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  • 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 Lanka, where memories of interactions between the Tamils and the Sinhalese linger. Fusing allegorical magic realism and investigative documentary, and made collaboratively with impacted locals, […]

  • 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 to California and throughout the Diaspora. This year’s selection of narratives and docs lifts up stories of immigration, relationships, identity, gender and sexuality, and social […]

  • 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 her beliefs in the natural order. The film portrays Nehma, an Adivasi woman who returns to her Jharkhand village with her children, post-divorce. To sustain […]

  • 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 be missed. With saturated color, swinging rhythm, and sharp emotional edges, the film dives into the generational fault lines of truth, trauma, and tradition—all through […]

  • 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 with extraordinary courage, chronicling the revolutionary standoff between Indian Sikh and Punjabi farmers and the Modi government. In November 2020, Gurbaz Sangha, a young farmer […]

  • 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 skews predictable tropes. Kanawade’s debut feature follows two men navigating societal pressures in a rural community in Western India (Maharashtra). The story centers on Anand, […]

  • 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 his divided family. Adventurous and mischievous schoolboy Boong and his friend Raju don’t see long distances and state borders as significant obstacles. At least not […]

  • 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 coming-of-age desires and sexual awakening. Set in the 1990s, the film finds 16-year-old Mira at her strict private boarding school atop a Himalayan mountainscape in […]

  • 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 Rana, a taxi driver from India, who is chasing his dream in America. The documentary follows Virender’s journey of coming to America as he finds […]

  • 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 of audiences around the world: LAGAAN and RRR. Set against the turbulent backdrop of colonial India, these Academy Award nominated/winning films offer strikingly different takes […]

  • 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 present, a married couple in the state of Kerala discusses whether or not to become immortal by taking a new high-cost implant. The couple decides […]

  • Drawing A Line

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

    Sharp, satirical, and highly popular sociopolitical Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja is the subject of DRAWING A LINE, a documentary directed by Sama Pana, which premiered at the renowned Hot Docs Festival and won Best Documentary Series at Canneseries 2023. It wonderfully explores Rachita’s inner world and her creative expression as she confronts persecution and censorship […]

  • JOYLAND

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

    JOYLAND is a visually gorgeous and subversive family drama set in the bustling megacity of Lahore, Pakistan. Pressured to earn his own salary, soft-spoken house husband Haider is hired to perform in an erotic dance show. He’s attracted to the lead performer, an irrepressible trans woman named Alina Khan, and their relationship takes unpredictable turns. […]

  • 3rd i’s SHORTS: FROM MUMBAI TO THE MISSION

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

    Filmmakers Rucha Chitnis and Alka Raghuram in person! 3rd i’s signature shorts program brings filmmakers into conversation together from South Asia to California and throughout the Diaspora. From short-form documentaries to dramatic narratives, and genres ranging from Sci-Fi to comedy to horror, this year’s edition tackles stories of relationships, identity, and social justice.  GANGA, Alka […]

  • KATHAL (JACKFRUIT)

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

    Click above for FREE tickets! Preceded by short film DOS BROS FORCE. KATHAL (Jackfruit), directed by Amit Ashraf, is a fun, quirky, and enjoyable comedy for the whole family. At its core, KATHAL is a creative and exuberant story about the adventures of two mischievous kids, but on its edges, the film is an enlightening […]

  • TIKTOK, BOOM

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

    What does it mean to be a digital native? TIKTOK, BOOM dissects one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape. Directed by CODED BIAS filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, the film keenly examines the algorithmic, sociopolitical, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest […]

  • AGRA

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

    Fasten your seatbelts and proceed with caution, the new arthouse film AGRA, from 3rd i alum Kanu Behl (TITLI), which opened to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, is an audacious and riveting film that looks into Indian family dynamics, patriarchy, and sexual frustration within limited physical space in metropolitan homes in India. Guru, […]

  • THE GOLDEN THREAD

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

    Filmmaker Nishtha Jain in person! Bay Area Premiere A visually spectacular and symphonic ode to manual labor and the jute factories of West Bengal, India. THE GOLDEN THREAD documentary, directed by 3rd i alum and multi-award-winning filmmaker Nishtha Jain (GULABI GANG, LAKSHMI AND ME), with its magical long takes and beautifully composed shots, fully immerses […]

  • BANGLA SURF GIRLS

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

    BANGLA SURF GIRLS, directed by Elizabeth D. Costa, is an inspiring and immersive documentary that takes us into the heart of Cox’s Bazar, a beach town in Bangladesh, where we witness the transformation of young girls who join a local surf club and dream of freedom from traditional expectations. The memorable, educational and heartfelt storyline […]

  • A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING

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

    Payal Kapadia’s documentary film, A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING, is a brilliant, dreamlike, poetic exploration of the political and social changes occurring in India. Through a series of letters read aloud to an absent lover, we learn about the fears, desires, and philosophical identity of a young woman named L, a student at the Film […]

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