kolkata demanding transparency in the investigations of colombos 2019 easter sunday bombings that claimed nearly 300 lives sri lankan actor jehan srikantha appuhamy walked barefoot a distance of 41km carrying a heavy wooden cross on his shoulder and rings of gejji bells up to his ankle for the first time on saturday sri lankan director anomaa rajakarunas documentary on jehans fourdaylong journey titled cross of justice will have a public screening at nandan in kolkatarajakaruna who is also the director of jaffna international cinema festival feels there is no city better than kolkata that will appreciate the voice of protest once i finished the postproduction of this film the announcements for sending in nominations for the 6th south asian short film festival sasff had begun instead of waiting to have a world premiere at any european festival i wanted to screen it at sasff i felt it is important to disseminate a film like this to the world as soon as it has been made she said in town the director said the island nation does not have a documentary culture we dont treat audiovisual footage as history we dont even have an archive my primary task is to document events that way my footage will help anyone who wants to make something later on she said recently while making the film their faith our faith she wanted to talk to the father of a victim in the easter bombing but my act was not viewed kindly and i was taken to the police station she saidanomaa rajakarunaas for the transparency regarding the easter bombing probe she said many were arrested for the bombings commissions were set up but the investigations are still shrouded in mystery those who lost their loved ones still dont have answersjehan is a theatre artiste who has acted in many easter dramas at his local church where he has essayed the role of jesus his performance of carrying a cross is his own expression of grief and call for justice his wife three daughters and close friends also walked alongside him so did people of all ethnicities and religionsaccording to the documentary jehan bore the cross to let the world see him bear the burden of unanswered questions he performed the act as a demand and an act of defiance while following protests of many artists rajakaruna focused on jehans walk from st sebastians church in katuwapitiya a site of bomb attack till the main protest site in galle face green like jehan the director too believes that this act will not yield results in her lifetime yet she will continue to document the voice of protest