Past Events – 3rd i

November 2021

A crowd of farming families in India at a public evebt

14 November 2021

In this program, filmmaker Nishtha Jain shares her experiences and reflect on the nuances of storytelling in the documentary form. She will offer her insights as an outsider looking in at one of the most significant protests in recent Indian history that transpired in surprising ways.

Woman interviews and films another woman using a tablet, whiles others look on

13 November 2021

Writing With Fire

Online

Nov 13, 2021 - Nov 17, 2021

In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women.

13 November 2021

White Riot

Online

Nov 13, 2021 - Nov 17, 2021

Rubika Shah’s incendiary, inspiring and award winning documentary commemorates a vital national music protest movement from the 1970s, Rock Against Racism (RAR), which is as relevant today in our Trumpian era as it was back then.

over the shoulder shot of actress Shamita Shetty opening a door

13 November 2021

The Tenant

Online

Nov 13, 2021 - Nov 17, 2021

Sushrut Jain returns to 3rd i this year (Beyond All Boundaries, 2013) with his “dramedy” The Tenant, starring Shamita Shetty in a story of an unlikely friendship.

13 November 2021

The Loyal Man

Online

Nov 13, 2021 - Nov 17, 2021

French-Sri Lankan director Lawrence Valin offers up a gripping coming-of-age crime romance by immersing us in the gritty Tamil underworld of iconic Paris, France.

A man and woman shake hands in a lush African landscape while another man looks on smiling

13 November 2021

The Ants and The Grasshopper

Online

Nov 13, 2021 - Nov 17, 2021

Raj Patel co-directs this intimate and empowering exploration of a major issue of our time — global climate chaos. The film takes us from a small rural village farm in Malawi, Africa, to our own urban village in Oakland, California.