San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival 2023

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

Join us for 3rd i’s 21st Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival, October 20-22 at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco, with special guests celebrating 21 years of […]

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 […]

3rd i Co-presents “To Kill a Tiger”

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

A farmer in Jharkhand, India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the survivor of sexual assault.

3rd i co-presents “Love, Simeon”

Root Division 1131 Mission St, San Francisco, United States

"Love, Simeon" is a motion-picture performance that conjures a portal to Simeon – a rhesus macaque in a primate testing facility. In cinematic dreams and séances, Simeon tells the story of SHIV – a chimeric construct created in a laboratory, so that a panacea might be found.

3rd i Presents “The Seeds of Vandana Shiva”

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

FREE FILM SCREENING - tickets for admission become available at The Roxie one hour before the 7pm screening. Doors open at 6:30pm. How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan […]

3rd i presents: I for India

4 Star Theater 2200 Clement St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Special introduction in person by Falu Bakrania! Bakrania is a Professor of Race and Resistance Studies (RRS) in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University and author […]

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3rd i Presents “Creature”

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

FREE if you register in Eventbrite by June 4. $10 at The Roxie box office on June 5.  Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creature-tickets-891231235617 Co-presented by Chitresh Das Institute and San Francisco Dance Film Festival In a dilapidated […]

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155 Barrows Hall UC Berkeley Campus, near Bancroft Ave and Bowditch St, Berkeley, CA, United States

The Queen of My Dreams

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

Q&A with director Fawzia Mirza! Vibrant, fun, and romantic, with the colors and spirit that evoke Bollywood musicals, THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS, directed and written by 3rd i alumna […]

3rd i’s 22nd ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

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

3rd i's 22nd annual SF International South Asian Film Festival presents groundbreaking cinema from India, Pakistan, France, UK, Canada, and the USA. Features take brave risks exploring issues, from class […]

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 […]

All We Imagine as Light

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

Hypnotic, meditative, and almost spiritually evocative of the human condition, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, directed by Payal Kapadia (A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING, 3rd i’s Film Fest 2023), is […]

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 […]

Dear Jassi

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

Pavia Sidhu in person! San Francisco Premiere Director Tarsem Singh’s DEAR JASSI revolves around a 19-year-old woman from a wealthy family in Canada. Jassi (Pavia Sidhu) visits relatives in the […]

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 […]

3rd i Shorts: From Mumbai to the Mission

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

Musician/composer Robin Sukhadia in person! From light comedy to dark wit, this year’s kaleidoscope of cinematic offerings brings filmmakers into conversation together from South Asia to California and throughout the […]

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