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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T191500
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SUMMARY:Between the Lines
DESCRIPTION:BY POPULAR DEMAND\, We have added a 9:15 Screening – tickets are available on Eventbrite:\n\nPLEASE NOTE: Online tickets for 7:15pm screening are sold out. Your best bet is the RUSH LINE at the venue which will open 45 minutes prior to showtime. \nSkype Q&A with Nandita Das and Subodh Maskara following 7:15pm screening!\n(Ritesh Menon\, India\, 2015\, 79mins) Nandita Das\, one of India’s finest actresses\, writes and stars in this stellar and pioneering cineplay–a new genre that adapts the stage for the screen. Shekhar is a high-profile criminal lawyer\, while Maya balances work and life\, drafting routine contracts for a law firm. As destiny would have it\, they end up arguing on opposite sides of a criminal trial\, resulting in the blurring of their personal and professional lives. \nCo-written with Divya Jagdale\, Between the Lines strikes a delicate balance between theater and cinematic realism. Das and her co-star Subodh Maskara give superlative performances\, displaying great range and versatility\, and bringing a natural chemistry to their on-screen relationship–which is hardly surprising since they are married in real life! \nThe nuanced script is never dull or preachy\, instead it makes its statement subtly yet fearlessly\, exploring the grey areas between tradition and modernity to examine how gender inequality cuts across class lines in an increasingly urban India. \n\nCopresented with EnActe Arts.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/between-the-lines/
LOCATION:BlueLight Cinemas 5\, 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd.\, Cupertino\, CA\, 95014\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T174500
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SUMMARY:Original Copy
DESCRIPTION:(Florian Heinzen-Ziob & Georg Heinzen\, India/Germany\, 2015\, 52mins) Set in a crumbling cinema palace in Mumbai Central\, Original Copy is a charming portrait of artist and guru Sheikh Rehman–one of the last hand-painters of colorful Bollywood posters\, packed with romance and action. \nThis intimate doc provides a window into a world in transition: while Rehman cajoles his team into hand-painting unique billboards every week\, modernity is taking over. Today’s films are publicized on plastic posters\, and audiences are swarming to multiplexes. Rehman is the keeper of a disappearing artform\, but he won’t give up. Neither will the theater’s owner Najma\, valuing history and heritage over profits. \nUltimately\, this exemplary and insightful doc is about the magic of cinema\, its power to forge culture and community\, and the changing face of India’s film industry. \n \nORIGINAL COPY / trailer from Florian Heinzen-Ziob on Vimeo.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/original-copy/
LOCATION:BlueLight Cinemas 5\, 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd.\, Cupertino\, CA\, 95014\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T161500
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20161003T051233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T075855Z
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SUMMARY:Lala Begum
DESCRIPTION:(Mehreen Jabbar\, Pakistan/India\, 2016\, 58mins) Starring legendary Pakistani actress Marina Khan (Tanhaiyan)\, and directed by 3rd i alumna Mehreen Jabbar (Ramchand Pakistani)\, Lala Begum is a complex and impressive drama that delves into the ghosts of Pakistan’s past. \nIt is the 1970s. Two estranged sisters Meher (aka Lala Begum) and Seher come to terms with their haunting past: the loves they shared\, the sacrifices they made\, and their struggles with the colonial heritage that defines their lives. What happens when after 20 years of estrangement\, both the sisters are forced to have a face-to-face confrontation and try to move forward? \nEvocative\, dramatic and endearing\, Lala Begum is part of Zeal for Unity\, a series of films for TV envisioned as a cultural exchange program between Pakistan and India. As Mehreen says\, this is “one of the strongest and most effective ways of promoting understanding and respect while learning from what we can offer each other.”
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/lala-begum/
LOCATION:BlueLight Cinemas 5\, 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd.\, Cupertino\, CA\, 95014\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T140000
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CREATED:20161003T051321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T075813Z
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SUMMARY:Korla
DESCRIPTION:Followed by panel discussion!!\n(John Turner and Eric Christensen\, USA\, 2015\, 78mins) In Hollywood there are many secrets\, but only a few last a lifetime — now Korla’s can be revealed! As multifaceted as the sparkling jewel he wore on his turban\, spiritual seeker Korla Pandit was a television pioneer and a godfather of the exotica music genre. From 1949\, first in Los Angeles and subsequently in San Francisco\, this self-described son of a Brahmin priest from New Delhi performed on TV daily while staring silently and dreamily into the camera. \nIn the 1950s he charmed American housewives\, and decades later he would emerge as a cult figure while playing at clubs populated by Los Angeles tiki-lounge-loving hipsters. Often pegged as a “man of mystery\,” Korla lived up to that billing when he took an amazing secret with him to his grave in 1998. \nWhat lay behind Korla’s metaphysical musings\, his cult status\, and his Indian enigmatic facade? Find out in this fascinating and exotic tour through Pandit’s dizzying life. \n \nKorla – Trailer from Appleberry Pictures on Vimeo.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/korla/
LOCATION:BlueLight Cinemas 5\, 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd.\, Cupertino\, CA\, 95014\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T120000
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CREATED:20161003T051345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T072856Z
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SUMMARY:Gaalibeeja (Wind Seed)
DESCRIPTION:(Babu Eshwar Prasad\, India\, 2015\, 96mins) A unique cinematic experience\, Gaalibeeja is a visually arresting meditation on cinema and modernity by artist-turned-filmmaker Babu Eshwar Prasad–an exciting new voice in Kannada-language cinema. \nPrakash\, a civil engineer by day and a cinephile by night\, lives on the road\, traveling to inspect his many projects. His encounters along the way–a peddler of pirated DVDs\, a farmer at a highway bus stop\, and a labourer on his bicycle–form the backbone of this idiosyncratic film. \nWhile the paths of these diverse characters intersect and interrupt one another\, it becomes clear that they each live in a vastly different time and space–one that is shaped by class and access to progress. While paying homage to the likes of Wim Wenders\, Jim Jarmusch\, and Abbas Kiarostami\, Prasad blends social critique with exquisite cinematic form in his take on the “road movie.”
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/gaalibeeja-windseed/
LOCATION:BlueLight Cinemas 5\, 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd.\, Cupertino\, CA\, 95014\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T191500
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CREATED:20161003T051501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T080647Z
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SUMMARY:Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Filmmakers in Person!! \nFrom power to pleasure\, courage to comedy\, this year’s kaleidoscope of cinematic offerings engage the sexual and the sensual: a young man gathers strength to approach his crush\, while a young woman plots a shocking escape from marriage; Audrey Lorde’s poetry\, Justin Bieber’s music\, and painter Francis Newton Souza’s work and life become fodder for queer interventions; and SF’s Sexy Circus ponders its future. \nWill SF’s Sexy Circus Be Priced Out Of Town?\n(Abhi Singh\, 2016\, USA\, 4mins\, English) \nIt’s Not Always Sunny\n(Kimberly Hwang\, 2015\, USA\, 8mins\, English) \nLeeches\n(Payal Sethi\, 2015\, India\, 27mins\, Urdu/Dakhani) \nAn Old Dog’s Diary\n(Shumona Goel and Shai Heredia\, 2015\, India\, 12mins\, English) \nPrema Lekha (Love Letter)\n(Neelu Bhuman\, 2016\, USA/UK\, 5mins\, Telugu and English) \nSari\n(Kareem Khubchandani and Sarah Hill\, 2016\, USA\, 4mins\, English) \nEscaping Agra\n(Pallavi Somusetty\, 2016\, USA/India\, 23mins\, English)
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/coast-to-coast-mumbai-to-the-mission-4/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T164500
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CREATED:20161003T051530Z
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SUMMARY:Gardaab (Whirlpool)
DESCRIPTION:Harune Massey in Person!! \n(Harune Massey\, Pakistan/USA\, 2016\, 93mins) With echoes of Romeo and Juliet\, Gardaab is a taut and stylized thriller about two lovers caught in a web of family and gang warfare in the underbelly of Karachi. Harune Massey’s restrained direction takes real life stories and anecdotes collected on the streets\, and turns them into a compelling meditation on the fragility of human life. \nIn a city haunted by violence\, turf wars and class divisions\, a romance blossoms between Shahbaz\, the protege of a drug lord\, and Parveen\, the daughter of a powerful rival clan. Caught in a whirlpool of desire\, deceit\, and obligations\, the lovers struggle to break free. However\, Shahbaz harbors a dark secret from the past that could very well be his undoing. \nMassey’s debut feature points to an exciting new wave of Pakistani filmmakers on the horizon. Before this foray at the helm\, he has been Assistant Director to some of the most celebrated filmmakers living and working in Pakistan\, such as Sabiha Sumar and Meenu Farjad. \n \nGardaab Trailer from Harune Massey on Vimeo.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/gardaab-the-whirlpool/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20160926T215703Z
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SUMMARY:United Red Army (The Young Man Was\, Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Skype Q&A with Naeem Mohaiemen!! \n(Naeem Mohaiemen\, Bangladesh/ USA/Japan\, 2012\, 70mins) This striking and hypnotic documentary — the first in a trilogy on ultra-left movements — by visual artist Naeem Mohaiemen\, reconstructs the hijacking of Japan Air Lines flight 472 at the hands of the Japanese Red Army in 1977\, during which the hijackers forced the plane to land in Dhaka\, Bangladesh. \nUsing the original sound recordings and surveillance video from the airport control tower\, and a written transcript of the tense and cautious conversation between the hijackers and the hostage negotiator\, the captivating and meditative doc presents a blow-by-blow account of the event. Mohaiemen interrupts the negotiations to take a trip back to his own living room\, where he followed the events as an eight-year-old\, hoping it would end so he could watch his favorite TV show. \nAs reviewer Wilson-Goldie (Bidoun) notes\, United Red Army “delves further into the unintended damage that violent revolutionary movements wrought\, articulating the need to address them critically\, skeptically\, even generously\, but without nostalgia or romance\, fascinated but not seduced.”
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/united-red-army-the-young-man-was-part-1/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20161003T050528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T002638Z
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SUMMARY:Aligarh
DESCRIPTION:(Hansal Mehta\, 2015\, India\, 114mins) Premiering to a standing ovation at the Busan Film Festival\, Aligarh is a heartfelt demand for the right to love — a right that no court should be able to deny. \nDirector Hansal Mehta and screenwriter Apurva Asrani find inspiration in the true story of Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras\, a linguistics professor at Aligarh University who faced suspension and possible termination due to his sexual orientation. Though many supporters rally to Siras’ cause\, including a dedicated journalist played with great panache by Rajkummar Rao\, Manoj Bajpayee paints a portrait of the doctor as a gentle man more concerned with the beauty of life and love\, than with courtroom battles.  \nOne of the most vital films to come out of India in recent years\, especially when both the right to privacy and queer rights are at increasingly at risk all over the world (homosexuality was recriminalized in India in 2014)\, Aligarh is a poetic call to transcend identity.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/aligarh/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20161003T051840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T002408Z
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SUMMARY:Parched
DESCRIPTION:3rd i’s Saturday Night at the Castro!! \n(Leena Yadav\, India/US/UK\, 2015\, 116mins) Parched takes the riot of Bollywood and infuses it with an indie vision in this warm and incisive film that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. Leena Yadav examines the complex lived experiences of women in India through the strident lens of “sex in the village” and produces a film that is raucously full of girl power. \nThirty-something Rani is a widower consumed with the task of marrying off her mean-spirited son. Meanwhile\, Rani’s feisty best friend Lajjo contends with her alcoholic husband\, and a third friend\, Bijili\, is demonized for being an exotic dancer and sex worker. \nThrough unexpected twists and turns\, these adventurous friends must rely on each other before they can escape their harsh realities\, and ride into the sunset. With vivid performances and musical interludes\, and the sultry Rajasthani landscape as the backdrop\, Parched has the spirit of rebellion at its heart!
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/parched/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20161026T171650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161104T180858Z
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SUMMARY:3rd i's Castro Reception
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday Nov 12\, 8pm\nWhere: Castro Theater Mezzanine\nTickets: $20 at the door\, or Become a Sponsor \nJoin us for a special reception at the Castro Mezzanine\, and meet all the festival filmmakers up close and personal! Enjoy desserts and drinks\, get your photograph taken with our celebrity guests and get your feet wet for Parched. \nFestival Guests include: Director Shilpa Ranade and Musician Narayan Parasuram from The World of Goopi and Bagha; Director Sami Khan and Actor Rupak Ginn from Khoya; Director Harune Massey from Gardaab/Whirlpool; and California filmmakers Kimberly Hwang\, Abhi Singh and Pallavi Somusetty featured in the shorts program Coast to Coast. \nSpecial Thanks to our Reception Sponsors\nDiya TV\nKasa Indian Eatery\nTrader Joe’s\nWhole Foods\nLagunitas\nRossi & Rovetti
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-is-castro-reception-3/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,events,festivals,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T174500
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SUMMARY:Khoya (Lost)
DESCRIPTION:Director Sami Khan and Actor Rupak Ginn in Person!!\n(Sami Khan\, India/Canada\, 2015\, 82mins) A nuanced and introspective thriller\, Sami Khan’s outstanding feature Khoya is a deeply affecting film about the universal quest to find one’s roots\, home\, and belonging. When Rog Moreau’s mother dies\, the adoptive ties to his Canadian identity begin to feel tenuous\, setting him off on a journey to India in search of his birth parents. But India is a foreign land\, and Rog cannot even speak the local tongue. \nSeeking to unravel the dark mystery surrounding his adoption\, Rog follows the spectres that lead him through the back alleys of the Mumbai slums to arrive in the expansive and dusty plains of Madhya Pradesh to confront a startling revelation. The film weaves between Rog’s dislocation in a strange new land and his internal conflicts\, as he struggles to achieve an emotional epiphany. \nFeaturing stunning cinematography and an equally haunting score\, Khoya showcases an excellent performance by Rupak Ginn who brings a local connection to the film with his San Francisco origins. \n \nSpecial Thanks to the Adoption Museum Project.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/khoya-lost/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T153000
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CREATED:20160926T202955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T000706Z
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SUMMARY:The World of Goopi and Bagha (Goopi Gawaiya\, Bagha Bajaiya)
DESCRIPTION:Director Shilpa Ranade and Musician Narayan Parasuram (of 3 Brothers and a Violin) in Person!!\n(Shilpa Ranade\, India\, 2013\, 79mins) Set in a world full of vibrant music and color\, Shilpa Ranade’s magical film is an animated adaptation of a cherished children’s classic\, and a remake of one of Indian master Satyajit Ray’s most beloved works. With an anti-war message at its heart\, this timeless fable premiered to great acclaim at the Toronto Film Festival. \nThe film follows the misadventures of Goopi and Bagha\, two musicians banished from their villages for their ear-splitting music. Their cacophony\, however\, enthralls the King of Ghosts\, who grants them four magical boons. Thanks to their new gifts\, Goopi and Bagha are appointed court musicians in the neighboring kingdom of Shundi\, only to be drawn in to courtly intrigue and politics. It will be up to them to use their boons (and their brains!) to prevent war between two brothers — and win the hands of two beautiful princesses. \nRanade’s imaginative and textured animation brings a unique vision to this inventive and heartwarming film full of humor\, spirit\, and kindness.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/the-world-of-goopi-and-bagha-goopi-gawaiya-bagha-baghaiya/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161112T130000
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CREATED:20160926T200509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161030T235518Z
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SUMMARY:Kaul (A Calling)
DESCRIPTION:(Aadish Keluskar\, India\, 2015\, 122mins) With camerawork and sound design that bring a visceral sense of dislocation\, Aadish Keluskar’s bold and innovative Kaul can only be described as a truly transformative cinematic experience. \nA schoolteacher stops to offer an old man a light for his cigarette on his way back home one night\, and encounters a supernatural experience that he is unable to explain. Left shaken to his core\, and unable to ascertain its authenticity\, he begins to doubt his very mind\, until he meets the old man again and learns that he is the “chosen one.” Now is the true test of his sanity\, whether to believe his “believer” and commit a crime\, or to admit to his own insanity. \nDeeply inspired by the films of Tarkovsky and Bela Tarr\, and firmly rooted in a Marathi milieu\, Keluskar masterfully walks a fine line between the believable and the unbelievable\, and delivers a unique film that brings an equal measure of the mystical\, the existential\, the surreal\, and the sublime.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/kaul-the-calling/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161111T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161111T210000
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SUMMARY:One Crazy Thing
DESCRIPTION:Skype Q&A with Amit Gupta!!\n(Amit Gupta\, UK\, 2016\, 90mins) Set against the hubbub of London\, Amit Gupta’s One Crazy Thing is a charming romantic comedy and a beautifully-crafted cautionary tale about the fickleness of fame\, the healing powers of love\, and the importance of forgiving oneself. \nFormer television star Jay is haunted by the sex tape that destroyed his life and turned his ex-girlfriend into an A-list Hollywood celebrity. Jay now cowers in obscurity as the manager of his family’s tandoori restaurant. His acting career is nonexistent\, his family is irredeemably disgraced\, and he constantly fears being recognized by any of the millions of viewers of his very public mistake. When Jay falls for the exciting and artistic Hannah\, an American musician studying in London\, he realizes he must confront the errors of his past\, rather than hiding from his future. \nGupta’s keen and witty script produces a film that echoes the best of Woody Allen –especially in the main character played by Ray Panthaki\, who was named one of BAFTA’s Breakthrough Brits in 2014.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/one-crazy-thing/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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CREATED:20161003T052055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T051926Z
UID:3569-1478891700-1478891700@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Original Copy
DESCRIPTION:Set in a crumbling cinema palace in Mumbai Central\, Original Copy is a charming portrait of artist and guru Sheikh Rehman – one of the last hand-painters of colorful Bollywood posters\, packed with romance and action. \nThis intimate doc provides a window into a world in transition: while Rehman cajoles his team into hand-painting unique billboards every week\, modernity is taking over. Today’s films are publicized on plastic posters\, and audiences are swarming to multiplexes. Rehman is the keeper of a disappearing artform\, but he won’t give up. Neither will the theater’s owner Najma\, valuing history and heritage over profits. \nUltimately\, this exemplary and insightful doc is about the magic of cinema\, its power to forge culture and community\, and the changing face of India’s film industry. \nPreceded by:\nEvents in a Cloud Chamber\n(Ashim Ahluwalia\, 2016\, India\, 21 min\, English) \nFilmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia (John and Jane) works with the visionary Akbar Padamsee\, one of the pioneers of Modern Indian painting\, to remake his lost experimental film from 1969.\n \nORIGINAL COPY / trailer from Florian Heinzen-Ziob on Vimeo.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/original-copy-2/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161110T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161110T191500
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20160926T191555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161030T164647Z
UID:3552-1478805300-1478805300@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Masaan (Fly Away Solo)
DESCRIPTION:(Neeraj Ghaywan\, India/France\, 2015\, 109mins) With its premiere at the prestigious Cannes film festival\, Masaan (an Anurag Kashyap production)\, has become one of the most celebrated independent Indian films in recent memory. Set along the picturesque Ganges river in Benaras\, Neeraj Ghaywan’s film weaves together two separate stories joined by a common concern\, the effect of narrow-minded tradition on the budding desires of youth. \nTwo students who meet in a motel room for a romantic encounter become the victims of police corruption\, while two others attempt to navigate their courtship through caste discrimination. Both relationships cause a ripple effect that leads to repression\, rebellion and repentance\, but Ghaywan never loses sight of the hope and resistance for a brighter future in his delicate and powerful masterwork. \nImbued with pathos and poetry\, this immensely moving cinematic tapestry received a standing ovation at Cannes\, won the prestigious FIPRESCI prize\, and was honored with the Promising Future Award. The film’s release in India garnered rave reviews and is poised to make stars of its talented young cast.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/masaan-fly-away-solo/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151101T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151101T191500
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150915T193735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151013T064959Z
UID:3101-1446405300-1446405300@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Om Dar-B-Dar
DESCRIPTION:US Premier\nDigitally Restored Version! Special thanks to NFDC for making this screening possible. \nSet in the picturesque town of Ajmer\, Rajasthan\, Kamal Swaroop’s film is a cult classic with feminist overtones\, and a colorful cast of characters including a young boy who can hold his breath\, a runaway Bollywood actress with a shady past\, a merchant who believes he can defecate diamonds\, and a gang of terrorist tadpoles. Touted as “the great Indian LSD trip\,” the film premiered to rave reviews at the Berlin Film Festival in 1988\, and has since then achieved mythological status in India\, influencing a whole generation of filmmakers. Swaroop draws irreverently from mythology\, politics\, philosophy and popular culture to create a genre-defying film that one critic hailed as “the antithesis to what is globally considered Indian cinema.”\n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/om-dar-b-dar/
LOCATION:CineArts at Palo Alto Square\, 3000 El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151101T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151101T171500
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150918T184054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151015T031338Z
UID:3270-1446398100-1446398100@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Jai Ho
DESCRIPTION:Followed by Skype Q&A with filmmaker. \nUmesh Aggarwal’s Jai Ho is an unparalleled and exclusive look into one of the most iconic musicians of our time – A.R. Rahman. Most renowned in the West for his Oscar and Grammy Award-winning soundtrack to Slumdog Millionaire\, the “Mozart of Madras” is a household name in India with over 120 film scores under his belt. His effortless blend of Eastern sensibility with Western technology has changed the face of film music in India. This doc charts his incredible rise to fame — from his humble beginnings in the Tamil film industry to working with Andrew Lloyd Webber in London — and beyond. Rahman talks about his work and life experiences in unprecedented personal terms\, and provides a glimpse into the spirituality that drives his genius.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/jai-ho-2/
LOCATION:CineArts at Palo Alto Square\, 3000 El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151101T144500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151101T144500
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150901T232147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151015T033420Z
UID:3105-1446389100-1446389100@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Petals in the Dust
DESCRIPTION:Palo Alto Premier\nFollowed by panel discussion with filmmaker \nNyna Pais Caputi’s empowering doc examines the condition of an endangered class of people in modern India. They come from all walks of life and share only one common trait: they are female. Women from all economic backgrounds continue to lose their lives to infanticide\, sex-selective abortions\, starvation and medical neglect\, dowry deaths\, brutal gang rapes\, and more. It is estimated that by 2020 there will be 20 percent more men than women in India! The film explores the cultural origins of this deeply embedded social violence\, and profiles both the unimaginable stories of brave survivors\, and the inspiring work of activists and gender experts who are helping to change the status quo.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/petals-in-the-dust/
LOCATION:CineArts at Palo Alto Square\, 3000 El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151101T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151101T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150915T195303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151029T223740Z
UID:3139-1446379200-1446379200@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Voices of Partition
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premier\nFollowed by Q&A with filmmaker\, and panel discussion organized by 1947 Partition Archive featuring Partition witnesses Muzzafer Haider and Amarjit Sidhu\, and Citizen Historian Prakhar Joshi.\n \nThe 1947 Partition stands as the largest human displacement in history: over 2 million people lost their lives\, while 14 million were displaced. The 1947 Partition Archive preserves eyewitness accounts from all communities affected by Partition. To date\, over 2000 unique life stories have been recorded in 10 countries. Presented in collaboration with The Archive\, the Voices of Partition program features Mara Ahmed’s A Thin Wall (2015\, Pakistan/India\, 65 mins). Infused with music and poetry\, the documentary examines memory\, history and the possibility of reconciliation with lessons that remain urgently relevant even today. Shot on both sides of the border\, in India and in Pakistan\, the film offers an intimate perspective on Partition\, rooted in stories passed down from one generation to another. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker\, Partition witnesses from the community\, and a Citizen Historian.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/voices-of-partition/
LOCATION:CineArts at Palo Alto Square\, 3000 El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151025T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150916T013228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151012T003556Z
UID:3258-1445799600-1445799600@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:[Brown Girl Stoner Film]
DESCRIPTION:Secret Screening\nFollowed by Q&A with filmmaker & cast\n \nA smart and sassy comedy\, featuring show-stopping performances by Pia Shah and Emily C. Chang\, this project-in-development from Tanuj Chopra (director of Punching at the Sun\, and shorts Pia and Clap\, Clap) is a “high”-light of the festival. PhD candidate Cam is struggling to complete a favor for her fiance: deliver a large bag of weed to an unknown buyer. On one hand she feels a sense of loyalty to her partner but she doesn’t want to feel like a mule. She processes her decision in a park with her lifelong stoner best friend Jinky. They embark on a day they will not soon forget. This “secret” work-in-progress screening will be followed by a talkback with the talent. We’ll bring the director\, the actresses\, and the editor — you bring Mary Jane. \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/brown-girl-stoner-film/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151025T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151025T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150901T232347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151016T173423Z
UID:3107-1445792400-1445792400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premiers\nFollowed by Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers \nFrom the streets of San Francisco to a Parsee home in Bombay\, from gorgeously animated watercolors to hip-hop music video\, from queer comedy to social documentary\, this year’s outstanding set of shorts offer us profiles of culture\, celebration\, courage and change! \nA Bay Area Ballerina Comes of Age (Abhi Singh\, USA\, 2015\, 3 mins) An evocative portrait of ballet-dancer Miko Fogarty (of Orinda\, CA) that captures the spirit of her art and the spirit of San Francisco\, with grace. \nSafar/Journey (Pratyusha Gupta\, India\, 2013\, 26 mins) Gouri leaves a tainted past behind to start anew as a maid in a Parsee household\, in this nuanced exploration of the challenges and triumphs of starting over. \nSugarless Tea (Sai Selvarajan\, USA\, 2015\, 4.5 mins) A tale of separated brothers takes us on a journey from Queens\, NY to India\, in this gorgeously animated short with watercolors (by Amanda Selvarajan) that evokes travelogues and bedtime stories. \nReclaiming Pakistan (Lisa Donato\, USA\, 2015\, 8 mins) Narrated by Fawzia Mirza\, this documentary sheds light on the social revolution sparked in Pakistan by civil-rights activist Mohammad Jibran Nasir\, and the organization Pakistan for All. \nThe First Session (Ryan Logan\, USA\, 2015\, 6 mins) Two women attempt to repair their relationship with the help of an unconventional therapist and the healing power of the mango in this hilarious short featuring the dynamic Fawzia Mirza. \nMardistan/Macholand (Harjant Gill\, India\, 2014\, 28 mins) An exploration of masculinity articulated through the voices of four men from different generations and backgrounds in Punjab\, this eye-opening doc explores how both men and women are enmeshed in issues of gender violence. \nIVIVI (Superwoman & Humble The Poet\, Canada\, 2015\, 4.5 mins) These sensations from Canada have putdesi hip-hop into major Youtube circulation – watch them celebrate Toronto and it’s peeps in this hella cool music video! \nMission Critical: Keeping Carnaval a Neighborhood Thing (Abhi Singh\, USA\, 2015\, 4 mins) This jubilant portrait of a Latino tradition in San Francisco’s Mission District captures the explosion of music and dance\, as well as the undertow of worry as local residents negotiate gentrification. \nSafar/Journey trailer\n \nSafar Official Trailer from Pratyusha Gupta on Vimeo. \nSugarless Tea trailer\n \nSugarless Tea | Official Trailer from Lucky Post on Vimeo. \nMardistan/Macholand trailer
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/coast-to-coast-mumbai-to-the-mission-3/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151025T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151025T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150901T232210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151015T030546Z
UID:3102-1445785200-1445785200@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Silence in the Courts
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premier\nFollowed by Q&A with the filmmaker\n \nPrasanna Vithanage’s (With You\, Without You\, SFISAFF 2013) thought-provoking film is a carefully crafted inditement of institutionalized forms of power\, and documents how the elite can all too often put themselves above the law. Two women from rural Sri Lanka seek justice for being sexually abused by a judge while their husbands are in custody. Vithanage’s film chronicles journalist Victor Ivan’s efforts to leverage media support for these courageous women. While succinct in its form\, the film cuts exceptionally deep in terms of its analysis of how patriarchy and power work together to infect the courts\, the media and the lives of Sri Lanka’s most disenfranchised citizens.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/silence-of-the-courts/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151025T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151025T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150724T231912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151013T064740Z
UID:3099-1445778000-1445778000@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Labor of Love (Asha Jaoar Majhe)
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premier \nLyrical and poetic\, this unique cinematic experience was one of the most celebrated Indian films on the international festival circuit last year. Set in Calcutta against a crumbling industrial landscape\, Labor of Love delves into the lives of an ordinary couple whose competing work schedules keep them apart. Sengupta gracefully alternates between their daily routines\, and observes their solitude with such intimacy that the simple act of preparing a meal becomes an act of love. While the film has no spoken dialogue\, the resonant soundscape and retro-Bollywood score fill the silences with deep emotional textures. Sengupta’s arresting visuals and rhythmic editing build into to a beautiful\, dreamlike crescendo. An ode to so many labors of love\, including that of cinema\, this film is a must-see for cinephiles. Winner\, Best Debut Director\, Venice Film Festival.\n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/labor-of-love-asha-jaoar-majhe/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150901T232454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151015T030315Z
UID:3109-1445720400-1445720400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:PK
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Bollywood at the Castro – one of the most popular events at the festival! This year’s interstellar offering takes Bollywood exuberance in a whole new direction apt for the 21st century! Superstar Aamir Khan shines as the titular PK\, an inquisitive space alien who lands on Earth and shakes up society\, in director Rajkumar Hirani’s (3 idiots) subversive comedy. Deftly poking fun at the foibles of earthlings – especially their warring religions\, PK shines a light on the contradictions of social mores with humor and compassion. A runaway hit in India\, the film features a wealth of top actors including Anushka Sharma as a plucky TV journalist\, Saurabh Shukla as a wealthy Hindu mega-swami\, and most memorably\, Munnabhai MBBS star Sanjay Dutt as a ruffian wedding band musician.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/pk/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150929T230515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151015T010149Z
UID:3303-1445716800-1445720400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:3rd i's Castro Reception
DESCRIPTION: 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-is-castro-reception-2/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,events,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150915T193151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151021T052621Z
UID:3103-1445711400-1445711400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Tigers
DESCRIPTION:US Premier\nFollowed by Q&A with Syed Raza Aamir Hussain and Shaftaq Batool Raza\, the real-life heroes behind the story \nA gripping feature film based on the true story of Ayan\, a young Pakistani salesman\, who challenges the system when he discovers the devastating effects of the infant formula he is selling. Expertly straddling the line between documentary and fiction\, this David-and-Goliath story is told partially through the eyes of a film crew making a documentary on Ayan’s astonishing findings. Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi (The Dirty Picture) and National Award-winning actress Geetanjali Thapa (Liar’s Dice\, SFISAFF 2014) bring pathos\, nuance and passion to their respective roles. In the hands of Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land)\, this film becomes a powerful tale of a man who is willing to risk his life to expose a system where narrow interests prevail.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/tigers/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T161500
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150901T232052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151016T174317Z
UID:3106-1445703300-1445703300@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:The Crow’s Egg (Kaaka Muttai)
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premier \nA delightful and heartwarming dramatic comedy that paints a vivid portrait of urban street kids\, but with hope and initiative rather than despair. In a tiny concrete-and-tin Chennai home\, two brothers see a pizza commercial whose steaming\, slow-motion images make the unfamiliar food look like manna from heaven. These young boys see all the obstacles between them and their first slice as puzzles to be worked out\, and they’re more than up to the task. While reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire\, this film is a breath of fresh air\, not because it mimics that film — it doesn’t — but because this family film at last finds a way to shift the lens to an exuberantly Indian perspective. M. Manikandan’s endearing film has won several national awards and received a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/the-crows-egg-kaaka-muttai/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T060500
CREATED:20150901T232121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151015T025654Z
UID:3100-1445691600-1445691600@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Haider (Hamlet)
DESCRIPTION:Introduced by Prof. Gitanjali Shahani\, Department of English Language and Literature\, SFSU\, who has taught and written extensively on Shakespearan drama\, and Shakespeare in Hindi cinema. \nUnder the masterful direction of Vishal Bharadwaj\, Shakespearean tragedy seem a natural lens through which to view contemporary India. Haider\, his adaptation of Hamlet\, is the third in a series after the highly acclaimed Maqbool/Macbeth (2003) and Omkara/Othello (2006). Bharadwaj fuses Bollywood scale and spectacle with indie sensibilities\, and brings the passion of Hamlet to life with an intensity rarely seen in Indian cinema\, while Basharat Peer’s brave and brilliant script transposes the Shakespearean cycles of violence and revenge to the conflict in Kashmir. Bollywood heartthrob Shahid Kapoor (Jab We Met\, Dil Bole Hadippa) brings pathos to his role as Hamlet\, Tabu (Life of Pi\, The Namesake) brings depth and mystery to her role as Ghazala (Gertrude)\, and Irrfan Khan (The Lunchbox\, Slumdog Millionaire) mesmerizes as Shakespeare’s Ghost. Winner\, People’s Choice Award\, Rome Film Festival.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/haider-hamlet/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015,festivals,films
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