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  • All We Imagine as Light

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Hypnotic, meditative, and almost spiritually evocative of the human condition, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, directed by Payal Kapadia (A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING, 3rd i’s Film Fest 2023), is […]

  • Now and Forever

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Director Shalini Ushadevi in person! US Premiere NOW AND FOREVER (ENNENNUM), directed by Shalini Ushadevi, is a unique, nuanced, and thought-provoking sci-fi feature from South India. In an alternate dystopian […]

  • Dear Jassi

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Pavia Sidhu in person! San Francisco Premiere Director Tarsem Singh’s DEAR JASSI revolves around a 19-year-old woman from a wealthy family in Canada. Jassi (Pavia Sidhu) visits relatives in the […]

  • Two Paths, One Nation: Nationalism in LAGAAN and RRR

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Click above for FREE tickets! Join Robin Sukhadia for a special presentation! Robin Sukhadia will present an engaging exploration of two landmark films that have captured the hearts and minds […]

  • Land of Dreams

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Filmmakers Ambarien Alqadar and Shankey Srinivasan in person! Preceded by short film DOS MUJERES Filmed over nearly a decade, Ambarien Alqadar’s LAND OF DREAMS is an intimate portrait of Virender […]

  • 3rd i Shorts: From Mumbai to the Mission

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Musician/composer Robin Sukhadia in person! From light comedy to dark wit, this year’s kaleidoscope of cinematic offerings brings filmmakers into conversation together from South Asia to California and throughout the […]

  • Girls Will Be Girls

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS is a brilliant, richly layered romantic film that has won countless awards. Directed by Shuchi Talati, it masterfully explores the subtle complexities of a 16-year-old girl's […]

  • Little Jaffna

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Q&A with director Lawrence Valin! The gripping and exuberant crime thriller LITTLE JAFFNA, directed by Lawrence Valin (3rd i Fest Alumnus for THE LOYAL MAN short film, 2020), is layered […]

  • Boong

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A vibrant, endearing and upbeat coming-of-age film, BOONG, written and directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, is about a young schoolboy who, along with the help of a friend, aims to reunite […]

  • Cactus Pears

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    CACTUS PEARS (Sabar Bonda), written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, is gorgeously shot in picturesque vignettes in open landscapes and small villages, with a poetic and open-hearted narrative that […]

  • Farming The Revolution

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Q&A with director Nistha Jain and Priya Satia! Nishtha Jain’s (3rd i Fest alumna GULABI GANG, THE GOLDEN THREAD) immersive and stirring documentary captures the unwavering resolve of ordinary people […]

  • Pinch

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Q&A with director Uttera Singh! A vibrant dark comedy with nuanced and deeply engaging social commentary, PINCH, directed and written by Uttera Singh, is a confident debut feature that shouldn’t […]

  • Humans in the Loop

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Aranya Sahay’s engaging and poignant debut feature, HUMANS IN THE LOOP, offers a nuanced exploration of Artificial Intelligence technology in India through the perspective of a tribal woman’s experience and […]

  • 3rd i Shorts 2025

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Q&A with filmmakers! From comic relief to social insights, the 2025 edition of 3rd i’s signature short films spans vast differences—both literally and metaphorically—with films and filmmakers from South Asia […]

  • Your Touch Makes Others Invisible

    Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Q&A with director Rajee Samarasinghe! YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE, directed by Rajee Samarasinghe, is a surreal and lyrical exploration of disappearances in a small post-war community in northern Sri […]