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3rd i co-presents "Farah Goes Bang" at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
2014-03-16 14:20 (America/Los_Angeles) | AMC Kabuki 8, 1881 Post St, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
3rd i co-presents at CAAMFest 2014.
Farah Goes Bang
Twenty-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.
Meera 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.
This film also plays on March 14, 2014: Pacific Film Archive, 7:00 pm.

3rd i co-presents "Brahmin Bulls"
2014-03-15 19:00 | CA
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.
In addition to the March 15 date, the film also plays at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, March 19, 2014 at 9:00 pm
and
The New Parkway Theater, March 22, 2014 at 3:00 pm

3rd i co-presents "Farah Goes Bang" at Pacific Film Archive
2014-03-14 19:00 | Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
3rd i co-presents at CAAMFest 2014.
Farah Goes Bang
Twenty-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.
Meera 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.
This film also plays on March 16, 2014: Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 2:20 pm.

3rd i is proud to support "Berlin and Beyond"
2014-01-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
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.”
Munich in India
Documentary Feature.
In Person: Director Walter Steffen
When: Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 11:30 am
Where: the Castro Theatre, San Francisco
As 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.
Konstantin 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.

"The Brilliance of Satyajit Ray"
2014-01-17 19:30 | Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
BAM/PFA presents “The Brilliance of Satyajit Ray”
When: January 17–August 31
Where: UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
Before 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.

Ship of Theseus
2013-11-16 19:45 | CA
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An 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.”

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Gulabi Gang
2013-11-16 17:00 | CA
Filmmaker in Person!
Nishtha 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!
Followed 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.

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Beyond All Boundaries
2013-11-16 14:30 | CA
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.

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Without Shepherds
2013-11-16 12:00 | Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
Filmmaker in Person!
A 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.
With Short: From Melody Queen to Muslim Madonna (Fawzia Afzal-Khan, 2013, USA/Pakistan, 16mins), a history of Pakistan through its women musicians.

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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013-11-10 19:30 | CA
Filmmaker in Person!
A 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.
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Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission
2013-11-10 17:30 | CA
Filmmakers in Person!
From 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.
Films in the program include:
Who’s Saree Now, John Hiltunen / Michael Hall, Creative Growth Art Center, Oakland (2013, USA)
Unravel, Meghna Gupta (2012, UK)
Surfing Possibility: The Surfing Girls of India, Cara Jones (2013, USA/India)
Preserves, B. Rich (2013, Ecuador)
Basketball, Meri Jaan (My Love), Veena Hampapur (2012, USA)
Broken, Amit Dubey (2013, Cambodia)
Here and Away, Meena Nanji (2012, USA/India)
My Dear Americans, Arpita Kumar (2013, USA)
Cafe Regular, Cairo, Ritesh Batra (2012, USA)
Sneak Peek: Balbir, The Barber, Shane Gill (2013, USA)

Trailers:
Unravel:
http://vimeo.com/36337457

Cafe Regular, Cairo:

Here and Away:
http://youtu.be/Jx2PvqE5axM

My Dear Americans:
http://vimeo.com/73404080

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With You, Without You (Oba Nathuwa, Oba Ekka)
2013-11-10 15:15 | CA
Filmmaker in Person!
Acclaimed 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.

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Celluloid Man
2013-11-10 12:00 | CA
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.

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Shuddh Desi Romance
2013-11-09 21:15 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Bollywood at the Castro!
A 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.

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3rd i's Castro Reception with the Filmmakers
2013-11-09 20:15 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
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.
3rd i’s guest list for the 2013 festival includes:
• Kunal Nayyar (of The Big Bang Theory fame), producer of Beyond All Boundaries
• Nishtha Jain from Bombay and Sabiha Sumar from Karachi
• indie directors Vasan Bala (from India) and Prasanna Vithanage (from Sri Lanka)
• from the Diaspora, Canadian filmmaker Wilbur Sagunaraj and British filmmaker Pratibha Parmar
• 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.
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Good Morning Karachi
2013-11-09 18:30 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Filmmaker in Person!
Sumar, 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.
Followed by: an on-stage conversation between Sumar and Anusha Rizvi (director of Peepli Live) on the changing role of women in South Asian cinema.

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Gulabi Gang
2013-11-09 15:30 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Filmmaker in Person!
Nishtha 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!

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Beyond All Boundaries
2013-11-09 13:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Filmmaker in Person!
Producer Kunal Nayyar (of The Big Bang Theory fame) in person!
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.

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Simple Superstar
2013-11-08 21:50 | CA
Filmmaker in Person!
Wilbur 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.

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Peddlers
2013-11-08 19:15 | CA
Filmmaker in Person!
Representative 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.

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These Birds Walk
2013-11-07 21:30 | CA
PLEASE NOTE:
• All ONLINE TICKETS to this film are now sold out.
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• RUSH tickets will be released 10 mins prior to the start time of the film.
In 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!

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Mohammed to Maya
2013-11-07 19:15 | CA
Filmmakers in Person!
Meet 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.
With short: Performing Girl (Crescent Diamond, USA, 2013, 25mins), a portrait of acclaimed Sri Lankan transgender performance artist D’Lo.

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The Revolutionary Optimists
2013-11-06 19:15 - 23:00 | CA
Filmmakers in person!
Emmy-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.
With short: Bhiwani Junction (Abhi Singh, India/USA, 2013, 18mins), about a young boy’s dreams of becoming a star pugilist.

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Deewaar: Bollywood Under the Stars
2013-08-30 21:00 | India Community Center, Lotus Room, 556 Los Coches St, Milpitas, CA, 95035, United States
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.
The 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.
Please register for this free event by sending an email with your name and the # of tickets you would like to outreach3rdi@gmail.com

3rd i co-presents at CAAM Festival in San Jose
2013-08-18 17:00 | Camera 3, 288 S 2nd St., San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
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.
Sunday, August 18th at 5 pm at Camera 3 Cinema.
Tickets can be purchased via CAAM’s website here.

3rd i Co-presents at Laborfest
2013-07-26 19:30 - 22:00 | Unnamed Venue, 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco
3rd i Films co-presents at
Laborfest, the FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival
BHOPALI
With introduction by Dr. Jaysi Chander
In 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.
It 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.
This film was made to continue to struggle to break the information censorship by the corporate media.
Continuing 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.
Also on the Program:
THE MACHINIST
50mins, 2010
Directed by Hannan Majid & Richard York
This 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.
Through 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.

3rd i is pleased to co-present "The Ode"
2013-07-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Delancey Street Screening Room, 600 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United States
3rd i Films is pleased to co-present The Ode
a part of Trikone Bay Area‘s DesiQ 2013
Where:
Delancey Street Screening Room
600 Embarcadero, San Francisco
When:
Wednesday, July 3
6pm-7pm
Reception with hosted wine, sparkling water and hors d’oeuvres; book signing of “Ode to Lata” by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla.
7pm-9pm
Screening 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.
Tickets:
Tickets 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.
For more information about Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla or “Ode to Lata”, visit www.ghalibdhalla.com.
The 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.

3rd i is honored to co-present at Frameline37
2013-06-21 21:30 | Roxie Theater, 94103
3rd i is honored to co-present CHUPPAN CHUPAI / I AM GAY AND MUSLIM at Frameline37, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.
When: Friday, June 21, 9:30 PM
Where: Roxie Theater, San Francisco
3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA
Chuppan Chupai director Saad Khan in person.

These two docs— one set in Pakistan and the other in Morocco — challenge viewer preconceptions about being both Muslim and gay.
I AM GAY AND MUSLIM
“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.
— MORDECAI STAYTON
Preceded by CHUPPAN CHUPAI
Chuppan 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.
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3rd i is pleased to support the SF Ethnic Dance Festival
2013-06-15 20:00 | Lam Research Theater, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
When: Saturday, June 15th, 8pm
Where: Lam Research Theater
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco

3rd i presents "Bollywood Divas"
2013-06-08 19:00 | Artists’ Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Bollywood Divas: Queering Desi Cinema
by Kareem Khubchandani and Anuj Vaidya

When: June 8 (Saturday), 7pm
Where: ATA, San Francisco
Cost: $10 online; $12 at the door
(online ticket sales at: bollywooddivas.brownpapertickets.com)
An evening of satire, comedy and drop-down drag Bollywood ‘ishtyle’!!
In 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.
Vaidya’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?
Presented in collaboration with the APICC’s United States of Asian America Festival and QCC’s National Queer Arts Festival
This program was supported by:
