3rd i's Bollywood at the Castro is one of the most popular events at the festival! Intensely local, gloriously global and unexpectedly moving, Queen takes Bollywood in a new direction.
Join us for a special reception at the Castro Mezzanine following the screening of the film Dukhtar. Meet all the festival filmmakers up close and personal! Enjoy food and drinks, get your photograph taken with our celebrity guests and let the DJ get your feet wet for our Bollywood at the Castro screening. Click here […]
West Coast Premier
Afia Nathaniel in Person!
The starkly beautiful and forbidding mountains of Pakistan provide the setting for this edge-of-your-seat thriller from Afia Nathaniel. Pakistan’s Official Entry to the Oscars. Followed by Castro Reception with the Filmmakers.
San Francisco Premier
Followed by a live performance by the artists on the occasion of Pt. Chitresh Das' 70th Birthday!
An unlikely friendship develops between the master of precision, Indian kathak dancer Chitresh Das, and freestyler Jason Samuels Smith, African American tap dancer in this magical collaboration captured on film.
San Francisco Premier
Followed by panel discussion
An exceptional and riveting directorial debut, using the great dramatic tradition of forbidden love between lower-caste and upper-caste teenagers to create a powerful multidimensional narrative that’s anything but clichéd.
Bay Area Premier
Filmmaker Kanu Behl in Person!
Perhaps one of the most thrilling films to come out of India this year, Titli is also a family drama—the youngest of a brotherhood of violent carjackers makes the desperate attempt to break away from his dysfunctional family.
US & Bay Area Premiers
Filmmakers, Cast and Crew in Person
This year's selection of shorts -- local, national and international -- employ both drama and comedy to great effect in examining social issues and conflict. Featuring shorts with Omi Vaidya and Wilbur Sargunaraj.
San Francisco Premier
Ravi Patel in Person!
This incredibly funny documentary follows a young man looking for love--and fed up enough to ask his parents to help him find it! Sold Out: Online and At-the-door. There will NOT be a Rush Line at this screening.
3rd i co-presents "1000 Rupee Note," a humanistic morality tale about a village in India's Maharashtra state struggling to maintain its gentle rhythms and traditions in the face of endemic corruption.
Chitresh Das Dance Company in partnership with 3rd i present the World Premiere of Yatra: Masters of Kathak & Flamenco, a Pandit Chitresh Das and Antonio Hidalgo Paz performance with media designed by 3rd i's Alka Raghuram and Kathleen Dargis.
Chitresh Das Dance Company in partnership with 3rd i present the World Premiere of Yatra: Masters of Kathak & Flamenco, a Pandit Chitresh Das and Antonio Hidalgo Paz performance with media designed by 3rd i's Alka Raghuram and Kathleen Dargis.
3rd i Collaborates with The America India Foundation, (AIF) Young Professionals, to present "The Revolutionary Optimists."
Indie Meme & bLifeNY present the highly acclaimed film Ship of Theseus, a benefit for the MOHAN Foundation.
Join ASNC's Young Professionals Group (YPG) for an exploration of the ways in which film and media shape our understanding of Asia and Asian culture, both in the U.S. and globally.
A documentary detailing the advocacy work of LGBT support groups in India.
Diverse global stories that show our relationship with water. In stunning 5K ultra high-def!
3rd i celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with our sponsor Macy’s.
Please join us for free cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres and meet Miss America -- Nina Davuluri.
700 people trek across the Himalayas with a call to save the planet's "3rd Pole."
Award-winning doc that chronicles three characters' struggle to celebrate this beloved sport against overwhelming odds in life.
This intergenerational, cross-cultural piece will examine and detail the human expressions of Folk Culture and Hip-Hop through film and music.
