• Adieu Godard

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

    See only at the Castro Theatre, not available online. In this wry, arthouse dark comedy,  director Amartya Bhattacharyya pays homage to and draws inspiration from his favorite filmmaker, the legendary auteur […]

  • SHANKAR’S FAIRIES

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

    See only at the Castro Theatre, not available online. Filled with wonder and imagination, Irfana Majumdar’s nostalgic and insightful period piece portrays a privileged family in Lucknow, India in the 1960s. […]

  • MUTINY: Asians Storm British Music

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

    See only at the Castro Theatre, not available online. Filmmaker Vivek Bald in person for Q&A! In a thrilling mix of live music performances, candid interviews and rare archival footage,  director […]

  • DIL BOLE HADIPPA

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

    See only at the Castro Theatre, not available online. Get your Bollywood groove on with 3rd i’s Bollywood at the Castro! Enjoy a blockbuster classic with exuberance and camp on the […]

  • IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM

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

    See only at the Roxie Theater, not available online. Filmmakers Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah in person for Q&A! In Search of Bengali Harlem is a transformative journey for Alaudin […]

  • ANIMAL

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

    See only at the Roxie Theater; not available online. Cyril Dion’s insightful and transformative documentary takes a fresh look at the world’s ecological crises of climate change and the sixth mass […]

  • COAST TO COAST: MUMBAI TO THE MISSION

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

    See only at the Roxie Theater, not available online. Filmmakers Hena Ashraf,  Naman Gupta and Faroukh Virani in person! 3rd i's signature shorts program brings filmmakers into conversation together from […]

  • Online Program: “Retro Short Films”

    Online CA, United States

    3rd i's Festival online program this year is “Retro Shorts.”  A link to watch will be available here on October 6; no registration is required.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. […]

    $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.

    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
  • WHILE WE WATCHED

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

    Filmmaker Vinay Shukla in person! San Francisco Premiere A riveting and essential film, WHILE WE WATCHED, directed by 3rd i alum Vinay Shukla (AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN), is an award-winning gem […]

  • 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 […]

  • WHILE WE WATCHED

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

    Filmmaker Vinay Shukla in person! San Francisco Premiere A riveting and essential film, WHILE WE WATCHED, directed by 3rd i alum Vinay Shukla (AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN), is an award-winning gem […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]