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| March 2003 Events |
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| Saturday, March 29, 2003 |
| 3rd I SF presents the SF Opening Weekend Premiere of BAWANDAR (Sandstorm) starring Nandita Das and directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, an IIT Alum. |
| Co-presented with IIT Alumni |
| Special Q&A with Mr. Mundhra immediately following screening. Informal gathering at Lush Lounge after Q&A (1092 Post St.). |
| 7:00 PM |
| UA Galaxy Theater |
| 1285 Sutter Street (near Van Ness) |
| San Francisco, CA 94109 |
| (415) 474-8700 |
| Admission regular theater ticket price |
| * Partial parking validation at Cathedral Hotel (Van Ness and Post) and Sutter Garage with ticket stub |
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| A rural low-caste woman, working for Rajasthan government's woman's development program called "Saathin", is gang-raped by upper-caste men in her village when she speaks up against the prevalent custom of child marriages. Instead of hanging her head in shame, as she was expected to do, she decides to knock the doors of justice. Her real rape begins when she is made to run from pillar to post in a judicial system corrupted by sexism, chauvinism, feudalism and political opportunism. Against all odds, she maintains her dignity and courage as a woman and from a rape victim becomes a rape activist. It is a shocking true story, set amidst the picturesque sand dunes of colorful contemporary Rajasthan. |
| For more info: www.bawandar.com |
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| 3rd I is excited to be co-presenting CINEMA OF THE INDIAN DIASPORA at the 21st SF International Asian-American Film Festival organized by NAATA: March 6-16, 2003 |
| There is an amazing line-up of films and events listed bellow. First though we have to plug our new 2003 selection of South Asian international short films which will be screening at the festival. |
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3rd I South Asian Int'l Short Films |
| An exciting, inspiring array of new international short films from India, the United Kingdom and the United States. TRT: 86mins |
| March 9, 2003 |
| 4:15PM |
| Ticket code: KAB3RD09 |
| AMC Kabuki 8 Theaters |
| 1881 Post St (at Fillmore) |
| San Francisco |
| 415-931-9800 |
| Additional South Bay screening on March 16, 2003 |
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| Badger |
| San Francisco Premiere |
| USA 2002 |
| 25 mins., 35mm B/W |
| Language: English |
| DIRECTOR(s): Rajshree Ojha |
| In this exploration of the complex reality and paradox of India, an aging private school teacher is forced to confront the confines of his regimented, traditional perspectives when confronted by a brash student and the unfamiliar landscape of contemporary city life. |
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| The Drop |
| San Francisco Premiere |
| UK 2000 |
| 7 mins., 35mm Color |
| Language: English |
| DIRECTOR(s): Hardeep Singh Kohli |
| Four South Asian London lads on a Tarantinoesque mission. |
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| A Family Business |
| UK 1993 |
| 8 mins., Video Color |
| Language: English |
| DIRECTOR(s): Avie Luthra |
| A wry faux documentary about South Asian Scots looking for love. |
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| Skin Deep |
| San Francisco Premiere |
| UK 2001 |
| 13 mins., 35mm Color |
| Language: English |
| Subtitles: English |
| DIRECTOR(s): Yousaf Ali Khan |
| A young South Asian in the UK tries to pass as a white racist skinhead. |
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| A Love Supreme |
| San Francisco Premiere |
| UK 2002 |
| 9 mins., 35mm B/W |
| Language: No Dialogue |
| DIRECTOR(s): Nilesh Patel |
| An exquisite, delicate and artful portrayal of preparing a traditional appetizing delight. |
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| Butterfly |
| World Premiere |
| India 2002 |
| 23 mins., Video Color |
| Language: English |
| DIRECTOR(s): Tanuj Chopra |
| A quiet romance blossoms between a doctor and his patient, whom he can only inspect through a hole in a huge sheet. A wonderful, evocative and sensual tale. |
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| SF Premiere, Bend it like Beckham by Gurinder Chadha |
| March 6, 2003, Kabuki AMC, 7pm |
| This film is an irresistible stadium pleaser that infuses a BILLY ELLIOT-like coming-of-age story with charming British comedy, rousing soccer action and an infectious, Bollywood-like zest. All eighteen-year-old Jess Bhamra wants to do is play soccer with the lads at the local park and dream about her idol, the England and Manchester United star David Beckham. Her traditional Sikh parents will have none of it, of course, lest other families whisper about their daughter running about in shorts and baring her legs in front of men. With preparations under way for her sister Pinky's wedding, Jess is invited by an admiring soccer fanatic to try out for the Hounslow Harriers, an all-women's team. As Jess pursues her dream behind her parents back-and worse, falls in love with Joe, the Irish coach-she is forced to choose between family tradition and following her own heart. |
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| Mother India (Bharat Mata), A Retrospective |
| March 8, 2003, Castro Theater, 3:30pm |
| This film is widely considered the cornerstone of Indian commercial cinema. Rooted both in Hindu mythology and in the collective experience of a newly independent nation-state, this powerfully emotional epic of rural life and class conflict is essential viewing for fans of Bollywood flair and all followers of world cinema. |
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| Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music |
| March 8, 2003, World Premiere, Kabuki AMC, 7:00pm |
| Call it the new British (Inv)Asian of pop music. In the early 1990s a generation of British South Asians began to experiment with a blend of sonic styles, as influenced by English punk and New York hip-hop as they were by Punjabi bhangra and Bollywood soundtracks. The resultant collages of culture, politics and sound have now formed one of the most vibrant and diverse musical communities on either side of the Atlantic. Vivek Renjen Bald's MUTINY vaults headlong into the origins and evolution of this scene, interviewing virtually all of the key players including Asian Dub Foundation, Talvin Singh, Cornershop, State of Bengal and more. |
