November 27, 2024 at 12:47 PM
It was wonderful to see Armando Iannucci’s stage version of ‘Dr Strangelove’, with Steve Coogan playing many roles. In the era of Trump, Putin and RFK Jr (fluoridization!), Kubrick’s brilliant political satire is as relevant as ever @aiannucci.bsky.social #drstrangelove #kubrick
Mise en scène of ‘Blue Now’, a powerful reimagining of Derek Jarman’s film ‘Blue’. From last weekend’s one off live event of music and voice at Glasgow’s Tramway #contemporaryart #blue #derekjarman
November 8, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Mise en scène of ‘Blue Now’, a powerful reimagining of Derek Jarman’s film ‘Blue’. From last weekend’s one off live event of music and voice at Glasgow’s Tramway #contemporaryart #blue #derekjarman
“We shall compose a poem, with songs,
To explain these truths: even kings, if they break
The law, have their necks wrung with dharma.”
Excerpt from Cilappatikãram of Ilankõ Atikal, a 5th-century #Tamil poem
To explain these truths: even kings, if they break
The law, have their necks wrung with dharma.”
Excerpt from Cilappatikãram of Ilankõ Atikal, a 5th-century #Tamil poem
October 24, 2024 at 4:23 AM
“We shall compose a poem, with songs,
To explain these truths: even kings, if they break
The law, have their necks wrung with dharma.”
Excerpt from Cilappatikãram of Ilankõ Atikal, a 5th-century #Tamil poem
To explain these truths: even kings, if they break
The law, have their necks wrung with dharma.”
Excerpt from Cilappatikãram of Ilankõ Atikal, a 5th-century #Tamil poem
We had a small test screening of my new feature doc ‘Possible Landscapes’ at Cornell Cinema and I joined the Q&A over Zoom on a giant screen
‘Possible Landscapes’ (2024)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Kannan Arunasalam
Producers: Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas (photos courtesy of Cornell Cinema)
‘Possible Landscapes’ (2024)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Kannan Arunasalam
Producers: Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas (photos courtesy of Cornell Cinema)
October 9, 2024 at 8:30 AM
We had a small test screening of my new feature doc ‘Possible Landscapes’ at Cornell Cinema and I joined the Q&A over Zoom on a giant screen
‘Possible Landscapes’ (2024)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Kannan Arunasalam
Producers: Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas (photos courtesy of Cornell Cinema)
‘Possible Landscapes’ (2024)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Kannan Arunasalam
Producers: Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas (photos courtesy of Cornell Cinema)
That is Orson Welles’s boot. What an inspiring, nourishing talk by Mark Cousins at #edinburghbookfestival (cannot wait for his upcoming story of documentary #film)
August 14, 2024 at 5:59 PM
That is Orson Welles’s boot. What an inspiring, nourishing talk by Mark Cousins at #edinburghbookfestival (cannot wait for his upcoming story of documentary #film)
167th St Station, New York (via @johnstonglenn on X)
August 8, 2024 at 9:22 PM
167th St Station, New York (via @johnstonglenn on X)
“I was witnessing a generational fault line: Here’s the voice of a filmmaker who could speak to the current and future generations in a way that I never could.” — David Lowery on Jane Schoenbrun www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
August 3, 2024 at 10:59 AM
“I was witnessing a generational fault line: Here’s the voice of a filmmaker who could speak to the current and future generations in a way that I never could.” — David Lowery on Jane Schoenbrun www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Stumbled upon this building in Queen’s Cross, Glasgow: ‘The Headquarters of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society’. I signed up for membership forthwith #charlesrenniemackintosh #theglasgowstyle
April 10, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Stumbled upon this building in Queen’s Cross, Glasgow: ‘The Headquarters of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society’. I signed up for membership forthwith #charlesrenniemackintosh #theglasgowstyle
The entrance to James Turrell’s meditative Deer Shelter Skyspace, at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I saw James Turrell’s work in Naoshima, Japan and became a huge fan. “In working with light what is really important to me is to create an experience of wordless thought” — #jamesturrell #art #architecture
April 10, 2024 at 3:16 PM
The entrance to James Turrell’s meditative Deer Shelter Skyspace, at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I saw James Turrell’s work in Naoshima, Japan and became a huge fan. “In working with light what is really important to me is to create an experience of wordless thought” — #jamesturrell #art #architecture
Frame from ‘Les Statues Meurent Aussi’ from ‘The Trembling Museum’ at the Hunterian, Glasgow: “Chris Marker and Alain Resnais’ collaborative work began as a film about African art but became a trenchant critique of colonial attitudes and policies, parts of it were even banned in France until 1963”
April 10, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Frame from ‘Les Statues Meurent Aussi’ from ‘The Trembling Museum’ at the Hunterian, Glasgow: “Chris Marker and Alain Resnais’ collaborative work began as a film about African art but became a trenchant critique of colonial attitudes and policies, parts of it were even banned in France until 1963”