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  • 3rd i co-presents at SFIFF

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    3rd i Films is pleased to co-present two films at the SF International Film Festival: Kim Longinotto's Salma, and Ali Mosaffa's The Last Step.

  • 3rd i presents “From Mutiny to Bengali Harlem: Stories of the Diaspora”

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

    Vivek Bald, writer, filmmaker, and MIT professor, reads from his new book Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America and presents clips from his work-in-progress, the film In Search of Bengali Harlem, and an excerpt from his rarely seen 2003 documentary Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music, about South Asian youth, music, and anti-racist activism in 1970s-90s Britain.

  • 3rd i co-presents at AHSC Cinema Showcase

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

    Admission to the museum will be free all day and there is no additional cost to watch the films! Click here for the full schedule of films.

  • 3rd i co-presents “The Island President” at the EPA

    EPA Arizona-California Room, CA, United States

    As part of The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency Region 9) Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage employment program, 3rd i co-presents The Island President at the EPA. May 21, 2013.  

  • 3rd i Films co-presents at the SF Green Film Festival

    "Powerless" asks, "would you risk your life to flip a switch?" In Kanpur, India, putting oneself in harm's way to deliver electrical power is all too common. This vibrant exposé gives a whole new meaning to the words "power struggle."

  • 3rd i presents “Bollywood Divas”

    Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An evening of satire, comedy and drop-down drag Bollywood 'ishtyle', featuring Kareem Khubhchandani's LESSONS IN DRAG, and Anuj Vaidya's BAD GIRL WITH A HEART OF GOLD. Presented in collaboration with the APICC's United States of Asian America Festival and QCC's National Queer Arts Festival.

  • 3rd i is pleased to support the SF Ethnic Dance Festival

    Lam Research Theater, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    When: Saturday, June 15th, 8pm Where: Lam Research Theater Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco    

  • 3rd i is pleased to co-present “The Ode”

    Delancey Street Screening Room 600 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Screening of "The Ode," based on the novel Ode to Lata by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, starring Sachin Bhatt (Bombay Dreams), Wilson Cruz and Sakina Jaffrey.

  • 3rd i Co-presents at Laborfest

    Unnamed Venue 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco

    3rd iFilms co-presents at Laborfest, the FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival: The Machinist (Directed by Hannan Majid & Richard York) and Bhopali (Directed by Van Maximilian Carlson).

    Donation

  • 3rd i co-presents at CAAM Festival in San Jose

    Camera 3 288 S 2nd St., San Jose, CA, United States

    "Let's Be Out, the Sun is Shining" is about a mismatched couple in a world of actors/musicians/artists who live potentially displaced in Bushwick, a Latino immigrant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

    $11 – $12

  • Deewaar: Bollywood Under the Stars

    India Community Center Lotus Room, 556 Los Coches St, Milpitas, CA, United States

    Join 3rd i Films and ICC, Milpitas for an outdoor screening of Yash Chopra's classic Deewaar. The story of two brothers, one a criminal (Amitabh Bachchan) and the other a police officer (Shashi Kapoor), who come head-to-head in a quintessential Bollywood style face off between good and bad.

    Free

  • The Revolutionary Optimists

    Filmmakers in person!
    Emmy-nominated Bay Area filmmakers Monsen-Grainger and Newnham capture the inspiring stories of young South Asians as trail-blazing agents of change. The doc follows Amlan Ganguly as he mentors three children towards transforming lives in the slums of Calcutta. With short: Bhiwani Junction

  • Mohammed to Maya

    Filmmakers in Person!
    Journey across the gender lines with these two intimate docs that offer engaging accounts of the challenges and joys of the transformative process. The feature presentation follows one year in the life of Maya (formerly Mohammed), a Tamil Muslim, as she journeys to Singapore to have sexual reassignment surgery. With short: Performing Girl

  • These Birds Walk

    A stellar piece of cinema verite, this lyrical portrait of youth and street-life in Karachi is imbued with the resilience of its subjects! Seen through the eyes of an ambulance driver and a runaway boy, the film is an ode to childhood and has been rightfully compared to Truffaut's The 400 Blows. Produced by the Sundance Film Institute, this is one film that should not be missed!

  • Peddlers

    Filmmaker in Person!
    Representative of the new wave spawned by indie-guru Anurag Kashyap, this stylish thriller set in Mumbai had an explosive debut at Cannes' Critics Week. The film tells the tale of two young drifters, caught in Mumbai’s seedy narcotics world, who are stalked by a rookie cop. Bala's vision conjures up an unforgettably powerful and dramatic finale.

  • Simple Superstar

    Filmmaker in Person!
    Wilbur Sargunaraj, India’s first YouTube star, makes his feature debut! Witness the creative genius of this "champion for the common man," as he takes on bullies in the street, counsels young lovers, and sings about the mouth-watering "Chicken 65!" Part autobiography, part road trip, and part instructional video, this wacky musical will have you laughing and cheering for the simple man from Southern India.

  • Beyond All Boundaries

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

    Filmmaker in Person!
    For Prithvi, Sudhir, and Akshaya, cricket is a religion. Both entertaining and enlightening, this doc follows the story of these three characters: a fan(atic) who bikes across India from game to game, a boy wonder who hopes to be the next Sachin Tendulkar, and a young girl who sees cricket as a way out of poverty.

  • Gulabi Gang

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

    Filmmaker in Person!
    Nishtha Jain (City of Photos, Lakshmi and Me) returns to the Bay Area with this thriller disguised as a documentary! In Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the fiery women of the Gulabi Gang who empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption.

  • Good Morning Karachi

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

    Filmmaker in Person!
    Sumar, best known for her astonishing feature Silent Waters, makes a triumphant return with this uplifting tale. Chance and willfulness propel Rafina's rise as a fashion model in the city of Karachi. In Sumar's deft hands, her story becomes the story of today's Pakistan, trying to reconcile the demands of tradition and the aspirations of modernity.