Celebrating Pride with AAM and GAPA

Online CA, United States

Experience spoken word, short plays, and storytelling monologues from an intergenerational collective in a virtual program.

Documentary Film Screening: “Reason”

Oshman Hall, McMurtry Bldg 355 Roth Way, Stanford, CA, United States

Renowned documentarian Anand Patwardhan charts his country's slide away from secular democracy and toward divisions of power, caste, and religious belief — and the violence that has followed.

Sir

Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA, United States

This beautifully nuanced, sensual and insightful feature film, which premiered at Cannes this year, explores the forbidden attraction between a maid and her wealthy employer, whilst thwarting the expectations of a typical Indian love story. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.

Bangla

Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA, United States

In this playful romantic comedy, "Bangla," an awkwardly charming 22-year-old Italian-Bengali panics when he falls in love with an impulsive and spirited Italian girl. The attraction between them is immediate, and Phaim will have to figure out how to reconcile his love with his life full of rules. Highlighted in Rotterdam’s International Film Festival in the Big screen competition section. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.

The MisEducation of Bindu

Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Filmmaker Prarthana Mohan in Person!! This coming-of-age comedy follows a day in the life of formerly homeschooled Bindu as she endures high school and tries to graduate early. Paying homage to Bollywood rock with one fantastical Bollywood dance number, the film shines a light on the immigrant experience of a teenager caught between girlhood and womanhood, and India’s traditional past and the promise of a global future where she can blend in to be whomever she wants to be. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.

Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission

New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

3rd i's signature shorts program brings genres ranging from comedy to contemporary music, and short-form documentaries to dramatic narratives. This year's edition tackles stories of relationships, identity, environment, and social justice, with compassion and humor. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.

Chippa

New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

This humorous and entertaining film is the touching story of Chippa who, on his tenth birthday, sets out into night-time Calcutta looking for a father he has never seen. Filled with humor, hope, and curiosity, he encounters a “marvelous realism” that is evoked in the works of literary giants such as Salman Rushdie. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.

Cat Sticks

New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Skype Q&A With Ronny Sen!! Hailed as one of the “most gorgeous and affecting films” presented at Slamdance Film Fest in recent years, this haunting film follows the stories of several heroin addicts over the course of one rain drenched night in Kolkata. The film's bewitching score works in tandem with its mesmerizing B&W imagery, to create a work that is a must-see on the big screen! CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.

American Hasi

New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Equal parts comedy and self-discovery, this refreshing doc is a portrait of Indian-American comedian Tushar Singh. In an attempt to accelerate his career, Singh maps out a tour in India (with his mom in tow), taking part in India’s flourishing stand-up scene. He discovers the challenges of cross-cultural comedy and confronts his hybrid identity head-on. Interviews with influential comics such as Vir Das and Russell Peters. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.

Bulbul Can Sing

New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Following on the heels of last year's magical "Village Rockstars," Rima Das takes us back to the timeless beauty of the Assamese countryside in this bittersweet narrative.Three friends struggle to find their own identities, and to fight back against age-old traditions and parental expectations. This is no simple rural idyll however; in Das' deft hands, it’s a deeply compelling exploration of love, loss, and adolescence. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.

3rd i Co-presents “Kattumarum’’ at Frameline 43

Landmark Shattuck Cinemas 2230 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

"Kattumaram" is a heartfelt look at the strength of community in rural India, showcasing the importance of tradition along with the need for evolution.

3rd i Co-presents “SHIRAZ” at the Roxie

Roxie Theater

An astonishing treasure of the silent cinema, "Shiraz" is an ambitious and elegant film that takes creative license with the story of the life and death of the Mughal empress whose early demise inspired her husband to construct the Taj Mahal.

3rd i Co-presents at CAAMfest37

AMC Kabuki 8 1881 Post St, San Francisco, CA, United States

3rd i Films is pleased to Co-present When We Walk at CAAMFest37. Emmy-Award-winning director Jason DaSilva continues the documentation of his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and its aftermath. When We Walk, (78 min ) the follow-up to DaSilva’s 2013 film When I Walk, and part of a documentary trilogy, is bracingly forthright and political in […]

3rd i Co-presents at CAAMFest37

AMC Kabuki 8 1881 Post St, San Francisco, CA, United States

3rd i Films is pleased to co-present Tiger at CAAMFest37. TIGER is a powerful film about a Sikh-American boxer who is banned from the boxing commission for practicing his religious beliefs. Based on a true story of Pardeep Singh Nagra (a break-out role for Prem Singh), this inspirational story explores a boxer’s real fight outside […]

3rd i Co-presents “Shiraz” at the SF Silent Film Festival

Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

An astonishing treasure of the silent cinema, Shiraz is an ambitious and elegant film that takes creative license with the story of the life and death of the 17th-century Mumtaz Mahal (Enakshi Rama Rau), the Mughal empress whose early demise inspired her husband, Shiraz (Rai) to construct the Taj Mahal. Inventing a backstory involving bandits, slavers, […]

3rd i Co-presents at SF Film Fest

Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

3rd i co-presents the new film Photograph at the Castro Theatre. This powerfully romantic and gently comedic film from India comes from the same director as the cult hit The Lunchbox (2013). It quietly traces the story of a street photographer who convinces an upper-class girl he meets at a tourist site to pose as […]

3rd i Presents “The Escapists”

ATA 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

3rd i Presents The Escapists, directed by Saprina Panday—a work-in-progress discussion with emerging film maker Saprina Panday and moderated by Tanya Tandon and Anjana Iyer   Date: Friday, April 26th, 2019 Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm  (film 20 min, followed by discussion) Location: ATA - 992 Valencia Street The Escapists is about three immigrant best friends who chase their dreams and […]

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