• 3rd i Presents “Creature”

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

    FREE if you register in Eventbrite by June 4. $10 at The Roxie box office on June 5.  Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creature-tickets-891231235617 Co-presented by Chitresh Das Institute and San Francisco Dance Film Festival In a dilapidated former Arctic research station, “Creature” is unknowingly enlisted by a fascistic military brigade into a program that subjects him to experimentation, harsh conditions, and isolation. […]

  • 3rd i presents: I for India

    4 Star Theater 2200 Clement St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Special introduction in person by Falu Bakrania! Bakrania is a Professor of Race and Resistance Studies (RRS) in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University and author of Bhangra and Asian Underground: South Asian Music and the Politics of Belonging in Britain.   I for India is a chronicle of immigration in Britain, […]

    $12.50 – $15
  • 3rd i Presents “The Seeds of Vandana Shiva”

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

    FREE FILM SCREENING - tickets for admission become available at The Roxie one hour before the 7pm screening. Doors open at 6:30pm. How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto’s worst nightmare? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, how she stood […]

  • 3rd i co-presents “Love, Simeon”

    Root Division 1131 Mission St, San Francisco, United States

    "Love, Simeon" is a motion-picture performance that conjures a portal to Simeon – a rhesus macaque in a primate testing facility. 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.

  • 3rd i Co-presents “To Kill a Tiger”

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

    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.

  • San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival 2023

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

    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! View the schedule of films here.

  • Bhangra and Beats Night Market

    Downtown SF Battery St @ Clay, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Move 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.

    Free
  • Bhangra and Beats Night Market

    Downtown SF Battery St @ Clay, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Move 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.

    Free
  • 3rd i Co-presents Lagaan in SF

    4 Star Theater 2200 Clement St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    3rd i Co-Presents Lagaan: Once Upon a Time In India A 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. Farmers facing a delayed start to the Monsoons in a […]

    $12.50 – $15.00
  • Bhangra and Beats Night Market

    Downtown SF Battery St @ Clay, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Move 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.

  • Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art

    Asian Art Museum Samsung Hall, 200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A journey for the mind, body, and senses through two millennia of art inspired by dance from South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas.

  • Grounding, a Film Showcase co-presented with APAture 2022

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

    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.

  • An Encore Special Talk by Robin Sukhadia

    Zoom from your own device

    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.

    Free
  • Alka Raghuram, a Filmmaker’s Workshop

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

    In 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.

    Free
  • A special talk by Robin Sukhadia

    Zoom from your own device

    Join arts professor Robin Sukhadia for special talk by Robin Sukhadia on the healing power of tabla, with a live sound meditation.

  • Re-Storying the Ramayana

    Online CA, United States

    Join us for Re-Storying the Ramayana: A Role-Playing Game Virtual Program, a FREE event by the Asian Art Museum on THURSDAY, JUNE 3 at 4PM PST.

  • 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.

  • Frameline44: Pride Showcase

    Online CA, United States

    View 16 original programs highlighting some of the best new LGBTQ+ films from around the world.

  • 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.

  • 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.