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SUMMARY:3rd i Co presents: "The Journey Within" at the SF Indie Fest
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, Feb 20\, 2016 – 4:30 PM\nWhere: Roxie Theater \nClick here for tickets \nPrice: $12 (advance)/$13 (door)\n18th SF INDIEFEST runs through February 25th \nFaced with the challenges of war and conflict\, several musicians in post-9/11 Pakistan go on a quest for self-identity and start a music show designed to help reclaim the rich and vast musical heritage of the region. Bringing together unique cultural experiences and musical genres\, including but not limited to Folk\, Sufi\, Rock\, Pop and Rap\, the filmmakers capture the show from its humble beginnings. The result is an experience that unifies eastern and western sounds to make music that resonated across the globe and inspired inward reflection.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-the-journey-within-at-the-sf-indie-fest/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3117 16th 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:20160306T130000
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SUMMARY:3rd i Films presents: Rajnikanth and the Cult of the Superstar
DESCRIPTION:When: Sunday\, March 6\, 1pm\nWhere: ATA\, 992 Valencia St\, SF 94110 \nSouth Indian superstar Rajnikanth commands a fan base of dedicated supporters for whom fandom exists beyond just assiduously watching his films–it means frenzied celebrations at movie releases\, and birthdays that have over time garnered legendary reputations. This talk explores the political and social history of fandom in South India\, and specifically that of Rajinikanth himself\, that has over time contributed to his larger than life on-screen and off-screen persona. We explore the lives of fans willing to dedicating their entire careers and fortunes to the star’s cause\, with clips from an upcoming documentary on Rajinikanth’s fans\, For the Love of a Man. \nJoyojeet Pal is a professor at the School of Information at the University of Michigan\, where his work focuses on technological accessibility for people with disabilities. He is also the producer and researcher of For the Love of a Man\, shot over five years in Tamil Nadu\, India.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-films-presents-rajnikanth-and-the-cult-of-the-superstar/
LOCATION:ATA\, 992 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160311T193000
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SUMMARY:3rd i Co-Presents at CAAMFest
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Films co-presents three films at this year’s CAAMFest\, playing March 11\, 13\, 19 & 20\, 2016. See details below. \nGOOD OL’ BOY (pictured at top) \nDir: FRANK LOTITO  \nIt’s 1979\, and 10-year-old Smith Bhatnagar’s American dreams — filled with SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER\, Darth Vader and the girl next door — clash with his parent’s hopes for his future. A coming-of-age dramedy about enduring first loves and the weighty expectations of immigrant parents. Starring Jason Lee\, Samrat Chakrabarti and Anjul Nigam. \nSUN MAR 13 | 3:10PM | ALAMO\nSUN MAR 20 | 3:15PM | NEW PARKWAY \n \nDRAWING THE TIGER  \nDir: AMY BENSON\, SCOTT SQUIRE & RAMYATA LIMBU \nDRAWING THE TIGER observes a rural Nepali family over seven years in an immersive tableau of the human experience. Even the filmmakers themselves couldn’t have foreseen how a hopeful story of a teenage girl winning a big city scholarship could lead to the Darnal family eventually being overturned by tragedy.   \nNepal / 2015 / Documentary / 97 mins\nFRI MAR 11| 7:30PM | ROXIE \n  \n \nUMRIKA \nDir. PRASHANT NAIR  \nUMRIKA is how a small village in India refers to “America.” One of their own decides to journey to “Umrika\,” inspiring both hope and debate. When the village loses touch with its contested hero\, his younger brother Rama and friend Lalu set out on their own to find him. \nIndia / 2015 / Narrative / 102 mins \nSUN MAR 13 | 12:20PM | ALAMO\nSAT MAR 19 | 3:00PM | NEW PARKWAY \nFor more info on all the above and to purchase tickets\, please visit:  \nhttp://caamfest.com
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-at-caam-fest/
LOCATION:Various
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160408T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160408T170000
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SUMMARY:3rd i Co-presents at SFIFF 59: "Thithi"
DESCRIPTION:Thithi\nApril 30\, 2016\n3:30 p.m.\nRoxie Theater\, San Francisco \nMay 1\, 2016\n3:15 p.m.\nPacific Film Archive\, Berkeley \nMay 4\, 2016\n9:00 p.m.\nAlamo Drafthouse\, San Francisco \nCountry(ies): India/USA\nLanguage(s) Kannada\nYear: 2016\nRunning time: 123\nDirector(s): Raam Reddy \nIn a small South Indian village in Karnataka\, a cantankerous centenarian known as Century Gowda suddenly keels over and dies—setting the stage for a capricious comedy of errors among three generations of dissimilar sons. Century’s middle-aged grandson Thamanna\, driven by money and status\, is determined to acquire property that Century owned\, but which now belongs to Century’s eldest son and Thamanna’s father\, Gadappa. But Gadappa has little interest in the material world; with his long white beard and shoeless feet\, he is an aimless roamer seeking freedom\, simplicity and some cheap alcohol. For Thamanna’s cocky teenage son Abhi (who proves as inept as his father at good decision-making)\, lust and desire are primary motivations as he attempts to woo a female member of a tribe of nomadic sheepherders. Conflict\, confusion\, corruption and a series of ill-conceived actions all come to a head at the final ritual celebration for Century (the titular thithi)\, a grand (and expensive) affair attended by the entire village. With its charming cast of non-professional actors—both human and ovine—director Raam Reddy’s feature film offers a playful portrait of intergenerational conflicts and differences. —Joanne Parsont \nMore info
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-at-sfiff-59-thithi/
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160417T150000
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SUMMARY:3rd i Films presents a work-in-progress screening
DESCRIPTION:Burqa Boxers \n Filmmaker Alka Raghuram in Person! \nWhen: Sunday\, April 17\, 3pm\nWhere: ATA\, 992 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94110 \nIn a culture where beauty\, delicacy\, refinement and submission are the most prized traits for the ultimate feminine career fulfillment\, marriage\, young Muslim women in Kolkata challenge stereotypes\, learning boxing with Razia Shabnam\, one of the first Indian women to become a boxing coach and an international referee. \nBurqa Boxers is the story of Ajmira Khatoon (16)\, who wants to make a name for herself to prove to her father and brothers that she amounts to something; Parveen Sajda (24) who dreams of becoming a police officer; and Taslima Khatoon (16) who must learn to negotiate her fear of sexual assault\, as they take the first baby steps towards making their dreams true\, dreams of creating a different future than the one handed to them. It is a portrait of their dreams and aspirations. The story covers four years in the lives of these boxers and documents the changing landscape of their lives and their transformation. 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-films-presents-a-work-in-progress-screening/
LOCATION:Artists’ Television Access\, 992 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160417T180000
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SUMMARY:3rd i Co-presents "I am Chut Wutty"
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Green Film Fest\, April 14–20 at the Castro Theatre\, Roxie and venues across the Bay. A week of new films and events that spotlight the world’s most urgent environmental issues and most innovative solutions. Tickets available at www.greenfilmfest.org or (415) 552-5580. \n3rd i co-presents \nI Am Chut Wutty\n(Fran Lambrick\, Vanessa de Smet\, UK\, 2015\, 54 mins) \nDate:  Sunday\, April 17\, 6 pm\nLocation:  Roxie Theater\nBuy tickets \nIn one of the last remaining wildernesses in South East Asia\, Cambodian community activists struggle to defend their forests. Environmentalist Chut Wutty\, defies threats and intimidation to fearlessly investigate the corrupt rubber plantations and logging syndicates. Fran Lambrick uncovers the fierce battle for the community to hold onto their connection with the Prey Lang forest. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-i-am-chut-wutty/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 94103
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160419T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160419T210000
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SUMMARY:3rd i Co-presents "Behemoth"
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Green Film Fest\, April 14–20 at the Castro Theatre\, Roxie and venues across the Bay. A week of new films and events that spotlight the world’s most urgent environmental issues and most innovative solutions. Tickets available at www.greenfilmfest.org or (415) 552-5580. \n3rd i co-presents \nBehemoth\n(Zhao Liang\, China & France\, 2015\, 90 mins) \nWhen: Tuesday\, April 19\, 9 pm\nWhere:  Roxie Theater\nBuy tickets  \nIn the Old Testament\, the mountains are the domain of a monster named Behemoth; in modern times the vast mining industry has taken the monster’s place. Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy\, Liang Zhao shares poetic reflections on China’s search for a paradise\, one that has ended up more like Hell. Could the monster have ever dreamed of this?
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3484/
LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 94103
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160504
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SUMMARY:Raise Money for 3rd i Through SVGives
DESCRIPTION:YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR AS LITTLE AS $10!\nFrom now through midnight on MAY 3\, our community will come together with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to raise money for 3rd i\, and we need YOU to join us! \nSimply visit SVGIVES-3rd i (see link below). You can make quick\, easy and secure donations online and via all web-enabled mobile devices. Contributions may be made with credit card\, debit card or PayPal\, and anonymously if desired. \nhttps://svgives.razoo.com/us/story/3-Rd-I-South-Asian-Independent-Film
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/raise-money-for-3rdi-through-svgives/
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160526T180000
DTSTAMP:20160525T041121Z
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SUMMARY:3rd i Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Macy's
DESCRIPTION:Join 3rd i Films at Macy’s salute to Asian Pacific American culture\, history and vibrancy at \nMACY’S UNION SQUARE\nTHE CELLAR\, LOWER LEVEL\nTHURSDAY\, MAY 26TH\, 6PM \n“In Conversation” with renowned chef\, food blogger and author\, KATIE CHIN for a live cooking demo and discussion hosted by CAROLYN JUNG! \nAlso\, food blogger SABRINA SNYDER will share her tips and tricks on how to snap the best pics of your plate for social media! A private chef and founder of DinnerThenDessert.com\, Sabrina’s blog focuses on making delicious at-home meals\, and sees half a million visitors each month. \nPlus\, make any purchase of $50 or more at the event and get an autographed copy of her newest book\, Katie Chin’s Everyday Chinese Cookbook and a limited edition APAHM chopsticks set!* \nRSVP to the event at https://macysapahmsf16.eventbrite.com \nCheck out Macy’s exclusive content at macys.com/celebrate \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-celebrates-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month-at-macys/
LOCATION:Macy’s Union Square\, 170 O'Farrell St\, San Francisco\, 94102
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160621T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160621T133000
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SUMMARY:3rd i is proud to co-present "Loev" at Frameline’s 40th Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Frameline40: June 16-26\, 2016 \nFrameline40\, the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival\, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month\, and 3rd i Films is pleased to participate by co-presenting two screenings of Loev. \nSahil\, a quirky music producer in Mumbai\, has hit a rough patch with his boyfriend Alex. That’s just when Sahil’s longtime friend Jai\, a successful and handsome Wall Street deal maker\, arrives back in India on a business trip. Jai’s visit gives Sahil the perfect excuse to drop Alex for a bit and escape for a few days’ getaway in the gorgeous countryside with Jai. While the friends enjoy their remarkable rapport at first\, differences soon begin to arise—emotions and tensions bubble to the surface until they finally explode in a way that threatens to impact the lives of all three men for a long time to come. \nLoev is a landmark film\, honestly exploring gay relationships in India\, where\, to this day\, same-sex love is punishable by harsh prison sentences. \nRead an interview with the Mumbai-based director in Variety. \nDIRECTOR: Sudhanshu Saria \nTuesday\, June 21\, 1:30 PM\nCastro Theatre \nFriday\, June 24\, 7:00 PM \nVictoriaTheatre
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-is-proud-to-co-present-loev-at-framelines-40th-film-festival/
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:20160624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160624T190000
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SUMMARY:3rd i is proud to co-present "Loev" at Frameline’s 40th Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Frameline40: June 16-26\, 2016 \nFrameline40\, the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival\, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month\, and 3rd i Films is pleased to participate by co-presenting two screenings of Loev. \nSahil\, a quirky music producer in Mumbai\, has hit a rough patch with his boyfriend Alex. That’s just when Sahil’s longtime friend Jai\, a successful and handsome Wall Street deal maker\, arrives back in India on a business trip. Jai’s visit gives Sahil the perfect excuse to drop Alex for a bit and escape for a few days’ getaway in the gorgeous countryside with Jai. While the friends enjoy their remarkable rapport at first\, differences soon begin to arise—emotions and tensions bubble to the surface until they finally explode in a way that threatens to impact the lives of all three men for a long time to come. \nLoev is a landmark film\, honestly exploring gay relationships in India\, where\, to this day\, same-sex love is punishable by harsh prison sentences. \nRead an interview with the Mumbai-based director in Variety. \nDIRECTOR: Sudhanshu Saria \nTuesday\, June 21\, 1:30 PM\nCastro Theatre \nFriday\, June 24\, 7:00 PM \nVictoria Theatre
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-is-proud-to-co-present-loev-at-framelines-40th-film-festival-2/
LOCATION:Victoria Theatre\, 2961 16th Street\, San Francisco\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161023
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SUMMARY:3rd i Co-presents at UNAFF 2016
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Films is proud to present two films at the international documentary film festival UNAFF 2016 in Palo Alto. \nPetals in the Dust: The Endangered Indian Girls\n(89 minutes) Canada/India/US [watch trailer] \nWhen: Saturday\, October 22\, 2016\, 2:50 pm\nWhere: Mitchell Park Community Center\, 3700 Middlefield Road\, Palo Alto \nDirector: Nyna Pais Caputi\nProducers: Gino Caputi\, Nyna Pais Caputi \nPetals in the Dust: The Endangered Indian Girls is a filmmaker’s personal journey to understand and shed light on the origins and the enormity of the war against Indian women. The film examines the condition of an endangered class of people living in one of the most populous\, culturally and economic vibrant countries: modern India. They come from all walks of life and share only one common trait: they are female. A patriarchal mindset\, a preference for sons and a deep-seated intolerance has led to the murder of fifty million girls and women in India in the last century. They continue to lose their lives in this century to infanticide\, sex-selective abortions\, starvation and medical neglect\, dowry deaths and brutal gang rapes. The declining female population is also leading to increased crimes against women including trafficking and bride buying. By 2020 there will be twenty percent more men than women in India. The film explores the cultural origins of this vast genocidal crime and includes the voices of activists and gender experts as well survivors of these gender crimes who have struggled to build meaningful lives. By bringing this issue out into the open\, the filmmakers hope to light the spark of resistance to this culture of gender violence and extermination\, mobilize the Indian and international communities into getting involved in ending this “gendercide” and to encourage a new generation of Indian citizens to value and respect their daughters\, wives and the women in the community. \nBiography:\nNyna Pais Caputi has worked on several short award-winning films including DCBA-Desi Confused by America\, Able and Gentle Lovers. She is a Bay Area Video Coalition 2013 media-maker fellow. She also founded the Global Walk for India’s Missing Girls in 2010\, an international awareness campaign on the violence and genocide of Indian women that has taken place in over twenty-five cities and five countries. \n  \n \nThe Learning Alliance\n(9 minutes) Pakistan \nWhen: Saturday\, October 22\, 2016\, 11:15 am\nWhere: Mitchell Park Community Center\, 3700 Middlefield Road\, Palo Alto \nDirector: Muhammad Umar Saeed\nProducers: Muhammad Farrukh Saeed\, Muhammad Umar Saeed \nCollecting garbage to pay their fees for school. Three brothers who are changing their future by studying and at the same time selling garbage in Lahore\, Pakistan. The Learning Alliance is a portrait of children with dreams and their struggle towards achieving them. \nBiography:\nMuhammad Umar Saeed’s documentaries and short films have been screened in film festivals around the globe. Umar was part of the Sesame Street production in Pakistan (a project by USAID). He is also curating and programming film festivals in Lahore. The Learning Alliance is his latest documentary.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-co-presents-at-unaff-2016/
LOCATION:Mitchell Park Community Center\, 3700 Middlefield Rd\, Palo Alto\, 94303\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161022T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161022T160000
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SUMMARY:The Golden Sita
DESCRIPTION:3rd i Co-presents at the Asian Art Museum \nThe Golden Sita / Kanchana Sita\n(G. Aravindan\, India\, 1977\, 90mins\, In Malayalam with English subtitles) \nWhen: Oct 22\, 2-4pm\nWhere: Asian Art Museum\, Samsung Hall\nCost: Free with Museum Admission \nG. Aravindan’s adaptation of the Ramayana begins where the tale approaches its end: in the Uttara Kandam or The Northern Tales. When Rama decides to do a Ashvamedayagna\, a ritual to invoke the gods in aid of his imperialist intentions\, his abandoned wife is cast as a statue that sits beside him. This is the Golden Sita (or Kanchana Sita) from which the film takes its title. \nWhile the plot might be familiar to connoisseurs of the tale\, Aravindan’s treatment is far from traditional. Following the contours of C. N. Sreekantan Nair’s feminist play\, Aravindan makes Sita the protagonist of this retelling\, and in a stroke of genius\, casts her as Nature itself. As Rama meanders through the forest\, leading up to the eventual showdown with his own two sons\, Sita is always present – as the earth beneath his feet\, as the sun shining down on him\, as the wind in the trees. Against this sensual backdrop\, Rama’s journey is presented as that of a man at the end of his life\, taking stock of his legacy. Confronted by Sita’s absence\, and presence\, in his every step\, Rama’s grief is inconsolable\, leading to a striking conclusion. \nWith a cast of non-professional actors\, drawn largely from the Rama Chenchu tribe (who claim to be direct descendants of Rama himself)\, and lensing by the acclaimed Malayalam filmmaker Shaji N. Karun\, Aravindan’s adaptation is poetry itself\, uncompromising in its cinematic vision and unflinching in its indictment of patriarchy\, caste\, and superstition. The film won two national awards in 1977\, for Best Direction and Best Cinematography\, cementing G. Aravindan’s place as a master of Indian cinema. \nWe present this little-seen gem in its recently digitally restored glory\, thanks to the National Film Archive of India. \nMore information on the program is available at: http://www.asianart.org/events/993?starttime=1474009200
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/3rd-i-films-co-presents-at-the-asian-art-museum/
LOCATION:Asian Art Museum\, Samsung Hall\, 200 Larkin St\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings and Events,Year-Round Screenings and Events
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