3rd i’s Castro Reception
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for a special reception at the Castro Mezzanine, with desserts and drinks, and meet all the festival filmmakers up close and personal!
$20
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Khoya (Lost)
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesDirector Sami Khan and Actor Rupak Ginn in Person!! Featuring stunning cinematography, Sami Khan's outstanding feature Khoya is a nuanced thriller about the universal quest to find home and belonging. When Rog Moreau’s mother dies, the adoptive ties to his Canadian identity begin to feel tenuous, setting him off on a journey to India to unravel the mystery surrounding his adoption.
The World of Goopi and Bagha (Goopi Gawaiya, Bagha Bajaiya)
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesDirector Shilpa Ranade and Musician Narayan Parasuram in Person!! Set in a world full of vibrant music and color, Shilpa Ranade’s magical film is an animated adaptation of one of Indian master Satyajit Ray's most beloved works, and premiered to great acclaim at the Toronto Film Festival. This timeless fable follows the hilarious misadventures of Goopi and Bagha, two tuneless musicians banished from their villages for their cacophonous music.
Kaul (A Calling)
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAadish Keluskar’s bold and innovative "Kaul" can only be described as a truly transformative cinematic experience. Deeply inspired by the films of Tarkovsky and Bela Tarr, and firmly rooted in a Marathi milieu, Keluskar delivers a uniquely visceral film that brings equal measure of the surreal and the sublime.
3rd i is proud to co-present “Loev” at Frameline’s 40th Film Festival
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United States3rd i Films co-presents "Loev" at Frameline40.
PK
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for Bollywood at the Castro - one of the most popular events at the festival! This year's inter-stellar offering takes Bollywood exuberance in a whole new direction apt for the 21st century. Superstar Aamir Khan shines as the titular PK, an inquisitive space alien who lands on Earth and shakes up society, in director Rajkumar Hirani’s (3 idiots) subversive comedy.
3rd i’s Castro Reception
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for a special reception at the Castro Mezzanine following the screening of the film Tigers, and meet festival guests up close and personal! Enjoy food and drinks, and let the DJ get your feet wet for our Bollywood at the Castro screening of PK.
Tigers
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFollowed by Q&A with Syed Raza Aamir Hussain and Shaftaq Batool Raza, the real-life heroes behind the story A gripping feature film based on the true story of a young Pakistani salesman who challenges the system when he discovers the devastating effects of the infant formula he is selling. Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi (The Dirty Picture) and National Award-winning actress Geetanjali Thapa (Liar's Dice) bring pathos, nuance and passion to their roles, in the hands of Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic (No Man's Land).
The Crow’s Egg (Kaaka Muttai)
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesA delightful and heart-warming dramatic comedy that paints a vivid portrait of urban street kids, with hope and initiative. In a Chennai slum, two young brothers set out to realize their dream: to get their first taste of pizza. While reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire, this film finds a way to shift the lens to an exuberantly Indian perspective.
Haider (Hamlet)
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIntroduced by Prof. Gitanjali Shahani, English Dept., SFSU Vishal Bharadwaj's acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare – Haider – brings the passion of Hamlet to life by masterfully fusing Bollywood scale and spectacle with indie sensibilities. Basharat Peer's brilliant script transposes the Shakespearean classic to the conflict in Kashmir. With stand-out performances by Shahid Kapoor (Jab We Met, Dil Bole Hadippa), Tabu (Life of Pi, The Namesake), and Irrfan Khan (The Lunchbox, Slumdog Millionaire).
Margarita, With a Straw
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLaila 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.
3rd i Co-presents at Berlin & Beyond
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United States3rd i Films co-presents the third film in Marcus H. Rosenmüller's celebrated "Best" Trilogy, "Best Chance," at the 2015 Berlin & Beyond Film Festival
Bollywood at the Castro with “Queen”!!
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United States3rd i's Bollywood at the Castro is one of the most popular events at the festival! Intensely local, gloriously global and unexpectedly moving, Queen takes Bollywood in a new direction.
$10 advance/12 at door10 – $10 advance/12 at door12
3rd i’s Castro Reception
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Dukhtar
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWest Coast Premier
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. Pakistan’s Official Entry to the Oscars. Followed by Castro Reception with the Filmmakers.
$10 – $12
UPAJ: Improvise
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSan Francisco Premier
Followed by a live performance by the artists on the occasion of Pt. Chitresh Das' 70th Birthday!
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.
$10 – $12
Fandry
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSan Francisco Premier
Followed by panel discussion
An exceptional and riveting directorial debut, using the great dramatic tradition of forbidden love between lower-caste and upper-caste teenagers to create a powerful multidimensional narrative that’s anything but clichéd.
$10 – $12
3rd i co-presents “Siddharth” at CAAMFest
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesA moving and tangled journey to find a missing child is filmed with a neorealist touch that transforms it into a genuine human portrait.
3rd i is proud to support “Berlin and Beyond”
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United States3rd i and "Berlin and Beyond"
$11 – $13
Shuddh Desi Romance
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBollywood 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. Parineeti Chopra is vivacious, Rishi Kapoor is a delight, and the city of Jaipur sets a gorgeous backdrop for the film. Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2013.
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