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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140315T190000
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SUMMARY:3rd i co-presents "Brahmin Bulls"
DESCRIPTION:Smart and cynical\, Brahmin Bulls won the Audience Choice Award Feature at the San Diego Film Festival in 2013. This remarkably assured debut feature film from director Mahesh Pailoor explores a familial relationship where father and son are more likely to lock horns than hug it out. \nIn addition to the March 15 date\, the film also plays at  Sundance Kabuki Cinemas\, March 19\, 2014 at 9:00 pm\nand\nThe New Parkway Theater\, March 22\, 2014 at 3:00 pm
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-brahmin-bulls-at-caamfest/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140314T190000
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SUMMARY:3rd i co-presents "Farah Goes Bang" at Pacific Film Archive
DESCRIPTION:3rd i co-presents at CAAMFest 2014. \nFarah Goes Bang \nTwenty-something Farah Mahtab is eager to shake the unwanted “virgin” moniker\, but her sex life is a litany of awkward\, fumbled encounters. When best friends Roopa and KJ\, propose a cross-country road-trip to stump for presidential nominee John Kerry\, there is a not-so-secret hope that the trip will provide Farah the sweet release she craves. The trio soon finds that wide-eyed optimism isn’t always a surefire catalyst for sex or politics — even in a swing state. \nMeera Menon’s directorial debut artfully captures a generation’s mixture of hope and youthful disillusionment in the fledgling years of a post-9/11 world\, and points a finger at the way national discourse shapes the identity and sexual politics of young women. An ode to female companionship a la Thelma & Louise\, and with all the raunchy humor of Bridesmaids\, Menon subverts the classic tropes of the road-trip film in favor of a new American feminism\, complete with discussions of female grooming and sexual desire. Winner of the Nora Ephron Prize at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. \nThis film also plays on March 16\, 2014: Sundance Kabuki Cinemas\, 2:20 pm.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-farah-goes-bang/
LOCATION:Pacific Film Archive\, 2575 Bancroft Way\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140119T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140119T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005113
CREATED:20140114T202304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024314Z
UID:2342-1390131000-1390136400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:3rd i is proud to support "Berlin and Beyond"
DESCRIPTION:3rd i’s SF Int’l South Asian Film Festival is proud to support the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival and their film “Munich in India.” \nMunich in India\nDocumentary Feature.\nIn Person: Director Walter Steffen\nWhen: Sunday\, January 19\, 2014 at 11:30 am\nWhere: the Castro Theatre\, San Francisco \nAs the Nazis seized power in Germany\, painter Fritz-Munich was traveling through colonial India between 1932 and 1937\, and became the only German court painter of the Maharajas. \nKonstantin Fritz\, the artist’s grandson\, searches for clues in his grandfather’s paintings and of his fairytale adventures in contemporary India\, accompanied by Fritz-Munich’s unique historical 16mm film shoots and diaries.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-is-proud-to-support-berlin-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140117T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140117T193000
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CREATED:20140114T204841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024322Z
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SUMMARY:"The Brilliance of Satyajit Ray"
DESCRIPTION:BAM/PFA presents “The Brilliance of Satyajit Ray” \nWhen: January 17–August 31\nWhere: UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive\n2575 Bancroft Way\, Berkeley\, CA \nBefore the “international art house circuit\,” before “Third World Film\,” before “slow cinema” and “rural realism\,” there was Satyajit Ray\, one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Discover—or rediscover—this legend of cinema with BAM/PFA’s expansive series\, which continues through August and includes nearly all of his films.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/the-brilliance-of-satyajit-ray/
LOCATION:Pacific Film Archive\, 2575 Bancroft Way\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T194500
DTSTAMP:20260404T005113
CREATED:20131117T034500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150929T034528Z
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SUMMARY:Ship of Theseus
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE:\n• All ONLINE TICKETS to this film are now sold out.\n• We expect to have a LIMITED number of tickets available AT THE DOOR\, but cannot guarantee availability.\n• Please arrive EARLY (we recommend at least 45 mins before showtime) to improve your chances of getting a ticket.\n• RUSH tickets will be released 10 mins prior to the start time of the film.\n• At-the-door tickets are $12. \nAn astonishing feature debut that is both philosophical and introspective\, with striking visuals and a rich narrative. A blind photographer regains her eyesight but loses her artistic vision\, a devout monk fighting for animal rights faces a tough choice between his principles and his own survival\, and a stockbroker stumbles upon an illegal organ trade that takes him all the way to Denmark. These three stories collide and converge into a soulful finale that reveals our wondrous interconnectedness in the journey of life. Shortlisted by members of the Critics Circle\, UK as one of 15 “films that changed their life.” \n\n\n \nOnline event registration for Ship of Theseus 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/ship-of-theseus/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005113
CREATED:20131002T120042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T210734Z
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SUMMARY:Gulabi Gang
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nNishtha 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 as the fiery women of the Gulabi Gang take up the fight against gender violence\, caste oppression and widespread corruption. Undeterred by sneering policemen and condescending bureaucrats\, founder Sampat Pal leads the pink sari-clad women on a remarkable\, and impressive crusade for truth and justice. Watching this documentary makes one want to redefine the term “heroine” in Indian films! \nFollowed by: Panel discussion on gender violence in South Asia\, from both a global and a local perspective. The panel will be moderated by Prof. Sangeeta Mediratta from the Center for South Asia\, Stanford University. Activist/scholar Huma Dar will bring a Kashmiri perspective to the discussion\, and activist/radio-host Preeti Mangala-Shekar will offer a local lens on the issue. \n\n\n \nEvent management for Gulabi Gang 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/gulabi-gang/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005113
CREATED:20131003T104405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T211221Z
UID:1796-1384612200-1384612200@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Beyond All Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:For Prithvi (a boy wonder who hopes to be the next Sachin Tendulkar)\, Sudhir (a fanatic who bikes across India from game to game)\, and Akshaya (a young girl who sees the game as a way out of poverty)\, cricket is a religion. The doc follows the story of these three characters\, leading up to the World Cup of Cricket in the spring of 2011\, and chronicles their struggle to celebrate this beloved sport against overwhelming odds in life. Both entertaining and enlightening\, this is a window\, not just into the world of cricket\, but also into life in India in the 21st century. \n\n \nEvent registration for Beyond All Boundaries 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/beyond-all-boundaries-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005113
CREATED:20131003T104405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T210726Z
UID:1794-1384603200-1384603200@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Without Shepherds
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nA rare and essential glimpse into six brave lives trapped in the turbulent waters of Pakistan today: a cricket star (Imran Khan) building a new political party\, a female journalist working behind Taliban lines\, an ex-mujahid seeking redemption\, a trucker crossing dangerous territory to feed his family\, a supermodel (Vaneeza) pushing feminism through fashion\, and a subversive Sufi rocker using music to heal. Filmed by a team of Americans and Pakistanis over two years\, the doc cuts through alarmist media depictions of the country to celebrate the bravery of its people. \nWith Short: From Melody Queen to Muslim Madonna (Fawzia Afzal-Khan\, 2013\, USA/Pakistan\, 16mins)\, a history of Pakistan through its women musicians. \n \n \n \nOnline event registration for Without Shepherds 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/without-shepherds/
LOCATION:Aquarius Theatre\, 430 Emerson Street\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94301\, United States
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131110T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131110T193000
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CREATED:20131003T104405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T210717Z
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SUMMARY:Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nA penetrating look at the life of author Alice Walker\, who became the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Color Purple in 1983. Pratibha Parmar traces Walker’s inspirational journey from the cotton fields of Georgia during years of violent social change\, through her precarious life as a black rights activist living in an interracial marriage\, to her international success as a writer. Featuring intimate interviews with Walker and her inner circle (including Angela Davis\, Quincy Jones\, Gloria Steinem\, and Howard Zinn) Beauty in Truth restores her place as a profoundly influential cultural and political voice of our times. \n/div> \n \nEvent management for Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/alice-walker-beauty-in-truth/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131110T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131110T173000
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CREATED:20131003T104405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T211038Z
UID:1791-1384104600-1384104600@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission
DESCRIPTION:Filmmakers in Person!\nFrom the forests of Ecuador and the seas of South Asia to a cafe in Cairo and a Sikh barber shop in California\, this year’s selection of shorts spans vast distances — both literally and metaphorically — with films that examine both the natural and the cultural\, by filmmakers both local and global. \nFilms in the program include:\nWho’s Saree Now\, John Hiltunen / Michael Hall\, Creative Growth Art Center\, Oakland (2013\, USA)\nUnravel\, Meghna Gupta (2012\, UK)\nSurfing Possibility: The Surfing Girls of India\, Cara Jones (2013\, USA/India)\nPreserves\, B. Rich (2013\, Ecuador)\nBasketball\, Meri Jaan (My Love)\, Veena Hampapur (2012\, USA)\nBroken\, Amit Dubey (2013\, Cambodia)\nHere and Away\, Meena Nanji (2012\, USA/India)\nMy Dear Americans\, Arpita Kumar (2013\, USA)\nCafe Regular\, Cairo\, Ritesh Batra (2012\, USA)\nSneak Peek: Balbir\, The Barber\, Shane Gill (2013\, USA) \n\nTrailers: \nUnravel: \n \n\nCafe Regular\, Cairo: \n \n\nHere and Away: \nhttp://youtu.be/Jx2PvqE5axM \n\nMy Dear Americans: \nhttp://vimeo.com/73404080 \n  \n\n \nEvent management for Coast to Coast 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/coast-to-coast-mumbai-to-the-mission/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131110T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131110T151500
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CREATED:20131003T104405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131020T050209Z
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SUMMARY:With You\, Without You (Oba Nathuwa\, Oba Ekka)
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nAcclaimed Sri Lankan director Vithanage skillfully transposes Dostoevsky’s The Meek Ones to post-war Sri Lanka\, to create this moving meditation on the trauma of war. When lonely pawnbroker Sarathsiri meets the enigmatic Tamil refugee Selvi – he thinks he has finally found a way to escape his past. But a chance visit from an old army friend reveals a terrible secret and forces the two lovers\, from opposite sides of the civil war\, to confront their histories and demons. With a tight script\, wonderfully nuanced plot and haunting cinematography\, this is Sri Lankan independent cinema at its best. \n \nOnline Ticketing for With You Without You 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/with-you-without-you-oba-nathuwa-oba-ekka/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131110T120000
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CREATED:20131003T104405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T211233Z
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SUMMARY:Celluloid Man
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of 100 Years of Indian Cinema\, and a must-see for cinephiles and Indian history enthusiasts! Over 12\,000 films have been preserved\, since the National Film Archive of India was founded in 1964. However\, over the last 40 years\, in a culture that is apathetic to the artistic value of cinema\, the archive has grown increasingly dilapidated. Featuring interviews with the veritable who’s who of the Indian film industry\, Dungarpur creates a compelling portrait of the NFAI’s heyday and of P.K. Nair — the founder of the National Film Archive of India and a man with a passion for celluloid. \n\n \nOnline event registration for Celluloid Man 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/celluloid-man/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131109T211500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131109T211500
DTSTAMP:20260404T005113
CREATED:20131003T104405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131106T100017Z
UID:1788-1384031700-1384031700@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Shuddh Desi Romance
DESCRIPTION:Bollywood at the Castro! \nA remarkably fresh comedy\, with lots of sizzle and eye candy to boot! Two professional wedding guests\, with commitment issues\, find themselves in a modern desi love triangle that’s anything but conventional. In fact\, for anyone raised on Bollywood’s classic love stories\, this contemporary take may prove delightfully shocking. Rising star Parineeti Chopra is charming and vivacious\, television heartthrob Sushant Singh Rajput is unassumingly sexy. Bollywood-veteran Rishi Kapoor is a ‘mustachioed’ delight\, and the city of Jaipur sets a gorgeous backdrop for the film. Official Selection\, Toronto International Film Festival 2013. \n\n \nOnline Ticketing for Shuddh Desi Romance 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/bollywood-at-the-castro/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131109T201500
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SUMMARY:3rd i's Castro Reception with the Filmmakers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special reception at the Castro Mezzanine where you’ll get to 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. \n3rd i’s guest list for the 2013 festival includes:\n• Kunal Nayyar (of The Big Bang Theory fame)\, producer of Beyond All Boundaries\n• Nishtha Jain from Bombay and Sabiha Sumar from Karachi\n• indie directors Vasan Bala (from India) and Prasanna Vithanage (from Sri Lanka)\n• from the Diaspora\, Canadian filmmaker Wilbur Sagunaraj and British filmmaker Pratibha Parmar\n• and a host of California voices including the LA-based \ D’Lo\, Sushrut Jain\, Meena Nanji\, Maya Nasser\, and Jeff Roy\, and the SF-based Cary McClelland\, Crescent Diamond\, Amit Dubey\, Shane Gill\, Cara Jones\, Arpita Kumar\, Maren Grainger-Monsen\, Nicole Newnham\, and Abhi Singh. \nMusic by DJ Gandharv \nFood provided by: \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nTicket Options:\n1. BECOME A SPONSOR\n2. PURCHASE A PASS\n3. PURCHASE A TICKET (online $25\, at-the-door $30): \n \nEvent Registration Online for Castro Reception with Filmmakers 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite\n\nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/reception-at-the-castro-mezzanine/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131109T183000
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DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20131003T104405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T213032Z
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SUMMARY:Good Morning Karachi
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nSumar\, 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. As she climbs the social ladder\, Rafina is caught between two men with very different visions for Pakistan and on the role of women. In Sumar’s deft hands\, this becomes the story of today’s Pakistan\, trying to reconcile the demands of tradition and the aspirations of modernity. The film weaves these contradictions through the very landscape of Karachi\, where political extremism and the world of fashion can – and do – co-exist. \nFollowed by: an on-stage conversation between Sumar and Anusha Rizvi (director of Peepli Live) on the changing role of women in South Asian cinema. \n  \n\n \nEvent management for Good Morning Karachi 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/good-morning-karachi/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131109T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131109T153000
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SUMMARY:Gulabi Gang
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nNishtha 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 as the fiery women of the Gulabi Gang take up the fight against gender violence\, caste oppression and widespread corruption. Undeterred by sneering policemen and condescending bureaucrats\, founder Sampat Pal leads the pink sari-clad women on a remarkable\, and impressive crusade for truth and justice. Watching this documentary makes one want to redefine the term “heroine” in Indian films! \n\n \nEvent Registration Online for Gulabi Gang 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/gulabi-gang-2/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131109T130000
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UID:1782-1384002000-1384002000@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:Beyond All Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nProducer Kunal Nayyar (of The Big Bang Theory fame) in person! \nFor Prithvi (a boy wonder who hopes to be the next Sachin Tendulkar)\, Sudhir (a fanatic who bikes across India from game to game)\, and Akshaya (a young girl who sees the game as a way out of poverty)\, cricket is a religion. The doc follows the story of these three characters\, leading up to the World Cup of Cricket in the spring of 2011\, and chronicles their struggle to celebrate this beloved sport against overwhelming odds in life. Both entertaining and enlightening\, this is a window\, not just into the world of cricket\, but also into life in India in the 21st century. \n\n\n \nOnline Ticketing for Beyond All Boundaries 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/beyond-all-boundaries/
LOCATION:Castro Theatre\, 429 Castro Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131108T215000
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SUMMARY:Simple Superstar
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nWilbur 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!” Through all the twists and turns\, Wilbur delivers a sharp reading of India’s divise class and caste structures. 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. The film was entirely crowd-sourced\, and the cast and crew is made up of Sarunaraj’s social media followers. \n\n \nEvent management for Simple Superstar 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/simple-superstar/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131108T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131108T191500
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20131003T105531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131020T051638Z
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SUMMARY:Peddlers
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person!\nRepresentative of the new wave spawned by indie-guru Anurag Kashyap\, this stylish psychological thriller set in Mumbai\, tells the tale of two young drifters caught in Mumbai’s seedy narcotics world. Hot on their trail is a rookie cop whose sexual impotence drives him to frustration and violence. Bala’s vision conjures up a powerful and dramatic finale\, where the destinies of all three players collide. The film had an explosive debut at Cannes’ Critics Week last year. \n\n \nEvent registration for Peddlers 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/peddlers/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131107T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20131003T104712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T210658Z
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SUMMARY:These Birds Walk
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE:\n• All ONLINE TICKETS to this film are now sold out.\n• There will be a LIMITED number of tickets available AT THE DOOR.\n• Please arrive EARLY (we recommend at least 45 mins before showtime) to ensure that you get a ticket.\n• RUSH tickets will be released 10 mins prior to the start time of the film. \nIn Karachi\, Pakistan\, a runaway boy’s life hangs on one critical question: where is home? A lyrical\, ethereal portrait of youth and street-life in Karachi\, this stellar piece of cinema verite is simultaneously heart-wrenching and life-affirming. 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! \n\n \nSell Tickets Online through Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/these-birds-walk/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131107T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131107T191500
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20131003T105102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T211256Z
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SUMMARY:Mohammed to Maya
DESCRIPTION:Filmmakers in Person!\nMeet Maya Jafer (formerly Mohammed): a Tamil\, Muslim originally from Chennai\, India. Incredibly accomplished\, Maya has two doctorates in holistic medicine and a successful professional career in Los Angeles. Jeff Roy’s intimate documentary follows one year in her life as she travels to Thailand to undergo sexual reassignment surgery. Throughout her transition\, Maya battles to redefine her spiritual and cultural devotion\, and to maintain her faith. A perceptive and engaging take on modern rites of passage\, and the difficulties of letting go and starting new again. \nWith short: Performing Girl (Crescent Diamond\, USA\, 2013\, 25mins)\, a portrait of acclaimed Sri Lankan transgender performance artist D’Lo. \n \n \n&nbsp \n\n \nOnline event registration for Mohammed to Maya 3rdifilms powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/mohammed-to-maya/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131106T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131106T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20131003T105748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T210648Z
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SUMMARY:The Revolutionary Optimists
DESCRIPTION:Filmmakers in person!\nEmmy-nominated Bay Area filmmakers Monsen-Grainger and Newnham capture the inspiring stories of young South Asians as trail-blazing agents of change. In the slums of Calcutta\, Amlan Ganguly and his proteges – Shika\, Salim\, Kajal and Priyanka – use street theater\, dance\, and data as their tools to mount vaccination drives for polio\, turn garbage dumps into playing fields\, and conduct education campaign around health issues. It’s truly extraordinary to bear witness to the undeniable sea change Ganguly has set in motion. \nWith short: Bhiwani Junction (Abhi Singh\, India/USA\, 2013\, 18mins)\, about a young boy’s dreams of becoming a star pugilist. \n\n \nOnline Ticketing for The Revolutionary Optimists_3rd i 2013 powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/the-revolutionary-optimists/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2013,festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130830T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130830T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20130818T005209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024128Z
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SUMMARY:Deewaar: Bollywood Under the Stars
DESCRIPTION:Join 3rd i Films and ICC\, Milpitas for an outdoor screening of Yash Chopra’s classic Deewaar. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner and come prepared for our special dialogues contest and sing-along. \nThe story of two brothers\, one a criminal (Amitabh Bachchan) and the other a police officer (Shashi Kapoor)\, who go head-to-head is a quintessential Bollywood-style face-off between good and bad. Known for its excellent dialogues and stylish editing\, Deewaar was a box office phenomenon on par with Sholay! The film also reflected the concerns and frustrations of a young India epitomized by Amitabh Bachchan as the Angry Young Man\, and Parveen Babi as the face of the new liberated Indian woman. Deewaar was awarded the Filmfare Best Picture award in 1975 cementing its place in the history of Indian cinema as one of the top twenty-five films of all times. \nPlease register for this free event by sending an email with your name and the # of tickets you would like to outreach3rdi@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/deewaar-bollywood-under-the-stars/
LOCATION:India Community Center\, Lotus Room\, 556 Los Coches St\, Milpitas\, CA\, 95035\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130818T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130818T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20130801T071107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024136Z
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SUMMARY:3rd i co-presents at CAAM Festival in San Jose
DESCRIPTION:Let’s Be Out\, the Sun is Shining is about a romantic Indian-American girl named Diya who falls in love with a hip Brooklyn bartender\, Paddy\, to whom everyone is disposable and no relationship is meant to last. Diya becomes immersed in his world of struggling actors/musicians/artists who live potentially displaced in Bushwick\, a Latino immigrant neighborhood of Brooklyn\, New York. \nSunday\, August 18th at 5 pm at Camera 3 Cinema. \nTickets can be purchased via CAAM’s website here.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-lets-be-out-the-sun-is-shining-at-caam-festival-in-san-jose/
LOCATION:Camera 3\, 288 S 2nd St.\, San Jose\, CA\, 95113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130726T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130726T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20130627T052623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024143Z
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SUMMARY:3rd i Co-presents at Laborfest
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Films co-presents at\nLaborfest\, the FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival \nBHOPALI\nWith introduction by Dr. Jaysi Chander \nIn 1984 in Bhopali\, India\, at the Union Carbide plant\, a deadly gas leak killed over 20\,000 people. The company now owned by Dow Chemical refused to properly maintain the safety equipment in the plant\, and their criminal negligence cost the lives of workers and members of the community. Today\, hundreds of thousands of Bhopal families are still suffering from this man-made catastrophe\, and are fighting for compensation and justice. \nIt was the worst industrial accident in the world\, yet\, Union Carbide executives have not spent a day in jail\, and Dow refuses to properly care of the thousands of workers and their families who are still suffering for their cutting of costs. \nThis film was made to continue to struggle to break the information censorship by the corporate media. \nContinuing industrial disasters show that these corporations are not only out of control\, but also flagrantly engaged in practices leading to the murder of workers and residents in the drive for greater profits at any cost. \nAlso on the Program:\nTHE MACHINIST\n50mins\, 2010\nDirected by Hannan Majid & Richard York \nThis important film shows the story of Bangladeshi garment workers by following three Dhaka garment workers. It looks at their everyday lives\, their struggles at home\, the constant battles they face with their factory owners\, and puts a face to the men and women who make clothes for GAP\, Walmart\, and other companies. The owners of these factories\, who are also in the Bangladesh parliament\, have murdered union organizers and violently prevent their workers from gaining any labor and human rights. \nThrough illuminating the lives of these workers\, the film explains why the recent industrial disasters are a logical result of the corruption and corporate control of the government of Bangladesh.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-at-laborfest/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, 518 Valencia Street\, San Francisco
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130703T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130703T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20130815T112858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024149Z
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SUMMARY:3rd i is pleased to co-present "The Ode"
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Films is pleased to co-present The Ode\na part of Trikone Bay Area‘s DesiQ 2013 \nWhere:\nDelancey Street Screening Room\n600 Embarcadero\, San Francisco \nWhen:\nWednesday\, July 3 \n6pm-7pm\nReception with hosted wine\, sparkling water and hors d’oeuvres; book signing of “Ode to Lata” by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla. \n7pm-9pm\nScreening of The Ode\, based on the novel Ode to Lata by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla\, starring Sachin Bhatt (Bombay Dreams)\, Wilson Cruz and Sakina Jaffrey. The screening will be followed inmediately by a Q&A with Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla\, who co-wrote the screenplay for the movie\, and Sachin Bhatt in person. \nTickets:\nTickets are $15 (complimentary for registered participants of DesiQ 2013)\, available at the door\, and include admission to the reception\, film screening and Q&A. Cash only. \nFor more information about Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla or “Ode to Lata”\, visit www.ghalibdhalla.com. \nThe screening is presented as part of DesiQ 2013\, a conference on South Asian lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender issues. This will be Trikone’s fourth such conference since 1995. For information about the DesiQ 2013 conference\, visit www.desiq.org.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-is-pleased-to-co-present-the-ode/
LOCATION:Delancey Street Screening Room\, 600 Embarcadero\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130621T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130621T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20130815T111301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024155Z
UID:1586-1371850200-1371850200@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:3rd i is honored to co-present at Frameline37
DESCRIPTION:3rd i is honored to co-present CHUPPAN CHUPAI / I AM GAY AND MUSLIM at  Frameline37\, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. \nWhen: Friday\, June 21\, 9:30 PM\nWhere: Roxie Theater\, San Francisco\n3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, CA \nChuppan Chupai director Saad Khan in person.  \n \nThese two docs— one set in Pakistan and the other in Morocco — challenge viewer preconceptions about being both Muslim and gay. \nI AM GAY AND MUSLIM \n“My sexuality doesn’t harm my religion. I am Muslim and my sexuality keeps me Muslim.” With these words\, one of the subjects of I Am Gay and Muslim gives lie to the idea that being gay and being Muslim are antithetical to each other. Director Chris Belloni follows several young men in Morocco\, all of whom try to reconcile their multiple identities as gay\, as Muslim\, and as Moroccan. Though homosexuality is illegal in Morocco there is still space for gay men to live and love one another\, and some\, like 21 year-old Rayan\, do so openly. His and the other stories on display in this beautiful portrait of Moroccan gay culture explode the myths about what it means to be gay and to live in the Muslim world.\n— MORDECAI STAYTON \nPreceded by CHUPPAN CHUPAI \nChuppan Chupai (Hide and Seek) follows the lives of four LGBT Pakistanis: activist Neeli\, flighty but “famous” Kami\, shy Waseem\, and Jenny\, a transgender woman who struggles with her transition. All live under the specter of Pakistan’s sharia laws forbidding homosexuality. Throughout the film\, their lives in the urban centers of Lahore and Rawalpindi are shown to be alternately joyous and painful— symptomatic of life around the world. \nMore info and tickets
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-is-honored-to-co-present-at-frameline37/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 94103
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130615T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130615T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20130815T112155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024203Z
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SUMMARY:3rd i is pleased to support the SF Ethnic Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, June 15th\, 8pm\nWhere: Lam Research Theater\nYerba Buena Center for the Arts\, San Francisco \n  \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-is-pleased-to-support-the-sf-ethnic-dance-festival/
LOCATION:Lam Research Theater\, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts\, 701 Mission 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:20130608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130608T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20131002T112141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131002T112702Z
UID:1819-1370718000-1370718000@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:3rd i presents "Bollywood Divas"
DESCRIPTION:Bollywood Divas: Queering Desi Cinema\nby Kareem Khubchandani and Anuj Vaidya \n\nWhen: June 8 (Saturday)\, 7pm\nWhere: ATA\, San Francisco\nCost: $10 online; $12 at the door\n(online ticket sales at: bollywooddivas.brownpapertickets.com) \nAn evening of satire\, comedy and drop-down drag Bollywood ‘ishtyle’!! \nIn Khubchandani’s LESSONS IN DRAG\, Professor Lahore Vagistan\, a drag queen attempting to make it from the Chicago Stage to the Bollywood Screen\, educates her classroom about the day’s topic\, Fillum. By combining ethnographic interviews\, works of fiction by queer South Asian novelists\, comedic drag sequences inspired by Bollywood\, and improvised audience interaction\, Kareem stages the many ways in which film becomes a tool of survival for marginal subjects. \nVaidya’s BAD GIRL WITH A HEART OF GOLD finds the artist in conversation with his own film of the same name. The performance explores the genealogy of the vamp in Bollywood — from her origins in the Jewish stars of early Indian cinema and culminating in the iconic roles of the anglo-Indian actress Helen in the 60s and 70s. The performance weaves many of Helen’s signature roles together to pose the question: Can Helen escape her perpetual death by Bollywood? \nPresented in collaboration with the APICC’s United States of Asian America Festival and QCC’s National Queer Arts Festival \nThis program was supported by:\n  
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-presents-bollywood-divas/
LOCATION:Artists’ Television Access\, 992 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130601T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130601T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005114
CREATED:20130815T114212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T024209Z
UID:1596-1370111400-1370111400@www.thirdi.org
SUMMARY:3rd i Films co-presents at the SF Green Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Powerless\nFahad Mustafa and Deepti Kakkar\, India\, 2013\nEnglish and Hindi with English subtitles.\nSneak Preview. \nWhen: Saturday\, June 1\, 6:30 pm\nWhere: New People Cinema\, Japantown\, SF \nWould 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\, especially for Loha Singh. He earns his living by giving electricity to those who can’t afford it\, splicing lines from paying utility customers. While an admirable feat against the Goliath power company that charges well beyond reasonable fees to the people of Kanpur\, Loha’s actions perpetuate the problems of the city by lessening the power supply — an amount that is distributed based on the number of paying customers. The situation intensifies for both parties and feeds into a vicious cycle of supply and demand. Somewhere in the middle of this battle is Ritu Maheshwari\, the power company’s woman-in-charge\, caught between two sides that do not share her understanding that change comes slowly and in increments. Powerless sheds light on the opposing corners of this political ring\, from Singh’s electrical Robin Hood\, tapping wires for neighbors\, to the myopic utility company whose failure to understand economics forces it deeper into financial disarray. This vibrant exposé gives a whole new meaning to the words “power struggle.” \nFor more information on the programs and to purchase tickets\, please visit the SF Green Film Festival website.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-films-co-presents-at-the-sf-green-film-festival/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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