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3rd i Films Co-presents a Study of "Lagaan"
2015-05-06 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Stanford University, Room 208, Encina Hall West, 417 Galvez Mall, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
3rd i Films, in partnership with The Center for South Asia at Stanford University, are pleased to present a multi-media lecture focused on Lagaan, the 2001 Academy Award nominated Bollywood epic film produced by Aamir Khan and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.
Through film clips and musical excerpts, Fulbright Scholar and tabla artist Robin Sukhadia will address Bollywood’s recent history and Lagaan’s relevance to India’s post-colonial narratives. Special focus will be given to the rise and impact of Bollywood composer A R Rahman, whose richly textured score for the film elevated him to global notoriety.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015: 12PM – 1:30PM
Stanford University
Room 208, Encina Hall West,
417 Galvez Mall, Stanford, CA

3rd i Films Co-presents "Court" at SFIFF
2015-05-03 16:00 | AMC Kabuki 8, 1881 Post St, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
3rd i Films co-presents at the 58th annual San Francisco International Film Festival.
Court, directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, India, 2014, 116 min
The Mumbai police desperately want folk singer Narayan Kamble behind bars. After he is arrested onstage at a public performance, Kamble is surprised to learn that he is being charged with abetment of suicide: a sewage worker allegedly heard his poetry shortly before being found dead. What is an obviously absurd accusation, however, is taken quite seriously by the municipal authorities. Court becomes as much an examination of contemporary Indian life as it is of a flawed justice system, raising questions about social and economic structures while vividly painting the individuals who must navigate them.
May 3, 4:00pm Sundance Kabuki Cinema
May 6, 6:30pm Pacific Film Archive
Link to SFIFF58 website: http://bit.ly/SFIFF58cou

3rd i Films co-presents Kala Ramnath at CIIS
2015-05-01 20:00 | Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Pier 2, San Francisco, CA, 94123, United States
Grammy nominated for her album Miles from India, and recognized as one of the 50 best instrumentalists of the world by Songlines magazine, Kala Ramnath was born into a family of prodigious musical talent, including violin legends Prof. T.N. Krishnan and Dr. N. Rajam. Kala’s genius manifested during childhood. But as a disciple of the legendary vocalist Pandit Jasraj, she learned to produce a sound so unique, evocative and akin to classical Indian vocal music that today her instrument is called “The Singing Violin.”
Kala has performed at all the major music festivals in India, as well the Sydney Opera House, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall and New York’s Carnegie Hall. She incorporates elements of western classical, jazz, flamenco and traditional African music into her rich and varied repertoire.
This show is one of three curated by Terry Riley in honor of his birthday.
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3rd i Films presents a sampling of shorts
2015-04-21 15:00 | 900 Metro Center Blvd, Screening hall, 1st Flr, Foster City, CA, 94404, United States
Local, national and international selection of award-winning short films from India that employ drama, dance, music and comedy to great effect in examining social issues.
Location: 900 Metro Center Blvd. Foster City, CA
screening hall 1st floor
Date: April 21st,
Time: 3pm
Free

3rd i Films is Proud to Co-present "The Human Experiment"
2015-04-16 19:00 | Clay Theatre, 2261 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
3rd i Films is proud to support The Human Experiment, produced by Ashvini Bhave.
April 16th, 7pm
Clay Theater, 2261 Fillmore St., San Francisco
A Benefit for the Breast Cancer Fund
Ticket info/purchase: http://thehumanexperimentmovie.com/see-the-film/

The Human Experiment lifts the veil on the shocking reality that thousands of untested chemicals are in our everyday products, our homes and inside of us. Simultaneously, the prevalence of many diseases continues to rise. From Oscar® winner Sean Penn and Emmy®-winning journalists Dana Nachman and Don Hardy, The Human Experiment tells the personal stories of people who believe their lives have been affected by chemicals and takes viewers to the front lines as activists go head-to-head with the powerful and well-funded chemical industry.

Miss India America
2015-03-22 17:00 | The New Parkway Theater, 474 24th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
3rd i co-presents new films at CAAMFest 2015, celebrating emerging Asian talents.
Miss India America
Directed by RAVI KAPOOR
NARRATIVE / USA / 2014 / NARRATIVE / 98 MINS
Lily Prasad is a valedictorian who wants to win at all costs — but she’s lost her boyfriend to the reigning Miss India National. She schemes to win him back by winning the beauty pageant herself. This female Frank Underwood rediscovers the importance of family and friends in a hilarious comedy.
Dates and times
Miss India America: New People Cinema, March 14, 2015 – 9:20 pm
Miss India America: New People Cinema, March 18, 2015 – 6:45 pm
Miss India America: New Parkway Theater, March 22, 2015 – 5:00 pm
More info and tickets
http://caamfest.com/2015/films/miss-india-america/

Miss India America
2015-03-18 18:45, 2015-03-14 21:20 | New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States

Tough Love
2015-03-17 20:50, 2015-03-15 16:30 | New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
3rd i co-presents new films at CAAMFest 2015, celebrating emerging Asian talents.
Tough Love
Directed by STEPHANIE WANG-BREAL
DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2014 / FAMILY, REALITY, SOCIAL ISSUE / 83 MINS
Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal’s documentary follows two parents as they navigate the American child welfare system to reunite their families. The parents work through their individual situations, which include a harrowing maze of conferences, advocates, attorneys and court hearings, all while trying to prove they should be reunited with their children.
Dates and times
Tough Love: New People Cinema, March 15, 2015 – 4:30 pm
New People Cinema, March 17, 2015 – 8:50 pm
More info and tickets
http://caamfest.com/2015/films/tough-love/

Margarita, With a Straw
2015-03-15 19:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
3rd i co-presents new films at CAAMFest 2015, celebrating emerging Asian talents.
Margarita, With a Straw
Directed by Shonali Bose
India / 2014 / Culture, Gay/Lesbian, Women / 100 mins / English, Hindi with English subtitles / Color
Laila is an aspiring writer and NYU transplant, via Delhi University, whose cerebral palsy is a footnote to her other achievements. When she falls for a fiery female activist, her creative and personal boundaries are tested. Shonali Bose’s (AMU) deeply personal film dazzles with moments of quiet self-discovery and first love, unbound by ability and difference.
Dates and times
Margarita, With a Straw: Castro Theatre, March 15, 2015 – 7:00 pm
More info and tickets
http://caamfest.com/2015/films/margarita-with-a-straw/

Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain
2015-03-14 14:30 | New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
3rd i co-presents new films at CAAMFest 2015, celebrating emerging Asian talents.
Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain
Directed by RAVI KUMAR
India / 2014 / Narrative / 96 mins / English, Hindi with English subtitles / 35mm
Narrating the days leading up to the Bhopal disaster in December 1984, director Ravi Kumar brings together notable actors from both Hollywood and Indian cinema to tell the poignant story of the immense pesticide plant gas leak in the heart of the small city of Bhopal, India, in this much-awaited docudrama starring Kal Penn, Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton.
Dates and times
Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain: New People Cinema, March 14, 2015 – 2:30 pm
More info and tickets
http://caamfest.com/2015/films/bhopal-a-prayer-for-rain/

3rd i Co-presents at Berlin & Beyond
2015-02-03 19:00 | California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
3rd i Films is pleased to co-present the third film in Marcus H. Rosenmüller’s celebrated “Best” Trilogy, Best Chance, at the 2015 Berlin & Beyond Film Festival on Sunday, Feb 1 (6 pm at the Castro Theatre in SF) and on Tuesday, Feb 3 (7 pm at the California Theatre in Berkeley).
The festival runs Jan 29-Feb 3 at multiple venues across the Bay Area. Check the website for more details on the film and on the entire festival!
More about the film:
Since graduating from high school five years ago, best friends Jo (Rosalie Thomass) and Kati (Anna Maria Sturm) have not been in touch with each other. After receiving a disturbing voicemail from Jo, who’s in India, Kati immediately drops everything and returns to her hometown in rural Bavaria to round up the old buddies in order to launch a rescue mission.

3rd i Co-presents at Berlin & Beyond
2015-02-01 18:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States

Liar's Dice
2014-11-15 20:30 | CineArts at Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306, United States
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. This multi-award winning film explores the challenges of love and the human cost of urban migration, and is India’s official entry to the Oscars.

The Auction House
2014-11-15 18:30 | CineArts at Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306, United States
This surprising and refreshing documentary is about more than the fight to keep India’s oldest auction house, The Russell Exchange, alive. It’s a nuanced tale of everyday India and two brothers that struggle to save their family business and a piece of the country’s heritage–all while learning how to live and work together for the first time since they were teenagers.

Zinda Bhaag
2014-11-15 15:30 | CineArts at Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306, United States
Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi in Person!
Featuring striking, raw performances and a refreshing dose of comedy, this Punjabi-language musical is a portrait of everyday Pakistan. Three young men from Lahore navigate the often terrifying world of illegal immigration, as they sojourn West in search of greater opportunity. Followed by Q&A.

Amma und Appa
2014-11-15 13:30 | CineArts at Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306, United States
This German girl and Indian boy enjoyed a blissful, secret love for years, but now it’s time to get married and meet the parents! In this touching, humorous and delightful documentary, the filmmaking couple documents the union of their two families and the thorny confrontation of love with cultural boundaries.

Nirnay
2014-11-15 12:00 | CineArts at Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306, United States
An intimate, thought-provoking documentary that courageously turns the camera on the filmmaker’s own failed cross-caste love affair to examine why the dreams and aspirations of so many women in middle-class India never take flight. Shot over three years, the film follows women in a lower middle class colony in Uttar Pradesh, and attempts to capture the essence of their existence.

3rd i's 12th annual film festival - Palo Alto edition
2014-11-15 | CA
3rd i’s popular satellite festival returns to Palo Alto on November 15, 2014.

Stand Up Planet
2014-11-09 19:30 | New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
On a mission to showcase some of the funniest international comics, comedian Hasan Minhaj (who was recently signed on to the Daily Show) tests how far they can push comedy that deals with some of the toughest global poverty, gender, and race issues of our time. Featuring new talent and comedy legends, this documentary finds inspiration in the new comic spring taking ahold of India and South Africa.

Psychedelic Cinema: Radhe, Radhe + Shorts
2014-11-09 17:30 | New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
Prashant Bhargava in Person!
An explosion of color and sound on the silver screen captures the essence of this program of shorts. In Prashant Bhargava’s centerpiece short — Radhe, Radhe: Rites of Holi, which features a soundtrack by acclaimed jazz musician Vijay Iyer — a pulsing desire to unite with the goddess sends a city into a feverish state of yearning. Followed by Q&A.
With additional short films:
Borders, Alka Raghuram
Aarti, David Walter Lech
Alchemy, Bandish Projekt
Chakshoo, Ankush Jindal

Liar's Dice
2014-11-09 15:00 | New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
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. This multi-award winning film explores the challenges of love and the human cost of urban migration, and is India’s official entry to the Oscars.

‘Liar’s Dice’ Clip from The Playlist on Vimeo.

Mughal-e-Azam: Ruminations on a Classic Spectacle
2014-11-09 13:00 | New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, 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 introduced color to Indian cinemagoers, launched the careers of Madhubala and Dilip Kumar, and featured the gorgeous score of Naushad. Robin’s illustrated talk will examine the far-reaching effects of the music and Islamic aesthetics of the film on Bollywood culture.

Bollywood at the Castro with "Queen"!!
2014-11-08 21:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Intensely local, gloriously global and unexpectedly moving, Queen takes Bollywood in a new direction – with less cheese, but more exuberance! Jilted on her wedding day, Rani embarks on an adventurous journey of self discovery when she decides to go on her honeymoon to Paris and Amsterdam, all by herself! The film was a runaway hit in India and made a breakout movie star of the charming Kangana Ranaut!

3rd i's Castro Reception
2014-11-08 20:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, 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 for more information on where to park in the Castro District during the festival.

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Dukhtar
2014-11-08 18:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
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, a gripping drama about the power of maternal love in a land ruled by tribal honour. Hot off the screen at the Toronto Film Fest, this is Pakistan’s Official Entry to the Oscars. Followed by Q&A.
Join us at the Castro Reception with the filmmakers following the screening.

UPAJ: Improvise
2014-11-08 16:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Pt. Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith in Person! Producer Antara Bhardwaj in Person!
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. Bridging cultures, continents, and generations, the rhythm fusion is exhilarating and infectious on the India Jazz Suites tour, from the streets of India to the US. Followed by a live performance by the artists on the occasion of Pt. Chitresh Das’ 70th Birthday!

Fandry
2014-11-08 13:00 | Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Revered Marathi poet Nagraj Manjule has struck a chord worldwide, making many international “watch lists” for this exceptional and riveting directorial debut. The great dramatic tradition of forbidden love between lower-caste and upper-caste teenagers gets a powerful addition that’s anything but clichéd, realizing instead a multidimensional narrative within a caste system at work. Winner of a National Award, India. Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Mumbai International Film Festival.
Followed by panel discussion with:
Benjamin P Kaila, from Friends for Education International, a non-profit that works on a number of Dalit causes including education, and
Christina Thomas Dhanaraj, an emerging Dalit leader and feminist based out of Bangalore, India.

Titli
2014-11-07 21:15 | New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
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. Experience life in the mean streets of Delhi and a yearning for freedom from its underbelly in this critically acclaimed Cannes selection. Followed by Q&A.
