Liar’s Dice

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

San Francisco Premier
In this stunning and riveting road drama, a young mother searching for her missing husband follows an enigmatic guide through the visually stunning backdrop of the rural Himalayas.

$10 – $12

Mughal-e-Azam: Ruminations on a Classic Spectacle

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

With Special Guest Manoj Shailendra, Bollywood expert and son of famed Bollywood lyricist Shailendra!
Robin Sukhadia returns to 3rd i for a close study of this 1960 blockbuster which is remembered for Naushad's timeless music, and for bringing color to Indian cinemagoers.

$10 – $12

Bollywood at the Castro with “Queen”!!

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

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.

$10 advance/12 at door10 – $10 advance/12 at door12

3rd i’s Castro Reception

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

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 […]

Dukhtar

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

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.

$10 – $12

UPAJ: Improvise

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

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.

$10 – $12

Fandry

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

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.

$10 – $12

Titli

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

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.

$10 – $12

Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission

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

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.

$10 – $12

Meet the Patels

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

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.

$10 – $12

3rd i Co-Presents at the Mill Valley Film Festival

Century Cinema, Corte Madera 41 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA, United States

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.

Yatra: Masters of Kathak and Flamenco

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

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.

Yatra: Masters of Kathak and Flamenco

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

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 Asia Society in ”Seeing Asia”

Folsom Street Foundry 1425 Folsom St, San Francisco

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.

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