2009 and Before
For more information on all 3rd i programs presented in 2009 and before, please visit our old site.
3rd i Films & AIF co-present an evening of Films and discussion on Education in India
AIF (American India Foundation) in association with 3rd i Films presents two short films followed by discussion.
Films: Lucky, directed by Avie Luthra and Kujo, directed by Terrie Samundra (more info below).
When: Thursday April 4th, 7pm – 8:30pm
Where: ATA, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Tickets: Available on the night of the event, at the door.
Still from “Kunjo,” directed by Terrie Samundra
Lucky
Directed by Avie Luthra, 20 min (UK/South Africa)
Lucky is an AIDS orphan desperate to leave his rural Zulu village in South Africa for the bright lights of Durban, and also to get an education there. He is full of excitement and hope but Lucky has to learn about life the hard way, not through school or education but through an unlikely bond with a prejudiced Indian elderly women.
*Lucky has won 43 international film festival awards and was shortlisted for an Oscar.
Kunjo
Directed by Terrie Samundra, 25 min (US/India)
Forced to work to support her family, Kunjo, a 12-year-old refugee, spends her days begging on the streets. When an unlikely friendship blossoms with Preeta, an educated school girl from a higher caste, Kunjo reveals her secret passion for storytelling. Faced with betrayal and the complexity of an unconventional friendship, will Kunjo stand up for herself or submit to her place in society?
*Winner, Best Narrative Short, Athens International Film Festival.
3rd i Films is pleased to present Art for Partition
A FREE event - April 6, 2013
Presented by 1947 Archive
Discover untold stories of South Asia’s 1947 Partition. Engage through lectures, discussions, music, poetry and art. Support the preservation of first-hand accounts by bidding on donated art works or attending the benefit luncheon.
When:
11:30 am – Benefit Luncheon | Buy tickets
2:00 pm – FREE Event – Understanding Partition | Reserve Free tickets
4:00 pm – FREE Film Screening – Earth 1947 | Limited Seating – Reserve Now!
Where: UC Berkeley Skydeck | 2150 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Enjoy stunning 360-degree bay views from the penthouse ballroom.
View the art gallery online! | Browse and bid now | Ends April 6 @ 6:30 pm
Further info here.
3rd i Films copresents at the 56th SF International Film Festival
Salma
Directed by Kim Longinotto
Veteran British documentarian Kim Longinotto’s latest work is the remarkable story of Salma, a South Indian Muslim woman who endured a 25-year imprisonment and forced marriage by her own family and in-laws before embarking on a political career and national renown as the most famous female poet in the Tamil language. (England/India, 2013, 90 min)
When/Where
Thursday, May 2, 6:15 PM - Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
Saturday, May 4, 2:00 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Sunday, May 5, 3:45 PM - New People Cinema
For more information, visit the SFIFF website.
The Last Step
Directed by Ali Mosaffa
A Tehran engineer who’s mysteriously died, his actress wife (Leila Hatami of A Separation) and their physician friend form an ambiguous triangle in actor/director/writer Ali Mosaffa’s fascinating Iranian feature. It’s an enigmatic drama in which time and truth are slippery beasts whose gamesmanship nonetheless never lacks for emotional connection. (Iran 2012, 88 min) New Directors Prize Contender
When/Where
Saturday, May 4, 7:00 PM – New People Cinema
Wednesday, May 8, 6:15 PM – New People Cinema
Thursday, May 9, 1:00 PM – New People Cinema
For more information, visit the SFIFF website.
Special Screening: Ashim Ahluwalia’s “Miss Lovely”
3rd i Films is pleased to be a community partner for the Global Film Initiative and SFFS presentation of
Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely
When: February 28, 7 pm
Where: New People Cinema
Tickets: $5 (with discount code: 3RDMEM)
Running Time: 110mins
Language: Hindi with English subtitles
Followed by an in-depth Q&A with the filmmaker, moderated by 3rd i’s Ivan Jaigirdar
Delving deep into the underbelly of India’s film industry, where back-alley producers churn out everything from pulpy horror movies to soft-core porn, Miss Lovely takes us back to Mumbai of the 1980s with lurid detail and intoxicating style. Working out of sleazy hotels and abandoned warehouses, brothers Sonu (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) and Vicky (Anil George) are prolific producers of trashy, C-grade films for Mumbai’s booming underground market. But this precarious partnership is put to the test when the brothers meet Pinky (Niharika Singh), an exquisite ingenue with a shady past.
For more information on the program and to purchase tickets, please visit the listing on the SFFS website.