Writing With Fire

Online CA, United States

In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women.

In Process With Nishtha Jain

Online CA, United States

In this program, filmmaker Nishtha Jain shares her experiences and reflect on the nuances of storytelling in the documentary form. She will offer her insights as an outsider looking in at one of the most significant protests in recent Indian history that transpired in surprising ways.

WHILE WE WATCHED

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Filmmaker Vinay Shukla in person! San Francisco Premiere A riveting and essential film, WHILE WE WATCHED, directed by 3rd i alum Vinay Shukla (AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN), is an award-winning gem […]

WHILE WE WATCHED

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Filmmaker Vinay Shukla in person! San Francisco Premiere A riveting and essential film, WHILE WE WATCHED, directed by 3rd i alum Vinay Shukla (AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN), is an award-winning gem […]

A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Payal Kapadia’s documentary film, A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING, is a brilliant, dreamlike, poetic exploration of the political and social changes occurring in India. Through a series of letters read […]

BANGLA SURF GIRLS

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

BANGLA SURF GIRLS, directed by Elizabeth D. Costa, is an inspiring and immersive documentary that takes us into the heart of Cox’s Bazar, a beach town in Bangladesh, where we […]

THE GOLDEN THREAD

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Filmmaker Nishtha Jain in person! Bay Area Premiere A visually spectacular and symphonic ode to manual labor and the jute factories of West Bengal, India. THE GOLDEN THREAD documentary, directed […]

AGRA

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Fasten your seatbelts and proceed with caution, the new arthouse film AGRA, from 3rd i alum Kanu Behl (TITLI), which opened to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, is […]

TIKTOK, BOOM

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

What does it mean to be a digital native? TIKTOK, BOOM dissects one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape. Directed by CODED BIAS filmmaker Shalini […]

KATHAL (JACKFRUIT)

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Click above for FREE tickets! Preceded by short film DOS BROS FORCE. KATHAL (Jackfruit), directed by Amit Ashraf, is a fun, quirky, and enjoyable comedy for the whole family. At […]

3rd i’s SHORTS: FROM MUMBAI TO THE MISSION

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Filmmakers Rucha Chitnis and Alka Raghuram in person! 3rd i’s signature shorts program brings filmmakers into conversation together from South Asia to California and throughout the Diaspora. From short-form documentaries […]

JOYLAND

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

JOYLAND is a visually gorgeous and subversive family drama set in the bustling megacity of Lahore, Pakistan. Pressured to earn his own salary, soft-spoken house husband Haider is hired to […]

Drawing A Line

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Sharp, satirical, and highly popular sociopolitical Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja is the subject of DRAWING A LINE, a documentary directed by Sama Pana, which premiered at the renowned Hot Docs […]

Now and Forever

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Director Shalini Ushadevi in person! US Premiere NOW AND FOREVER (ENNENNUM), directed by Shalini Ushadevi, is a unique, nuanced, and thought-provoking sci-fi feature from South India. In an alternate dystopian […]

Two Paths, One Nation: Nationalism in LAGAAN and RRR

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Click above for FREE tickets! Join Robin Sukhadia for a special presentation! Robin Sukhadia will present an engaging exploration of two landmark films that have captured the hearts and minds […]

Land of Dreams

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Filmmakers Ambarien Alqadar and Shankey Srinivasan in person! Preceded by short film DOS MUJERES Filmed over nearly a decade, Ambarien Alqadar’s LAND OF DREAMS is an intimate portrait of Virender […]

Girls Will Be Girls

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS is a brilliant, richly layered romantic film that has won countless awards. Directed by Shuchi Talati, it masterfully explores the subtle complexities of a 16-year-old girl's […]

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