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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211112T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211112T193000
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SUMMARY:7 Days
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Roshan Sethi\nUSA/English\n2021\n86 min \nTHIS IS A LIVE VIRTUAL SCREENING AND INCLUDES Q&A.\nWitty\, charming and delightful\, 7 Days perfectly captures the absurdity of this contemporary moment. Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival\, this feel-good romantic-comedy is about an Indian American couple forced to shelter in place\, after their first date. \nVery soon\, we find that Ravi (Karan Soni) and Rita (Geraldine Viswanathan) — pleasant as they are in person — don’t exactly connect. Then the comedy flows effortlessly as they find themselves trapped by COVID’s shelter in place orders (the film was shot during the pandemic as well)\, and it turns out that neither one is what their parents made them out to be. \nThe captivating leads\, the natural chemistry between them\, and the culturally specific spin on romantic-comedy’s familiar tropes provide a fresh and winning take on this old genre. \n“Optimistic and full of heart\, director/co-writer Roshan Sethi’s debut captures love in the time of COVID and will leave you on a feel-good high.” — The Tribeca Film Festival
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/7-days/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211113T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220616T224340Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211113T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220616T224727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220617T011701Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211113T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220616T225637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220616T233129Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211113T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220616T231031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220616T233035Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211113T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220616T232322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T053927Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220616T225237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T053926Z
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SUMMARY:In Process With Nishtha Jain
DESCRIPTION:THIS VIRTUAL EVENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A LIVE AUDIENCE Q&A (for viewers in California only)\nDirector Nishtha Jain is an award-winning Indian filmmaker best known for her documentaries Gulabi Gang and Lakshmi and Me. Most notably\, she has been awarded the prestigious Chicken & Egg Award which recognises international women documentary filmmakers. She has won numerous awards including Amnesty International Awards for Human Rights\, Best Documentary\, International Association of Women in Radio and Television and best documentary awards at international film festivals. She is a 3rd i alum\, having screened City of Photos\, Lakshmi and Me\, At My Doorstep\, Family Album\, Gulabi Gang\, and her first short fiction (Proof)\, at the festival in previous years. \nThis year\, we are thrilled to offer a process-peek into her current research on the farmers’ struggle to retain their sovereignty as food growers. Her research brings a close-up view of the large-scale protests against corporatization of Indian agriculture. As the food growers painstakingly cultivate resistance\, they begin to reap an early harvest in the form of camaraderie and re-connection\, remembering that theirs is a long history as keepers of this nation’s humanity and independence. \nIn this program\, the filmmaker will share 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. \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/in-process-with-nishtha-jain/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021,events,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,Past Festival Screenings and Events,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220407T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220407T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220304T020057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T053926Z
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SUMMARY:A special talk by Robin Sukhadia
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Presents\nA special talk by Robin Sukhadia on the healing power of tabla\, with a live sound meditation\nFree live workshop via Zoom\nLimited seats available\nRegister at: 3rditickets@gmail.com\n\nSupported in part by the California Arts Council \nIn this special and unique workshop focused on the tabla\, Fulbright scholar\, musician/composer and 3rd i alum\, Robin Sukhadia\, will share the history of raga (melody) and tala (rhythm) on the subcontinent of India. He will also present a live tabla sound meditation to give context to the effect tabla can have on bringing peace to the body and mind. \nThe convergence of Persian/Islamic and Hindu cultures over centuries of time has produced a musical tradition that is full of healing power. While these cultures are in some ways diametrically opposed\, they align on the importance of sound and vibration and their connection to the body and to cosmology. Listeners and practitioners today are drawn to this healing power\, as Hindustani Classical continues to mesmerize listeners the world over. The primary rhythmic instrument of Hindustani classical music\, the tabla\, holds a special role in grounding and propelling the energy of ragas (melodic scale explorations)\, which are designed to provoke introspection and uplift the spirits of the listener. \nA Spotify playlist has been curated by Robin to accompany the workshop. \nA Master in Fine Arts graduate from the World Music program at the California Institute of the Arts\, Robin Sukhadia studies tabla (classical north Indian drums) under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri at the California Institute of the Arts and the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael\, California. His special focus on the musical traditions and rhythms of south Asia informs his approach to musical arrangement and composition on a wide range of concert\, film\, and album productions. (tablapusher.com) Robin has traveled internationally on behalf of Project Ahimsa\, an organization committed to empowering impoverished youth through music education. He performs and teaches extensively\, in both classical and contemporary contexts\, and has developed innovative music education programs at the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad\, the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles\, the de Young Museum in San Francisco\, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco\, the Machine Project in Los Angeles and the Sangati Center in San Francisco. \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/workshop-with-robin-sukhadia/
LOCATION:Zoom from your own device
CATEGORIES:Past Festival Screenings and Events,Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220529T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220529T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220506T010004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T180732Z
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SUMMARY:Alka Raghuram\, a Filmmaker's Workshop
DESCRIPTION:3rd i presents an in-person workshop\nFREE admission at the door. Proof of vaccination and masks are required. \nIn this interactive presentation\, Alka Raghuram — filmmaker and artist — will share her works and works-in-progress\, her creative process during Covid\, and how she creates unique points of view that reflect the characters’ and the filmmaker’s worldview. She’ll offer a sneak peek of her new documentary on mental health\, Blueprint of Love. \nSupported in part by the California Arts Council \nAlka Raghuram is an award-winning filmmaker and a multidisciplinary artist. She has made several fiction\, experimental\, and documentary films. She was awarded the L’Oreal Woman of Worth Filmmaker Award for her script The Conqueror at Tribeca All Access\, and Director of The Year at the IDF Forum\, Westlake International Documentary Festival for her feature documentary Burqa Boxers about Muslim women boxers in Kolkata\, which won the top prize\, Grant Open Doors\, at the Locarno Film Festival co-production market. Her script Ayna was a finalist at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Alka frequently collaborates with other artists to create narrative performances and installations. Some of her collaborations include “Yatra” with Kathak and Flamenco dancers Pandit Chitresh Das and Antonio Hidalgo Paz; “Agni” with choreographer Charlotte Moraga and musician Alam Khan\, and a photo\, video and art installation Inspired by Burqa Boxers at the Locarno Film Festival. She recently received Creative Work Fund for a multimedia project called “Invoking The River” about the river Yamuna’s mythological significance and its environmental degradation in collaboration with Chitresh Das Institute of dance. Alka is currently developing a sci-fi fantasy series\, Krishna 0110. 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/alka-raghuram-a-filmmakers-workshop/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Festival Screenings and Events,Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20220506T071655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T180731Z
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SUMMARY:An Encore Special Talk by Robin Sukhadia
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Presents\nA special talk by Robin Sukhadia on the healing power of tabla\, with a live sound meditation\nFree live workshop via Zoom\nLimited seats available\nRegister at: 3rditickets@gmail.com\n\nSupported in part by the California Arts Council \nIn this special and unique workshop focused on the tabla\, Fulbright scholar\, musician/composer and 3rd i alum\, Robin Sukhadia\, will share the history of raga (melody) and tala (rhythm) on the subcontinent of India. He will also present a live tabla sound meditation to give context to the effect tabla can have on bringing peace to the body and mind. \nThe convergence of Persian/Islamic and Hindu cultures over centuries of time has produced a musical tradition that is full of healing power. While these cultures are in some ways diametrically opposed\, they align on the importance of sound and vibration and their connection to the body and to cosmology. Listeners and practitioners today are drawn to this healing power\, as Hindustani Classical continues to mesmerize listeners the world over. The primary rhythmic instrument of Hindustani classical music\, the tabla\, holds a special role in grounding and propelling the energy of ragas (melodic scale explorations)\, which are designed to provoke introspection and uplift the spirits of the listener. \nA Spotify playlist has been curated by Robin to accompany the workshop. \nA Master in Fine Arts graduate from the World Music program at the California Institute of the Arts\, Robin Sukhadia studies tabla (classical north Indian drums) under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri at the California Institute of the Arts and the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael\, California. His special focus on the musical traditions and rhythms of south Asia informs his approach to musical arrangement and composition on a wide range of concert\, film\, and album productions. (tablapusher.com) Robin has traveled internationally on behalf of Project Ahimsa\, an organization committed to empowering impoverished youth through music education. He performs and teaches extensively\, in both classical and contemporary contexts\, and has developed innovative music education programs at the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad\, the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles\, the de Young Museum in San Francisco\, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco\, the Machine Project in Los Angeles and the Sangati Center in San Francisco. \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/an-encore-special-talk-by-robin-sukhadia/
LOCATION:Zoom from your own device
CATEGORIES:Past Festival Screenings and Events,Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221023T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221023T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230516T024355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T180645Z
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SUMMARY:Grounding\, a Film Showcase co-presented with APAture 2022
DESCRIPTION:Featured artist Pallavi Somusetty will screen Coach Emily\, a 9 minute sneak peek into the feature documentary to come\, followed by her short doc Escaping Agra\, about a transgender Indian teen.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/grounding-a-film-showcase-co-presented-with-apature-2022/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230711
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230424T182922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T182226Z
UID:6502-1680220800-1689033599@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art
DESCRIPTION:Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art \nMAR 31\, 2023 – JUL 10\, 2023 \nAkiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Pavilion\nAsian Art Museum\n200 Larkin Street\nSan Francisco\, CA 94102 \nA journey for the mind\, body\, and senses through two millennia of art inspired by dance from South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas. \nDance is everywhere in the arts of the Indian cultural sphere: from the sacred dance of a god bringing the world into being to the elaborate choreography of modern Bollywood\, every move has meaning. Through July 10\, 2023\, the Asian Art Museum presents Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art\, inviting all to discover the power of dance in the visual arts of India\, Southeast Asia\, and the Himalayas\, where dancing plays a significant role in religion\, mythology\, and ceremony. \nFeaturing more than 120 artworks borrowed from 20 of the finest museums and private collections\, Beyond Bollywood immerses museumgoers in a multimedia showcase of dance\, bringing a wide array of historic and contemporary sculpture\, painting\, textiles\, jewelry\, photographs\, and more to vivid\, passionate life. Through encounters with artworks from countries including India\, Pakistan\, Nepal\, Tibet\, Sri Lanka\, Myanmar\, Thailand\, Cambodia\, and Indonesia\, Beyond Bollywood reveals the enduring capacity of dance to inspire a diverse range of artists and audiences alike. “We hope visitors will come away with a transformed notion of the importance and power of dance\,” says co-curator Forrest McGill\, “what it has meant in the past\, and what it can mean in their own lives today.” \nThe exhibition’s design takes full advantage of the theatrical and technical capabilities of the museum’s new Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Pavilion\, incorporating experiential elements from subtle musical backdrops to gallery-spanning video installations. Through live dance performances (taking place within the main pavilion itself) and other associated dance events and programs\, viewers can experience the magic of dance in person. \nBeyond Bollywood is organized by the Asian Art Museum and the Cincinatti Art Museum and co-curated by Wattis Senior Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art Forrest McGill and Ainsley M. Cameron\, curator of South Asian Art\, Islamic Art and Antiquities at the Cincinnati Art Museum. An exhibition catalog published by the Asian Art Museum includes essays by McGill\, Cameron\, Laura Weinstein\, Padma Kaimal\, and Esha Niyogi De.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/beyond-bollywood-asian-art-museum/
LOCATION:Asian Art Museum\, Samsung Hall\, 200 Larkin St\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230512T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230512T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230425T071530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T180611Z
UID:6508-1683910800-1683928800@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Bhangra and Beats Night Market
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Co-Presents with Non Stop Bhangra & Into the Streets: \nBhangra and Beats Night Market  \nKicking Off Friday\, May 12th\nTime: 5-10pm | Free | All Ages \nFree RSVP/Registration:\nhttps://bhangraandbeats-may12th.eventbrite.com \nMove to the beats of the Bay\, taste delicious street food cuisines\, sip cocktails\, shop from unique local artisans\, and celebrate San Francisco’s cultural renaissance — all while gazing at the moon rising above the stunning Downtown San Francisco skyline at Bhangra & Beats Night Market. \nTaking place over three Fridays in 2023 from 5pm-10pm\, this FREE event will transform 3 City blocks into a vibrant cultural destination for the delight of locals and visitors alike.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/bhangra-and-beats-night-market/
LOCATION:Downtown SF\, Battery St @ Clay\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94126\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T223000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230427T051617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T180602Z
UID:6515-1684521000-1684535400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:3rd i Co-presents Lagaan in SF
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Co-Presents \nLagaan: Once Upon a Time In India \nA 2001 Bollywood blockbuster classic directed by Ashutosh Gowariker\, Lagaan stars Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh as his leading lady.  A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) composed the highly acclaimed musical score\, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. \nFarmers facing a delayed start to the Monsoons in a Champaner village in the 1890s are worried they will not be able to pay the land tax imposed by its colonizer\, Great Britain. Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) accepts the challenge by the antagonist\, British officer Captain Andrew Russell (Paul Blackthorne)\, to beat his team in a game of cricket and repeal the tax. \nThe Bollywood epic drew a “crossover” audience as India’s entry to the 2002 Oscars\, earning a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film\, and 8 National Film awards in India. \nTICKETS\nDiscounted tickets for Seniors 60+ are available on the ticket site. \nDATE\nFriday\, May 19\, 2023\n6:30 PM –   10:29 PM \nVENUE\n4 Star Theater\n2200 Clement Street San Francisco\, CA\, 94121 United States\nevent website: https://www.4-star-movies.com/calendar-of-events/lagaan-once-upon-a-time-in-india-630pm
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-lagaan-in-sf/
LOCATION:4 Star Theater\, 2200 Clement St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230714T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230714T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230516T195056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T180558Z
UID:6556-1689354000-1689372000@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Bhangra and Beats Night Market
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Co-Presents with Non Stop Bhangra & Into the Streets: \nBhangra and Beats Night Market  \nTime: 5-10pm | Free | All Ages \nFree RSVP/Registration:\nhttps://bhangraandbeats-may12th.eventbrite.com \nMove to the beats of the Bay\, taste delicious street food cuisines\, sip cocktails\, shop from unique local artisans\, and celebrate San Francisco’s cultural renaissance — all while gazing at the moon rising above the stunning Downtown San Francisco skyline at Bhangra & Beats Night Market. \nTaking place over three Fridays in 2023 from 5pm-10pm\, this FREE event will transform 3 City blocks into a vibrant cultural destination for the delight of locals and visitors alike.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/bhangra-and-beats-night-market-2/
LOCATION:Downtown SF\, Battery St @ Clay\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94126\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230908T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230908T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230516T200611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T180551Z
UID:6558-1694192400-1694210400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Bhangra and Beats Night Market
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Co-Presents with Non Stop Bhangra & Into the Streets: \nBhangra and Beats Night Market  \nTime: 5-10pm | Free | All Ages \nFree RSVP/Registration:\nhttps://bhangraandbeats-may12th.eventbrite.com \nMove to the beats of the Bay\, taste delicious street food cuisines\, sip cocktails\, shop from unique local artisans\, and celebrate San Francisco’s cultural renaissance — all while gazing at the moon rising above the stunning Downtown San Francisco skyline at Bhangra & Beats Night Market. \nTaking place over three Fridays in 2023 from 5pm-10pm\, this FREE event will transform 3 City blocks into a vibrant cultural destination for the delight of locals and visitors alike.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/bhangra-and-beats-night-market-3/
LOCATION:Downtown SF\, Battery St @ Clay\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94126\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T191500
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230830T060059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T180155Z
UID:6584-1697829300-1697829300@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:WHILE WE WATCHED
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker Vinay Shukla in person!\nSan Francisco Premiere\nA riveting and essential film\, WHILE WE WATCHED\, directed by 3rd i alum Vinay Shukla (AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN)\, is an award-winning gem of a doc and not to be missed. It is an urgent reminder that we have much to lose if we can no longer tell fact from fiction. The film smartly captures the state of contemporary news media with a powerful character study of Ravish Kumar\, prime-time Indian TV news anchor and journalist\, and his unshakable quest to speak the truth and to hold power to account. \nShukla’s documentary poignantly chronicles the challenges Kumar faces as he strives to uphold standards of independence and accountability in the press. The emphasis of the film is on Kumar\, and his perseverance against the normalization of authoritarianism\, which forms the heartbeat of the story. \nWHILE WE WATCHED is fast-paced\, with sharp and unflinching commentary\, and is essential viewing for anyone interested in how journalism and democracy are under threat. Although the film is rooted in India\, its depiction of how misinformation is eroding fact-based news could apply to many countries. \nWINNER – Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)\, Amplify Voices Award 2022\nWINNER – Busan International Film Festival\, Busan Cinephile Award 2022
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/while-we-watched/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230919T070329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T070549Z
UID:6675-1697829300-1698004800@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join us for 3rd i’s 21st Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival\, October 20-22 at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco\, with special guests celebrating 21 years of community and diversity! \nView the schedule of films here.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/san-francisco-international-south-asian-film-festival-2023/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230929T220442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T175017Z
UID:6731-1697837400-1697837400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:WHILE WE WATCHED
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker Vinay Shukla in person!\nSan Francisco Premiere\nA riveting and essential film\, WHILE WE WATCHED\, directed by 3rd i alum Vinay Shukla (AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN)\, is an award-winning gem of a doc and not to be missed. It is an urgent reminder that we have much to lose if we can no longer tell fact from fiction. The film smartly captures the state of contemporary news media with a powerful character study of Ravish Kumar\, prime-time Indian TV news anchor and journalist\, and his unshakable quest to speak the truth and to hold power to account. \nShukla’s documentary poignantly chronicles the challenges Kumar faces as he strives to uphold standards of independence and accountability in the press. The emphasis of the film is on Kumar\, and his perseverance against the normalization of authoritarianism\, which forms the heartbeat of the story. \nWHILE WE WATCHED is fast-paced\, with sharp and unflinching commentary\, and is essential viewing for anyone interested in how journalism and democracy are under threat. Although the film is rooted in India\, its depiction of how misinformation is eroding fact-based news could apply to many countries. \nWINNER – Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)\, Amplify Voices Award 2022\nWINNER – Busan International Film Festival\, Busan Cinephile Award 2022
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/while-we-watched-2/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230918T065954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T215940Z
UID:6599-1697893200-1697893200@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThrough 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 and Television Institute of India. Through these reflective words\, along with a variety of documentary images and an evocative music score\, writer-director Payal Kapadia has constructed an astonishing fragmentary work that witnesses India’s resurgent extreme nationalism. \nA NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING is a poetic testament to the inseparability of life\, film\, politics\, and dreams\, while functioning as an essential portrait of the ongoing struggle of resistance. \nThe film quotes Milan Kundera’s observation\, “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Kapadia added\, “We wanted the film to have a feeling of timelessness. Almost like the viewer is in the future\, and looking back at this time. Maybe it is easier to gain perspective when one looks back at the past. \nWinner – Cannes Film Festival\, Golden Eye\, Best Documentary Award\nWinner – Toronto International Film Festival Amplify Voices Award \nWinner – Indian Film Festival of Melbourne\, Best Documentary Award\n  \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/a-night-of-knowing-nothing/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230830T060050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T220537Z
UID:6579-1697900400-1697900400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:BANGLA SURF GIRLS
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe memorable\, educational and heartfelt storyline of the film intimately captures the raw emotions of the family\, and the complex pressures on poor\, working-class girls. Balancing the freedom of the waves with the restrictive realities of their circumstances\, the film allows us to experience the thrill and struggle of coming of age. SURF GIRLS will have you rooting for the young women each time they overcome a wave or hurdle. \nDirector Elizabeth D. Costa is a first-time Bangladeshi filmmaker who honed her career as a script supervisor for Tareque and Catherine Masud (THE CLAY BIRD\, 2002 Cannes Film Festival). The film is written and produced by Lalita Krishna. \nWINNER – Portuguese Film Festival\, Women in Surf Award\nWINNER – Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival\, Best Surf Documentary Award\n\nWINNER – Bushwick Film Festival New York\, Best Feature Documentary Award
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/bangla-surf-girls/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T171500
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230918T064559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T220953Z
UID:6635-1697908500-1697908500@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:THE GOLDEN THREAD
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker Nishtha Jain in person!\nBay Area Premiere\nA 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 the audience into the world of the golden fiber or jute. \nThe film shifts from the jute fields of West Bengal to weaving in gigantic mills where the fiber is processed\, and where not much has changed since the industrial revolution. As Jain mentions\, “powered by steam and sweat\, work is a dance to the rhythms of the century-old machines”. And in between scenes\, we meet the workers on their lunch breaks\, smoking ganja to keep going\, and singing at night while dreaming of becoming movie stars. \n“My stories are complex\,” Jain says of her films\, “They lie in the gray. (THE GOLDEN THREAD) is not just a one-line story. It’s about jute. It’s about this factory. It’s about the ecosystem. It’s about factories being made obsolete. It’s about how these factories work\, and the people (who work in them).” \nSpecial Mention – DOXA Documentary Film Festival\, Feature Documentary Award\nNominated – Munich International Documentary Film Festival\, Viktor Award
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/the-golden-thread/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230830T060109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T215615Z
UID:6576-1697918400-1697918400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:AGRA
DESCRIPTION: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. \nGuru\, a young man in his twenties\, works in a call center in Agra and falls in love with Mala\, a work colleague. However\, he still lives with his parents. And when Guru announces that he wants to marry Mala and have her move into the house\, nothing goes as planned. \nKanu Behl skillfully uses AGRA to explore sexual repression through vivid sexual imagery and to examine dysfunction and physical space. And how the lack of space\, in a country of over a billion\, affects the way people live their lives. The film is captivating and intense\, but not for the faint of heart. \nPREMIERED – Director’s Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival to a standing ovation \nWINNER – Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne\, Best Indie Film Award & Best Actor\, Mohit Agarwal
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/agra/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230918T064708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T013024Z
UID:6602-1697977800-1697977800@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:TIKTOK\, BOOM
DESCRIPTION: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 in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues\, global political challenges\, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects\, including influencer Feroza Aziz and beatboxer Spencer X – the son of an Ecuadorian immigrant father and a first-generation Asian-American mother – remains at its center\, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native. \nWith this new director’s cut\, Kantayya\, an Emmy-nominated Sundance Fellow\, continues her engagement in the space where technology meets\, amplifies\, and opposes our humanity. Her incisive\, current look at the power and complexity of tech continues to advance a conversation that is bettered by her careful stewardship. \nNominated – Sundance Film Festival\, Grand Jury Prize\n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/tiktok-boom/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230918T063209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T221459Z
UID:6617-1697985000-1697985000@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:KATHAL (JACKFRUIT)
DESCRIPTION:Click above for FREE tickets! Preceded by short film DOS BROS FORCE. \nKATHAL (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 satire around class and gender discrimination. \nTwo kids from the wrong side of the tracks sneak into a posh gated community to try and steal the world’s largest jackfruit. The kids’ getaway is blocked when they learn the fruit is too big to be pulled through the escape hole\, and they are forced instead to try and sell the jackfruit to the eccentric residents. What started as a simple playful heist turns into an adventure that tests their friendship. \nDirector Amit Ashraf gave the recipe for making KATHAL: Mix “some childish mischief from THE LITTLE RASCALS\, add gems of truths revealed by each strange encounter from THE LITTLE PRINCE\, and spin it all together in RICK AND MORTY creator Dan Harmon’s famous story circle\, and voila! KATHAL takes shape.” Ashraf is a 3rd i Fest alum (UDHAO)\, and also runs a film company dedicated to making children’s content. \nWINNER – Ahmedabad International Children’s Film Festival\, Best Story \nWINNER – Cannes World Film Festival\, Best Comedy\n  \nDOS BROS FORCE\, Jyothi Kalyan Sura (USA\, 2022\, 15 min)\nAn adorable and loving tale set in Los Angeles\, 1996\, about the Sura family\, a financially struggling Indian immigrant household. For her 9th birthday\, peppy little Isha has only one wish – to get $12 dollars to play video games. Unable to convince her parents\, she devises an ingenious plan with her 11-year-old brother to raise money. The innocent act will change their lives forever. \nWINNER – FilmGood\, Best Short Film\nWINNER – Canadian Cinematography Awards\, Best Short Film\n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/kathal-jackfruit/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050533
CREATED:20230918T063012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T214730Z
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SUMMARY:3rd i’s SHORTS: FROM MUMBAI TO THE MISSION
DESCRIPTION:Filmmakers Rucha Chitnis and Alka Raghuram in person! \n3rd 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. \nGANGA\, Alka Raghuram\, (3rd i Fest alum) (USA\, 2023\, 2:23 min)\nAn experimental first-person account of the sacred significance of rivers in Indian mythology\, and their environmental degradation. \nVAN VERSUS VIKAS (Forest Versus Progress)\, Rucha Chitnis\, (3rd i Fest alum) (USA\,  2023\, 15 min)\nA film chronicling the resistance of an Adivasi (tribal/indigenous) family\, along with other activists\, to the destruction of forests and surrounding ecosystems from development projects in Mumbai. \nFLY\, Aditya Verma\, (India\, 2023\, 3 min) (Animation)\nMeet Sange\, Anicat\, and Fakeer\, intergalactic animated characters who adventurously travel through space and time on their surfboards and jet packs. \nTHE LIE GAME\, Kalyan Sura (USA\, 2018\,15 min)\nA delicate\, profound\, and seductive short film about a computer scientist and her lost love\, and about the fundamental choices defining us. \nI DON’T FEEL LIKE KNOWING YOU (Ancora Non so)\, Maaria Sayed\, (Italy\, 2023\, 15 min)\nSensual\, sun-drenched\, and breezy scenes pull us into Fatema’s experience of adolescence as an exploratory and sensual time. Fatema is an Indian Muslim teenager living in an Italian small town. She spends her summer blending in with her friends\, but when a burqa-clad teenager moves into her neighborhood\, their cultural similarities are brought to the surface. \nCRAZY FOR BOLLYWOOD\, Imran J. Khan (USA\, 2022\, 6 min)\nRaj introduces his family to his unique girlfriend\, Priyanka: a woman who believes life is a Bollywood movie and she is the heroine.  \nMOSHARI\, Nuhash Humayun (Bangladesh\, 2022\, 21 min)\nRich with allegory and pathos\, MOSHARI serves up a terrifying dystopian world where death comes at night. Set in Dhaka\, Bangladesh\, among the last surviving members of mankind\, two sisters must learn to protect themselves from mysterious blood-sucking nocturnal demons. Winner of the 2022 SXSW Midnight Shorts Grand Jury Prize.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-is-shorts-from-mumbai-to-the-mission/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:JOYLAND
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis striking feature upends traditional gender roles and identities through a story of complex and imperfect expressions of love. JOYLAND is funny and deeply poignant\, and written with such sensitivity by director Saim Sadiq that it leaves you thinking about the invisibility of desire long after you’ve left the theater. Celebrate this startling and groundbreaking film at the Festival! \n“Funny\, forward\, and bracingly political…Pakistani director Saim Sadiq’s sensuous film mounts an indictment of misogyny and transphobia without ever lecturing us.”– Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker \n“Extraordinary…  a revolutionary film.”– Hannah Bae\, The San Francisco Chronicle \nWINNER –  Cannes Film Festival\, Jury Prize and the Queer Palm Prize\nWINNER – Independent Spirit Awards\, Best International Film\nSHORTLIST – 95th Academy Awards\, Best International Feature \n  \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/joyland/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:3rd i Co-presents "To Kill a Tiger"
DESCRIPTION:Q&A with director Nisha Pahuja\, moderated by Sara Dosa (Academy-Award Nominee\, FIRE OF LOVE).\nJoin us Saturday\, November 4\, at 3:30 PM for a special screening of the powerful award-winning documentary TO KILL A TIGER at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco! \nIn To Kill a Tiger\, Ranjit\, a farmer in Jharkhand\, India\, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter\, the survivor of sexual assault. In India\, where a rape is reported every 20 minutes and conviction rates are less than 30 percent\, Ranjit’s decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of\, and his journey unprecedented. \nNote: Content contains sexual violence that may be a trigger for sensitive viewers.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-to-kill-a-tiger/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:3rd i co-presents "Love\, Simeon"
DESCRIPTION:LOVE\, SIMEON \nA new motion-picture performance\nWritten and directed by Anuj Larvaidya \nMarch 10\, 3:30pm\nClosing weekend of CRIP’D ECOLOGIES exhibition\nROOT DIVISION\n1131 Mission St\nSan Francisco \nLove\, Simeon is a motion-picture performance that conjures a portal to Simeon – a rhesus macaque in a primate testing facility. As an ecosexual living with HIV\, my entry point into this dense knot centers the story of those simians who have been laboring to find a prevention/cure for this deadly virus. In cinematic dreams and séances\, Simeon tells the story of SHIV – a chimeric construct created in a laboratory\, so that a panacea might be found. \nEvent information and registration \nMore about Love\, Simeon
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-love-simeon/
LOCATION:Root Division\, 1131 Mission St\, San Francisco\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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