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SUMMARY:Sivaranjani and Two Other Women
DESCRIPTION:SF Bay Area Premiere\nWinner of the Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality\, Mumbai Film Festival & Winner of the Best Film Award\, Fukuoka International Film Festival in Japan\, 2019\nVasanth S. Sai’s cinematic homage to the “everyday” woman is a deeply moving work that focuses a critical lens on patriarchy\, with outstanding performances by each of the lead actresses. The film captures the micro awakenings of identity and self-worth when family dynamics\, early marriage\, and pregnancy threaten to usurp the individuality of three women\, unfolding across three different time periods. In each of the episodes\, it is a simple action that prompts a significant change. \nVasanth’s fluid camerawork immerses us in the mundane lives of the protagonists\, making the invisible work of women the center of the action\, while revealing their heroic labor with great empathy and authenticity. \n“Apart from the tight stories and the crisp storytelling\, one of the most striking features of the movie is the use of silence… [serving] as a powerful symbol of their isolation.” Ruchika Agarwal\, Feminism in India \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/sivaranjani-and-two-other-women/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission
DESCRIPTION:3rd i’s signature shorts program brings California filmmakers into conversation with filmmakers from South Asia and the Diaspora. With genres ranging from comedy to contemporary music\, and short-form documentaries to dramatic narratives\, this year’s edition tackles stories of relationships\, identity\, environment\, LGBTQ and social justice with compassion. Be warned\, there’s a fair amount of humor! \nWhen the Dust Came In\, Abhi Singh (USA\, 2019\, 10 min). An expose on the minimalist life of sheepherders and their battles against international mining operations in Mongolia.\n31 Foot Ladders\, Andrew Sturm (USA\, 2017\, 5 min). A satirical commentary on Trump’s border wall.\nHome Girl\, Poonam Brah (UK\, 2019\, 12 min). A British-Pakistani woman’s struggle to reconcile her queerness with her deceased mother’s expectations.\nIdentity\, Pallaví (USA\, 2019\, 3 min). A criticism of systemic oppression and celebration of an artist’s Indo-Fijian identity and community.\nThe Plunge\, Simon Ryninks (UK\, 2019\, 10 min). A couple in love finds themselves ready to take the next step.\nThe Layover\, Mahesh Pailoor & Anu Pradhan (USA\, 2018\, 9 min). An estranged couple reconnect by reliving a memorable date.\nMona Shaikh\, Mahesh Pailoor (USA\, 2017\, 3 min). A portrait of a Pakistani-American comedienne.\nComo Mínimo\, Micropixie (USA\, 2019\, 7 min). A sixties French psych-pop inspired take on gender and sexual politics.\nThe Ice-Man\, Heerak Shah (USA\, 2019\, 3 min). A comedic film about an unconventional encounter between an Indian man and a white woman at a suburban convenience store.\nGabroo\, Varun Chounal (USA\, 2018\, 15 min). A light hearted film about a young Sikh boy’s complicated relationship with his hair.\nWhat’s Your Brown Number? Vinnie Ann Bose (India\, 2016\, 5 min). An animated short exploring the absurdity of colorism. \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/coast-to-coast-mumbai-to-the-mission-6/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Home Page Slider,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191110T163000
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SUMMARY:Bangla
DESCRIPTION:West Coast Premiere\nIn this playful romantic comedy\, Bangla\, Phaim\, an awkwardly charming 22-year-old Italian-Bengali\, panics when he falls in love with an impulsive and spirited Italian girl. The attraction between them is immediate\, and Phaim will have to figure out how to reconcile his love with his life full of rules. \nEchoing the best of recent cinema hit The Big Sick\, the film takes its own unique look at the multicultural experiences of second generation South Asian Europeans in the Italian context\, and specifically of those living in Rome. The narrative\, which puts a whimsical lens on the clash of cultures as an everyday reality for many second-generation immigrants\, is based on the director’s own life\, who as the lead plays a fictionalized version of himself. \nHighlighted in Rotterdam’s International Film Festival in the Big screen competition section and recently screening at the Chicago Film Festival\, Bangla brings in a fresh new voice and pioneer of a new generation of Italian filmmakers. \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/bangla-2/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:Chippa
DESCRIPTION:SF Bay Area Premiere\nWinner of the Best Child Actor award for Sunny Pawar at the New York Indian\, DFW South Asian and Ottawa Indian Festivals\nThis humorous and entertaining film is the heartwarming story of Chippa (Sunny Pawar\, award-winning child star of Lion) who\, on his tenth birthday\, armed with a letter he can’t read\, sets out into night-time Calcutta looking for a father he has never seen. \nWhat he finds is a city of migrants who speak in a curious mix of languages\, play late night football\, and drive crazy taxis with roof gardens. It is not an everyday Calcutta that emerges\, but a “marvelous realism” that is akin to the works of literary giants such as Salman Rushdie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. \nChippa is not oblivious to the grim reality and communal suspicion surrounding him\, but chooses to encounter this world with a mixture of bravado\, curiosity and humor. Seen through his eyes\, the road ahead is not bleak but full of adventure\, surprises – and above all – hope.\n“Then a film like Chippa comes by\, a filmmaker like Rahman comes by\, to tell us… over and over again\, that we are what our shared histories make us\, and our histories\, as Rushdie says\, ‘are\, despite everything\, acts of love.’” – Bedatri Choudhary\, First Post \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/chippa/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Home Page Slider,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191110T123000
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SUMMARY:Nishtha Jain: A Master Class
DESCRIPTION:SF Bay Area Premiere\nDirector Nishtha Jain is an award-winning Indian filmmaker best known for her documentary Gulabi Gang. Most notably she has been awarded the Amnesty International Award for Human Rights\, and Best Documentary\, International Association of Women in Radio and Television.\n3rd i is thrilled to offer a free Master Class in film with returning award-winning filmmaker Nishtha Jain (City of Photos\, Lakshmi and Me\, At My Doorstep\, Gulabi Gang). She will engage audiences in a presentation about her filmmaking process\, and will screen excerpts from past work and her current work-in-progress\, The Golden Thread\, which is an immersion into the sense-scape of industrial textile labor. \nJain will also present her first narrative short Saboot (Proof)\, which was co-directed with Dipti Gupta. A conscientious young gynecologist is confronted with the systemic failures and misogyny of the “women’s ward” at a government hospital in Delhi. The film was shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival\, and recently won Best Short Film at the Brooklyn International Film Festival. \nA gifted independent filmmaker\, Jain’s work holds up a mirror to some of the most pressing concerns in India today. She will address social and political issues\, including India’s #metoo women’s movement.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/nishtha-jain-a-master-class/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:Cat Sticks
DESCRIPTION:Skype Q&A With Ronny Sen!!\nSF Bay Area Premiere\nOfficial Selection\, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles & Slamdance Film Festival\, 2019\, and Winner of the International Narrative Feature Jury Award\, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival\, 2019\nA gorgeous and haunting debut film by acclaimed black-and-white photographer Ronny Sen\, this raw and gritty narrative follows the stories of several addicts looking for the high of halogen\, a synthetic brand of heroin that created havoc in India at the turn of the millenium. Composed of several thematically connected stories that occur over the course of one rain drenched night in Kolkata\, the film is not shy to show us the stark brutality of life\, whilst also managing to find the beauty in it. \nDrawing from his personal familiarity with the world of addiction\, Sen foregrounds the human connections between these addicted and forgotten souls\, uncannily replicating the intoxication its characters feel while masterfully immersing us in this world with great sensitivity and style.\nThe film’s bewitching score works in tandem with the mesmerizing imagery – in lush monochrome and grey silhouettes\, to create a work that is a must-see on the big screen! \n“Cat Sticks is one of the most gorgeous and affecting films Slamdance has presented in recent memory.” – Paul Sbrizzi\, Slamdance Film Festival \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/cat-sticks/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Home Page Slider,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191108T190000
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SUMMARY:American Hasi
DESCRIPTION:Comedian Tushar Singh in person!!\nWest Coast Premiere\nOfficial Selection\, New York Comedy & Chicago South Asian Festivals\, 2019\nEqual parts comedy\, awkward moments\, and self-discovery\, Laura Asherman’s intimate doc is a portrait of a comedian at the crossroads of his life and career. After losing his day job\, Tushar Singh decides to pursue stand-up comedy full-time\, drawing from his own personal experience of growing up as the son of Indian immigrants in a predominantly white neighborhood of Huntsville\, Alabama. \nIn an attempt to accelerate his career\, Singh maps out a 35-day tour in India (with his mom in tow)\, taking part in India’s flourishing stand-up scene. In the process of making audiences laugh through his self-deprecating (occasionally taboo) humor\, he discovers the challenges of cross-cultural comedy\, and faces his relationship with India head-on. Part verité road trip\, part character study\, this refreshingly candid doc features interviews with influential comics such as Russell Peters\, Bill Burr\, and Vir Das. \n“American Hasi is a funny and delightfully awkward story that captures the struggles of the brave few who try to make a living out of their creative passion.” – Laughing Skull Comedy Festival \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/american-hasi/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Home Page Slider,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T193000
DTSTAMP:20191024T050211Z
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SUMMARY:Bulbul Can Sing
DESCRIPTION:SF Bay Area Premiere\nOfficial Selection\, Berlin & Melbourne International Festivals\, Winner of Best Director Award at Dublin International and Best Film\, Prag Cine Awards\, 2019\nFollowing on the heels of last year’s magical Village Rockstars\, Rima Das takes us back to the timeless beauty of the northeast in this bittersweet narrative that draws inspiration from her own experiences of growing up in the Assamese countryside. This is no simple rural idyll however; in Das’ deft hands\, the film transforms into a deeply compelling exploration of love\, loss\, and adolescence. \nThree friends struggle to find their own identities\, and to fight back against age-old traditions and parental expectations in this heartfelt and authentic coming-of-age story. Burgeoning with the mischief\, curiosity and the exuberance of youth\, the girls – Bulbul and Bonnie – risk their reputations chasing first-time romances\, while the boy – Sumu – is ostracized for not conforming to gender expectations. Das treats the young protagonists with great insight and respect\, capturing their journeys towards self-awareness with a sensitivity reminiscent of Satyajit Ray. \n“Das recounts her story in the pure language of cinema… As [Bulbul] learns to walk with both love and death in her life\, countless variations of natural light give her whole world an immersive glow.” – Cameron Bailey\, Toronto Film Festival \n  \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/bulbul-can-sing/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Festival Screenings and Events,festivals,films,Home Page Slider,Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181104T183000
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SUMMARY:Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Featuring archival jewels from cinematic history\, Shalom Bollywood reveals the forgotten history of early Indian cinema\, when Jewish stars reigned supreme on the desi screen. Acting was a taboo profession for Hindu and Muslim women in those days\, and so the Jewish women of Bombay’s Bene Israel and Bagdadi communities took to the movies\, and catapulted into superstardom! What began with Ruby Myers — aka Sulochana\,  the first lady of Indian cinema in the 1920s — was cemented with Nadira\, the quintessential vamp in the 1960s. Following the stories of nice Jewish girls who ruled the Indian screen for over four decades\, Ben-Moshe’s entertaining and eye-opening doc includes interviews with Bollywood icons and kitschy animation\, and shows us how cinema has always been a medium for bridging cultures.  \n“Danny Ben-Moshe tells the story of four extraordinary female superstars — Sulochana\, Pramila\, Miss Rose and Nadira — as well as popular character actor David Abraham\, in a lively\, audience-friendly documentary that…is full of surprises.”\n– Deborah Young\, Hollywood Reporter \n  \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/shalom-bollywood-the-untold-story-of-indian-cinema/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Sir
DESCRIPTION:San Francisco Premier\nA beautifully nuanced\, sensual and insightful feature film that premiered at Cannes\, Sir delves into the spiritual and romantic connections of two people living parallel yet entirely separate lives. Rohena Gera tentatively explores the forbidden attraction between Ratna (Tillotama Shome)\, a maid\, and her employer Ashwin (Vivek Gomber)\, a wealthy Mumbai bachelor. \nThe film gains gravity for its insight into Indian social rigidities that tether both impoverished villagers and well-heeled urbanites\, with each character quietly yearning to break free from the narrow bounds of their class and gender-based expectations. \nDrawing on similarities to two other critically acclaimed films\, Lunch Box and In The Mood For Love\, Gera achieves a particular delicacy in her directing\, combining an appealing\, understated sweetness with an edge\, and thwarting all expectations and stereotypes of a typical Indian love story. \n“Gera is a female Indian director making her mark celebrating women’s empowerment against dire economic odds… her direction exudes a simple grace that transcends local issues.”\n– Variety\, Cannes Film Festival Review \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/sir/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Up Down & Sideways
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premier\nHypnotic rhythms and complex polyphonic music reverberate through the hills of Nagaland in this ethnographic portrait of an indigenous community and their remarkable musical traditions. Directors Anushka Meenakshi and Iswar Srikumar take their camera to an alluring corner of India — the village of Phek in the northeast\, bordering with Myanmar — where people rely on rice cultivation as their primary means of subsistence. \nAs both men and women labor\, they sing Lis\, a “call and response” style of work songs. The lyrics about flirtatious love\, mischief-making\, and friendship\, echo timeless themes and mirror their relationship to the land. The title of the film derives from the belief that Li cannot be sung by a single voice\, and needs to rendered as a harmonious group that goes “up\, down and sideways”. \n“This portrait of a people with an extraordinary musical culture is lovingly filmed with an eye for detail.”\n– International Documentary Film Association \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/up-down-sideways/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Azmaish: a Journey Through the Subcontinent
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premier\nFollowed by a facilitated discussion on the rise of political nationalism today\, led by Taymiya R. Zaman (Associate Professor\, History\, USF) and Chris Chekuri (Associate Professor\, History/South Asia Studies\, SFSU).\nSabiha Sumar’s (Dinner with the President) inspiring and probing documentary explores the complex relationship between India and her native country Pakistan. Traveling the two nations\, Sumar and Indian actress Kalki Koechlin (Margarita with a Straw)\, witness radically changing political landscapes\, their encounters giving rise to a personal and poetic search to uncover the voices of the silent majority\, particularly those of women. \nAt home\, Sumar has candid interviews with Pakistanis from different classes and regions\, conversations where she is often the lone woman at the table. In India\, Sumar and Koechlin speak with political figures and ordinary people\, examining the rise of Hindu fundamentalism. As they despair at the decline of secular thought and the narrowing of expression they see in both nations\, they also uncover the shared humanity beyond the divisive political rhetoric. \n“An inspiring and stunning transnational journey through India and Pakistan.”\n– Cameron Bailey\, Toronto International Film Festival \n
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/azmaish-a-journey-through-the-subcontinent/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Tumbbad
DESCRIPTION:A perfect post-Halloween treat with sumptuous cinematography\, this Tim Burton-esque light horror transcends its genre barriers\, opening International Critics Week at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Sohum Shah’s and Anand Gandhi’s (Ship of Theseus) gothic fantasy is set in the perpetually stormy village of Tumbbad\, where a decaying castle hides an immeasurable fortune guarded by something ancient\, sinister\, and monstrous. \nWhat starts with a few gold coins\, quickly spirals into a perpetual yearning\, spanning India’s colonial past through independence and beyond\, leading to a jaw-dropping denouement that is as sobering as it is spectacular. \n“Mad creature-feature designs\, Academy-worthy blends of color and pristine optical packaging… Tumbbad is a full genre package seasoned with a pungent foreign kick. A welcoming breed of horror that transcends barrier\, creeds\, and beliefs.”\n–Fantastic Fest Review\, Slash Film \n\n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/tumbbad/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Ask the Sexpert
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premier\nFollowed by Skype Q&A with the filmmaker!\nEntertaining\, insightful\, and with a wry sense of humor\, Ask the Sexpert is a feature-length documentary about a highly popular 93-year-old sex advice columnist for a daily newspaper in Mumbai. Dr. Mahinder Watsa has no time to mince his words: “Why not try masturbation\, after all\, it’s harmless\,” he advises one correspondent. \nThe column’s brand of advice and humor also addresses topics like gender equality and sexual pleasure in non-moralistic terms. The need for honest and factual discussion about sex leads him to answer hundreds of emails\, and even counsel couples and strangers who arrive at his home unannounced. \nHowever\, Dr. Watsa’s lifelong commitment to sex education has made him a willing combatant against the conservative elements of Indian society that see his work as immoral. With charm and joy\, Ask The Sexpert champions the power of knowledge over ignorance. \n“As Vaishali Sinha’s (Made In India) camera cuts to a cheeky shot of fruit and veg in a local market\, there’s a sense that Ask The Sexpert is going to be an entertaining film.”\n– Screen Daily (Hot Docs Review) \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/ask-the-sexpert/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Drawn Together + Shorts
DESCRIPTION:Filmmakers Harleen Singh and Rucha Chitnis in person! With special guest\, Ann Marie Sayers.\nWith a lively backdrop of superheroes and comic books\, Harleen Singh’s Drawn Together: Comics\, Diversity\, and Stereotypes (USA\, 2017) gathers together three comic book artists (SF-based Eileen Alden\, NC-based Keith Knight\, and NY-based Vishvajit Singh\, aka “Sikh Captain America”) to examine issues of diversity\, representation\, and racism.  \nA stereotype-busting film\, it provides an opportunity to explore the subjects of race\, gender\, and religion through the universally popular medium of comic books and cartoons\, boldly encouraging viewers to look beyond the obvious\, and unlearn and confront media prejudices. \n\n  \n“In the Land of My Ancestors”\nWorld Premier\nRucha Chitnis’ short In the Land of My Ancestors (USA\, 2018\, 10 min) celebrates the living legacy of Ohlone elder Ann Marie Sayers\, who has devoted her life and her land to keeping Ohlone knowledge and traditions alive. \n  \n“The Fish Curry (Macher Jhol)”\nBay Area Premier\nThe Fish Curry (Macher Jhol) (India\, 2017\, 10 min)\, Abhishek Verma’s animation\, captures the trials and tribulations of a Bengali man coming out to his father\, over a meal of fish curry. \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/drawn_together_and_shorts/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:A Better Man
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Premier\nFollowed by cross-cultural panel discussion with Reina Sandoval-Beverly (STAND!) and Firoza Dabby (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence); Moderated by Ulash Thakore-Dunlap (The Wright Institute).\nA brave and compassionate doc\, A Better Man illuminates how important it is to dialogue\, to meet and speak with the enemy\, in order to find a way through the fears that haunt our memories. For Attiya Khan\, this happens 20 years after her abusive relationship with her then-boyfriend Steve\, when she invites him to have a conversation about their two years together. \nMade in collaboration with Toronto-based filmmaker Lawrence Jackman\, the doc intercuts Attiya’s personal narrative with a series of intimate conversations mediated by therapist Tod Augusta-Scott\, showing us how we can change the conversation on domestic abuse\, especially when men take responsibility for their actions. \nInitiated by one of the most successful documentary crowdfunding campaigns in Canadian history\, which exceeded its stated target by 50 percent\, the project is supported by public figures such as Margaret Atwood and Leslie Feist \n“Among this year’s… most emotionally stunning films\, A Better Man takes a brave and open-minded approach to processing trauma and healing.” – Hot Docs Festival \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/a-better-man/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Demons in Paradise
DESCRIPTION:West Coast Premier\nJude Ratnam’s inventive and revealing documentary takes us back into Sri Lanka’s civil war\, through his childhood memories and his family’s personal stories. Ratnam was 5 when civil war broke out in Sri Lanka\, in 1983. On a red train\, he fled the massacre of Tamils by the pro-Sinhalese majority in the northern parts of the country; now he reboards that train back up north\, in order to confront the history that haunts him. \nTraveling with his uncle\, who fought in this decades-long upheaval (and now lives in Canada)\, Ratnam digs deep to unearth the traces of war hidden in the country’s psyche — reuniting with old friends\, reliving past traumas\, and discovering the legacy of the Tamil Tigers. The scars are deep: even now\, Ratnam feels uneasy when his young son speaks Tamil in public places. \n“[Ratnam] unveils the repressed memories of his compatriots\, opening the door to a new era and making peace possible again… For the first time\, a Tamil documentary filmmaker living in Sri Lanka is seeing the Civil war from the inside.” – Cannes Film Festival \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/demons-in-paradise/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Good Guy Bad Guy
DESCRIPTION:US Premier\nQ&A with director Indu Krishnan\nDeftly composed\, smart\, and socially-engaged\, SF-based Indu Krishnan’s doc chronicles five years in the tumultuous life of Zakhir\, a gentle soul who lives on the streets of Bangalore (India’s Silicon Valley). He survives on the margins\, recycling plastic and garbage\, and drinks himself to sleep at night\, to escape the violence that comes with homelessness. \nFollowing Zakhir’s filmi dreams to direct a fantasy blockbuster\, Indu reveals a hidden city that thrives on the margins of conspicuous consumption. However\, a darker story lies in the offing: Zakhir goes missing part way through the shoot\, and Indu discovers that he is in jail on a murder charge. \nShould she bail him out? Should she insert herself into his story? Good Guy Bad Guy navigates these troubled terrains with refreshing compassion and integrity. \n“The camera follows Indu and Zahkir through the mad color and bizarre social schisms of the city as they participate in each other’s filmmaking dreams.”\n– Indira Chandrashekar\, (Author of Polymorphisms\, Harper Collins/2017) \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/good-guy-bad-guy/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Filmmakers in Person\n\nFrom light comedy to dark wit\, this year’s kaleidoscope of cinematic offerings engage the intimate\, personal and the intellectual: Bollywood and Bolsheviks revels in the pleasures of classic cinema\, while the Spice Sisters sizzle down under; Brown Girls assert their sexuality and independence in Chicago\, while artists in San Francisco struggle to claim their home in No Vacancy; and Disco Obu takes a humorous and poignant look on the ephemeral nature of fame. \n  \nNo Vacancy (Abhi Singh\, USA\, 2017\, 17mins) \n  \nBollywood and Bolsheviks (Emma Hinchcliffe\, USA/India\, 2016\, 11mins) \n  \nSeti X: Let it Grow (Nisha Sembi\, USA\, 2017\, 3mins) \n  \nDisco Obu (Anand Kishore\, USA\, 2017\, 20mins) \n  \nSpice Sisters (Sheila Jayadev\, Australia\, 2016\, 15mins) \n  \nBrown Girls\, eps. 1 and 3 (Fatima Ashgar and Sam Bailey\, USA\, 2017\, 18mins)
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/coast-to-coast-mumbai-to-the-mission-5/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,festivals,Past Festival Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:Last Man in Dhaka Central (The Young Man Was\, Part 3)
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person\n\n1975. The Summer of Tigers in Bangladesh ended with a failed Maoist mutiny. Along with the leaders\, also arrested was Peter Custers\, a Dutch journalist who befriended the leader of the soldiers’ mutiny. Last Man unspools two stories in reverse: In a series of newsreels\, we start with Peter’s release. In the parallel\, and contradictory\, story told by Peter\, memories unravel over books and magazines in his Netherlands home. Inspired by Herbert Marcuse’s One-Dimensional Man\, Peter dropped out of Johns Hopkins to move to Asia in search for a revolutionary proletariat. A few months after the film’s premiere at the 2015 Venice Biennale\, Peter passed away unexpectedly. The film is now an unexpected memorial; the last man has said goodbye. \nThe idea of the remaining witness\, and whether memory is blessing or burden\, play out in Mohaiemen’s current exhibition at MoMA\, New York\, There Is No Last Man. \nPreceded by the short Abu Ammar is Coming (2016\, Bangladesh/USA\, 6mins). Using black and white archival photos\, this evocative short merges promise and heartbreak\, tracing the residual memories and stories of the moment of global solidarity between Palestine and Bangladesh. \n 
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/last-man-in-dhaka-central-the-young-man-was-part-3/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,festivals,films,Past Festival Screenings and Events
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SUMMARY:NEWTON
DESCRIPTION:Amit Masurkar’s smart and engaging black comedy\, Newton\, (official selection at the Berlin Film Festival) finds humor in the tenuous nature of democracy\, a hard task on the global stage at the present. When conscientious clerk\, Newton\, is placed on election duty in the conflict-ridden “tribal” area of Chhattisgarh\, he tries his best to conduct free and fair voting despite the apathy of security forces and the looming fear of an attack by Maoist rebels. The titular role is played with sincerity and deeply felt passion by Rajkummar Rao (Queen\, Aligarh)\, a rising star on the indie scene in India. \nThe village where he must ensure that the election is carried out properly turns out to be a democratic stress-center\, where he must keep devious military personnel and oddball bureaucrats in check – even as the voters remain strangely absent. Embracing a sense of chaos and absurdity\, while remaining aware of the drama of reality\, this film asks us to question our belief in the political process\, and the power of the vote.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/newton/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,festivals,Past Festival Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171112T130000
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SUMMARY:Shepherdess of the Glaciers
DESCRIPTION:A mesmerizing tribute to the unbreakable bond between humans and animals\, Shepherdess of the Glaciers captures a way of life that is deeply intertwined with nature. On a rock-strewn mountain 5\,000 meters high\, amidst the stunning landscape of Ladakh\, lives shepherdess Tsering with her flock of 300 sheep and pashmina goats. \nEvery winter\, Tsering sets out from from her home village to the high plateaus of the Himalayas\, so that the flock can graze through the winter. Her only access to events in the outside world is via a small transistor radio. When the batteries run out\, Tsering sings to herself and the surrounding glaciers. Apart from the physical travails of herding sheep across the icy terrain\, danger also lurks in the form of wolves and snow leopards\, which Tsering must fight off single-handedly. Documented over four seasons by her brother Stanzin Dorjai\, the film examines a culture and a landscape that are fast disappearing\, due to modernization and climate change.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/shepherdess-of-the-glaciers/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,festivals,films,Past Festival Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171110T213000
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SUMMARY:Gurgaon
DESCRIPTION:Stylish and edgy\, with a deep\, dark twist\, Gurgaon is a neo-noir (a la Anurag Kashyap) based on the true life story of a kidnapping gone awry\, in the shiny outer reaches of the fast growing Delhi metropolis. Kehri Singh awaits the day when his daughter Preet will return from her studies abroad and take over the real estate business named in her honor. Her brother Nikki Singh\, however\, is not so pleased. Feeling emasculated by her success\, Nikki simmers and broods\, edging his family towards an explosive denouement\, and forcing Kehri Singh to confront a dark secret in the recesses of his past. \nRaman delves deep into the psychology of his characters\, fleshing out an extremely compelling story that keeps the twists and turns coming — each one completely believable and integral to the plot. A cautionary tale against the the caustic logic that drives patriarchy\, and the predatory and corrupt ecosystem that undergirds material success\, this unassuming tour-de-force reminds us of the consequences of pursuing economic prosperity at all costs.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/gurgaon/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,festivals,films,Past Festival Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171110T191500
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SUMMARY:Random Acts of Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker via Skype\n \nIn this gorgeous\, multi-layered documentary about immigration and integration\, Ali Kazimi brilliantly weaves a rich tapestry of history and memory to offer an unusual portrait of a family of color in middle America.  \nFor many minorities\, home movies used to be a luxury\, and their rare existence lends insight into personal lives otherwise omitted from moving image history. When Kazimi (who has been rescuing these orphaned and decaying home movies) found himself in an online bidding war for film footage from 1936 to 1951\, he knew he had stumbled upon a rare artifact.  \nA 3rd i alumnus\, Kazimi is well-known for his outstanding doc\, A Continuous Journey\, which chronicles the history of Sikh migration to Canada. Set in Chicago between the Great Depression and the post-war era\, this award-winning film peeks into the everyday life of a commercial artist and his trailblazing wife\, to reveal the experiences of a first-generation Chinese family in America.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/random-acts-of-legacy/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Abu (Father)
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in Person\n \nDeeply moving and smart\, Arshad Khan’s outstanding documentary is a quintessential immigrant story that captures the tumultuous journey of his family’s move to Canada\, from Pakistan\, in the early 90s. These were Arshad’s teenage years\, made all the more confusing by his budding queer sexuality. While the Khans had always struck a balance between traditional and modern values\, this was where they drew the line.  \nArshad poignantly recalls the balancing act\, managing his family’s expectations with his own hopes and dreams. His once-liberal parents had traded assimilation for fundamentalism\, moving towards a conservative strain of Islam\, while Arshad was becoming deeply involved in the cultural and political fabric of his new home. Peppered with animations\, snippets from Bollywood\, and a treasure trove of home movie footage\, Abu offers a complex and nuanced portrait of a family trying to hold on to one another in spite of all the challenges.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/abu-father/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,festivals,films,Past Festival Screenings and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T191500
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SUMMARY:Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Filmmakers in Person!! \nFrom power to pleasure\, courage to comedy\, this year’s kaleidoscope of cinematic offerings engage the sexual and the sensual: a young man gathers strength to approach his crush\, while a young woman plots a shocking escape from marriage; Audrey Lorde’s poetry\, Justin Bieber’s music\, and painter Francis Newton Souza’s work and life become fodder for queer interventions; and SF’s Sexy Circus ponders its future. \nWill SF’s Sexy Circus Be Priced Out Of Town?\n(Abhi Singh\, 2016\, USA\, 4mins\, English) \nIt’s Not Always Sunny\n(Kimberly Hwang\, 2015\, USA\, 8mins\, English) \nLeeches\n(Payal Sethi\, 2015\, India\, 27mins\, Urdu/Dakhani) \nAn Old Dog’s Diary\n(Shumona Goel and Shai Heredia\, 2015\, India\, 12mins\, English) \nPrema Lekha (Love Letter)\n(Neelu Bhuman\, 2016\, USA/UK\, 5mins\, Telugu and English) \nSari\n(Kareem Khubchandani and Sarah Hill\, 2016\, USA\, 4mins\, English) \nEscaping Agra\n(Pallavi Somusetty\, 2016\, USA/India\, 23mins\, English)
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/coast-to-coast-mumbai-to-the-mission-4/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Gardaab (Whirlpool)
DESCRIPTION:Harune Massey in Person!! \n(Harune Massey\, Pakistan/USA\, 2016\, 93mins) With echoes of Romeo and Juliet\, Gardaab is a taut and stylized thriller about two lovers caught in a web of family and gang warfare in the underbelly of Karachi. Harune Massey’s restrained direction takes real life stories and anecdotes collected on the streets\, and turns them into a compelling meditation on the fragility of human life. \nIn a city haunted by violence\, turf wars and class divisions\, a romance blossoms between Shahbaz\, the protege of a drug lord\, and Parveen\, the daughter of a powerful rival clan. Caught in a whirlpool of desire\, deceit\, and obligations\, the lovers struggle to break free. However\, Shahbaz harbors a dark secret from the past that could very well be his undoing. \nMassey’s debut feature points to an exciting new wave of Pakistani filmmakers on the horizon. Before this foray at the helm\, he has been Assistant Director to some of the most celebrated filmmakers living and working in Pakistan\, such as Sabiha Sumar and Meenu Farjad. \n \nGardaab Trailer from Harune Massey on Vimeo.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/gardaab-the-whirlpool/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:United Red Army (The Young Man Was\, Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Skype Q&A with Naeem Mohaiemen!! \n(Naeem Mohaiemen\, Bangladesh/ USA/Japan\, 2012\, 70mins) This striking and hypnotic documentary — the first in a trilogy on ultra-left movements — by visual artist Naeem Mohaiemen\, reconstructs the hijacking of Japan Air Lines flight 472 at the hands of the Japanese Red Army in 1977\, during which the hijackers forced the plane to land in Dhaka\, Bangladesh. \nUsing the original sound recordings and surveillance video from the airport control tower\, and a written transcript of the tense and cautious conversation between the hijackers and the hostage negotiator\, the captivating and meditative doc presents a blow-by-blow account of the event. Mohaiemen interrupts the negotiations to take a trip back to his own living room\, where he followed the events as an eight-year-old\, hoping it would end so he could watch his favorite TV show. \nAs reviewer Wilson-Goldie (Bidoun) notes\, United Red Army “delves further into the unintended damage that violent revolutionary movements wrought\, articulating the need to address them critically\, skeptically\, even generously\, but without nostalgia or romance\, fascinated but not seduced.”
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/united-red-army-the-young-man-was-part-1/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:Aligarh
DESCRIPTION:(Hansal Mehta\, 2015\, India\, 114mins) Premiering to a standing ovation at the Busan Film Festival\, Aligarh is a heartfelt demand for the right to love — a right that no court should be able to deny. \nDirector Hansal Mehta and screenwriter Apurva Asrani find inspiration in the true story of Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras\, a linguistics professor at Aligarh University who faced suspension and possible termination due to his sexual orientation. Though many supporters rally to Siras’ cause\, including a dedicated journalist played with great panache by Rajkummar Rao\, Manoj Bajpayee paints a portrait of the doctor as a gentle man more concerned with the beauty of life and love\, than with courtroom battles.  \nOne of the most vital films to come out of India in recent years\, especially when both the right to privacy and queer rights are at increasingly at risk all over the world (homosexuality was recriminalized in India in 2014)\, Aligarh is a poetic call to transcend identity.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/aligarh/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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SUMMARY:One Crazy Thing
DESCRIPTION:Skype Q&A with Amit Gupta!!\n(Amit Gupta\, UK\, 2016\, 90mins) Set against the hubbub of London\, Amit Gupta’s One Crazy Thing is a charming romantic comedy and a beautifully-crafted cautionary tale about the fickleness of fame\, the healing powers of love\, and the importance of forgiving oneself. \nFormer television star Jay is haunted by the sex tape that destroyed his life and turned his ex-girlfriend into an A-list Hollywood celebrity. Jay now cowers in obscurity as the manager of his family’s tandoori restaurant. His acting career is nonexistent\, his family is irredeemably disgraced\, and he constantly fears being recognized by any of the millions of viewers of his very public mistake. When Jay falls for the exciting and artistic Hannah\, an American musician studying in London\, he realizes he must confront the errors of his past\, rather than hiding from his future. \nGupta’s keen and witty script produces a film that echoes the best of Woody Allen –especially in the main character played by Ray Panthaki\, who was named one of BAFTA’s Breakthrough Brits in 2014.
URL:https://www.thirdi.org/event/one-crazy-thing/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016,festivals,films
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