Parched

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

3rd i's Saturday Night at the Castro!! "Parched" takes the riot of Bollywood and infuses it with an indie vision in this warm and incisive film that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. Leena Yadav examines the complex lived experiences of women in India through the strident lens of "sex in the village" and produces a film that is raucously full of girl power.

Aligarh

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

Premiering to a standing ovation at the Busan Film Festival, "Aligarh" is one of the most vital films to come out of India in recent years. Based on the true story of Dr. Siras, a linguistics professor who faced suspension due to his sexual orientation, the film is a heartfelt demand for the right to love, and a poetic call to transcend identity.

United Red Army (The Young Man Was, Part 1)

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

Skype Q&A with Naeem Mohaiemen!! This striking and hypnotic documentary offers a fascinating interrogation of the legacy of radical left-wing movements. Using archival sound and surveillance video, Mohaiemen reconstructs the hijacking of an airplane at the hands of the Japanese Red Army in 1977, during which it was forced to land in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Gardaab (Whirlpool)

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

Harune Massey in Person!! With echoes of Romeo and Juliet, "Gardaab" is a taut and stylized thriller about two lovers caught in a web of family and gang warfare in the underbelly of Karachi. Harune Massey's restrained direction offers a compelling meditation on love, and on the fragility of human life, and points to an exciting new wave of Pakistani filmmakers on the horizon.

Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission

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

Bay Area Filmmakers in Person!! From power to pleasure, courage to comedy, this year's kaleidoscope of cinematic offerings engage the sexual and the sensual: a young man gathers strength to approach his crush, while a young woman plots a shocking escape from marriage; Audrey Lorde's poetry and Justin Bieber's music become fodder for queer interventions; and SF's Sexy Circus ponders its future.

Gaalibeeja (Wind Seed)

BlueLight Cinemas 5 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA, United States

A unique cinematic experience, "Gaalibeeja" is a meditation on cinema and modernity from an exciting new voice in Kannada cinema. While paying homage to the likes of Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch, and Abbas Kiarostami, artist-turned-filmmaker Prasad blends social critique with exquisite cinematic form in his take on the "road movie."

Korla

BlueLight Cinemas 5 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA, United States

Followed by panel discussion!! Korla Pandit was a spiritual seeker and a godfather of exotica music who charmed American housewives on television in the 1950s. What lay behind Korla’s metaphysical musings and his enigmatic Indian facade? And what of the "dark secret" that he took with him to his grave in 1998? Find out in this fascinating and exotic tour through Pandit’s dizzying life.

Lala Begum

BlueLight Cinemas 5 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA, United States

Starring legendary Pakistani actress Marina Khan (Tanhaiyan), Mehreen Jabbar's evocative and endearing "Lala Begum" is a complex and impressive drama that delves into the ghosts of Pakistan’s past. Two estranged sisters come to terms with their haunting past: the loves they shared, the sacrifices they made, and their struggles with the colonial heritage that defines their lives.

Original Copy

BlueLight Cinemas 5 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA, United States

A charming portrait of one of the last hand-painters of colorful and dramatic Bollywood posters, "Original Copy" is an exemplary and insightful doc about the magic of cinema, and about the keepers of a disappearing artform in the face of India's changing film industry.

Between the Lines

BlueLight Cinemas 5 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA, United States

9:15PM SCREENING ADDED!! Skype Q&A with Nandita Das and Subodh Maskara! Nandita Das, one of India’s finest actresses, writes and stars in this stellar feature. A high-profile lawyer couple end up arguing on opposite sides of a criminal trial.

3rd i Films co-presents AFRO-ASIAN-AMERICAN CONVERSATIONS

International House, UC Davis 10 College Park, Davis, CA, United States

3rd i co-presents with UC Davis: AFRO-ASIAN-AMERICAN CONVERSATIONS
Two films that bring the African/African-American and South Asian communities into dialogue around issues of identity and immigration.

3rd i Films co-presents AFRO-ASIAN-AMERICAN CONVERSATIONS

Wyatt Pavilion Theater UC Davis, Arboretum Dr, Davis, CA, United States

3rd i co-presents with UC Davis: AFRO-ASIAN-AMERICAN CONVERSATIONS
Two films that bring the African/African-American and South Asian communities into dialogue around issues of identity and immigration.

3rd i co-presents “Brown Girls” at CAAMFest 2017

Alamo Drafthouse 2550 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

"BROWN GIRLS" follows the lives of Leila, a South Asian writer in the midst of navigating and owning her queerness, and her friend Patricia, who struggles to find meaning financially, romantically and creatively.

3rd i Co-presents “Kalpana” at BAMPFA

BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

3rd i co-presents two films at BAMPFA: "Kalpana," an experimental drama from 1948, and "Celluloid Man," a portrait of a film preservationist.

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