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SUMMARY:3rd i's 19th Annual Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:3rd i’s 19th annual SF International South Asian Film Festival presents some of the best cinema from South Asia and its Diaspora\, including stories from India\, Sri Lanka\, France\, UK and the Pakistani community in the US. \nNovember 12–16\, 2021 \nLIVE stream films online + LIVE Zoom Q&A\nFRIDAY\, November 12\n7:30PM\, PST    • 7 DAYS – watch in California region ONLY\nSUNDAY\, November 14\n8:00PM\, PST    • In Process With Nishtha Jain – watch in California region ONLY \nON DEMAND films available to watch\nNovember 12-16\nAmericanish – watch in California region ONLY\nCoast to Coast: From Mumbai to the Mission\nPebbles – watch in California region ONLY\nThe Ants and The Grasshopper – watch in California region ONLY\nThe Loyal Man – watch in US region ONLY\nThe Tenant – watch in US region ONLY\nWhite Riot – watch in US region ONLY\nWriting With Fire – watch in California region ONLY
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-is-19th-annual-film-festival/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:Americanish
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Iman Zawahry\nUSA/English\n2021\n90 min \nAmericanish\, directed by Iman Zawahry\, is a romantic comedy that highlights the stories of three young Pakistani-American women looking for love in Jackson Heights\, Queens\, New York. \nA coming of age narrative\, the film follows the joys and tribulations of career-driven sisters (Sam and Maryam Khan) and their newly-immigrated cousin (Ameera)\, who must navigate the consistent — and sometimes conflicting — demands of romance\, culture\, work\, and family. \nAmericanish offers a heartwarming and fresh perspective on classic romantic-comedy tropes\, delving into the tension that arises between competing societal and cultural norms\, and the complexity of trying to both honor and break from cultural traditions.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/americanish/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:Coast to Coast: From Mumbai to the Mission
DESCRIPTION:3rd i’s signature shorts program brings California filmmakers into conversation with filmmakers from South Asia and the Diaspora. With genres ranging from comedy to contemporary music\, and short-form documentaries to dramatic narratives\, this year’s edition tackles stories of relationships\, identity\, environment\, LGBTQ and social justice with compassion. \nTheetu (Untouchability)\, Haresh Narayanan (India\, Canada\, 2021\, 6:40 mins)\nAn ironic and humorous critique of how one does not forget their caste\, even when buying carrots. \nSunday\, Arun Fulara (India\, 2020\, 10 mins)\nWhen the middle-aged Kamble makes his weekly visit to the neighbourhood barber shop\, it’s not just for a shave. He can’t wait to be touched by Jaan\, the new young barber he has a crush on. \nTurbulence\, Mahesh Pailoor (USA\, 2021\, 3 mins)\nA short doc on photojournalist Luis Sinco’s awe inspiring images\, documenting a very turbulent year in Los Angeles. \n7pm\, Vick Krishna & Piyali Syam (USA\, 2020\, 3:34 mins)\nA young couple cling to any form of connection amid a global pandemic that prohibits human interaction. \nAGNI (Fire)\, Alka Raghuram (USA\, 2021\, 5:45 mins)\nA dance meditation on our world burning\, featuring music by Alam Khan and\nchoreography by Charlotte Moraga of the Chitresh Das Institute. \nNow That We’ve Met\, Nitya Turaga\, (USA\, 2019\, 4:54 mins)\nNina\, set up on a blind date\, immediately decides the only thing in common she has with her date\, Jay\, is that they’re both Indian. Jay\, a hopeless romantic\, begs to differ. \nThe Shower\, Mahesh Pailoor (USA\, 2019\, 14 mins)\nTwo worlds collide when Maya’s oldest friend shows up at her baby shower\, single and child-free. \nThe Plunge\, Simon Ryninks and written by Omar Khan (UK\, 2019\, 10 mins)\nA hilarious and sexy romp ensues when a couple in love find themselves ready to take the next step. \nCONTRACTOR 014352\, Simon Ryninks (UK\, 2018\, 13 mins)\nComedy-Drama Sci-Fi — With Omar Khan . Real and imaginary worlds collide when a lonely data entry clerk reaches through his computer screen\, in search of a genuine connection. \nFeet Don’t Fail Me Now\, Joy Crookes\, (UK\, 2021\, 3:18 mins)\nBangladeshi-Irish-British Singer songwriter Joy Crookes incorporates in this new music video details about relationships\, self-reliance\, culture\, and her South London roots through her music.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/coast-to-coast-from-mumbai-to-the-mission/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:Pebbles
DESCRIPTION:Directed by P.S. Vinothraj\nIndia/Tamil with subtitles\n2021\n75 min \nSAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe arid\, mountainous landscape of southeast India\, Tamil Nadu\, makes for a rewarding and sublime visual experience in the gorgeously shot Pebbles. Smart\, nuanced\, and disturbing\, the narrative delves deep into the life of a young boy\, Velu\, who is dragged between villages by his abusive alcoholic father. Writer-director P.S. Vinothraj’s exquisite and deeply sympathetic lens moves beyond a reductive father-son drama with brief yet significant episodes about the people they casually encounter and the simmering landscape around them. \nThe film seamlessly and simply digs into a larger\, unforced statement about toxic patriarchy\, limited resources\, and the silent\, enduring place of women as enablers of life. Velu is the story’s moral core\, powerless in the face of his father’s rage yet aware of right and wrong and the destructive nature of wounded patriarchal impotence. The boy’s eyes\, silently registering his father’s abuse\, convey everything needed — from bewilderment and hurt to determination and resistance. \nPebbles\, P.S. Vinothraj’s debut film\, is a sublime stretch of pure cinema and a must-see for cinephiles. \nIndia’s official entry for the Oscars 2022! \nWinner of the Tiger Award\, 2021 Rotterdam Film Festival
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/pebbles/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:The Loyal Man
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Lawrence Valin\nFrance/Tamil with subtitles\n2020\n37 min \n\n\n\n\n\nFrench-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. Valin skillfully performs  double-duty in this film\, acting and directing with aplomb. In the role of the character Aathi — an enforcer for the mob — he must confront his allegiance to his mob boss when he falls in love with a trafficked woman\, Minale\, who is under the boss’s control. \nThe film contrasts the vulnerability of Minnale against the indifference of the enforcer Aathi\, offering a complex portrait of displacement and its violence. While their shared loss of culture and homeland has the capacity to bring them together\, their vastly different positions of power creates a chasm between them. Does loyalty matter more to Aathi than the cost of human life? Will Minnale gain her freedom from her enforced obligations\, and will Aathi gain his humanity and give up his life as a callous trafficker? Experience this cinematic tour-de-force from a fresh new voice from the South Asian diaspora. \nIncludes a post-screening discussion with director Lawrence Valin
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/the-loyal-man/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:Writing With Fire
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Rintu Thomas\, Sushmit Ghosh\nIndia/Hindi with subtitles\n2021\n93 min \n  \nIn a cluttered news landscape dominated by men emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. With smartphones\, they break traditions on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues and within the confines of their homes\, redefining what it is to be powerful. \nInvestigative reporter Meera emerges as a central character in this triumphant documentary — one of the fearless founders of the online newspaper\, Khabar Lahariya. The newspaper and its online YouTube channel are dedicated to uncovering abuses of government malfeasance\, patriarchy\, and the rampant gender and caste violence that victimizes the voiceless and the powerless in India. \nDirector-producers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh produce films that have the power to create transformative social impact. They are invested in the power of nonfiction storytelling\, with a strong eye on social justice stories. Rintu and Sushmit were recognized for their filmmaking work with a President’s Medal in 2012\, the highest honor given to filmmakers in India. Five years in the making\, Writing With Fire is their first feature documentary. \nIncludes a post-screening discussion with director Rintu Thomas\, and a panel discussion with Christina Thomas Dhanaraj and Yashica Dutt and Preeti Gamzeh. \nWinner Audience Award\, World Cinema Documentary\, Sundance Film Festival 2021 \nWinner Special Jury Award: Impact for Change\, Sundance Film Festival 2021 \n“Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s debut feature follows the brave journalists of India’s only women-run newspaper\, blending the personal and professional with a deft touch.” – Indiewire \n“Rousing\, inspirational tribute to the pride of grassroots Indian journalism.” – Variety \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/writing-with-fire/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Past Festival Screenings and Events,Screenings and Events
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