FREE – seating is limited. Register here Have a Story You Can’t Wait to Tell? The "Intro to Nonfiction Storytelling" class is a free, 2-hour introduction to shaping real life into a cinematic narrative. This workshop will help storytellers develop tools to transform personal experience or a topic they are passionate about into a story […]
Filmmaker in person! FREE – seating is limited. Register for free tickets In this documentary in Kolkata, India, where marriage is considered the ultimate feminine career fulfillment, four young Muslim women challenge stereotypes by learning to box with one of India's first female boxing coaches. As they train, the women negotiate poverty, battle tradition and learn […]
FREE! No advance ticketing required. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Open Screening is a forum for independent filmmakers to show their work. ATA’s free community film/video show welcomes short format work (15 min or less) from all genres. Entries must be received by 7:00 pm on show night, cued and labeled, to be considered. Space is […]
"A Suitable Girl" follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Documenting the arranged marriage and matchmaking process in vérité over four years, the film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and culture.
When: Thursday, February 22, 7:30 pm Where: Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 Free screening In recent months, 3rd i and ATA screened Capitalism, Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4, directed by Ilan Ziv. On Thursday February 22nd, the final two episodes, 5 & 6, will be screened. There will be […]
3rd i and ATA present: "Capitalism"--Episodes 3 & 4. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of “neo-liberalism,” capitalism is by far the world’s dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it work?
Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of “neo- liberalism,” capitalism is by far the world’s dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it work? CAPITALISM is an ambitious and accessible six-part […]
This moving portrait of a Berkeley street philosopher explores the Hate Man’s enigmatic life, including why, thirty years ago, he chose to quit his job as a successful New York Times journalist, drop out of mainstream society and live in the streets. Challenging conventional notions of success, conformity, progress and morality, 'Hate' lucidly discusses and defends his own 'downward mobility' and personal theories of human communication among countless other issues.
This evening of neo-benshi performances will consist of screening several film clips re-narrated live for the audience.
"Burqa Boxers" documents the story of three young women learning boxing in a culture that demands refinement and submission.
3rd i Collaborates with The America India Foundation, (AIF) Young Professionals, to present "The Revolutionary Optimists."
An evening of satire, comedy and drop-down drag Bollywood 'ishtyle', featuring Kareem Khubhchandani's LESSONS IN DRAG, and Anuj Vaidya's BAD GIRL WITH A HEART OF GOLD. Presented in collaboration with the APICC's United States of Asian America Festival and QCC's National Queer Arts Festival.
AIF (American India Foundation) in association with 3rd i Films presents two short films followed by discussion: "Lucky," directed by Avie Luthra and "Kunjo," directed by Terrie Samundra.
