Tough Love
New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFilmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal’s documentary follows two parents as they navigate the American child welfare system to reunite their families.
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Miss India America
New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLily Prasad is a valedictorian who wants to win at all costs — but she’s lost her boyfriend to the reigning Miss India National. She schemes to win him back by winning the beauty pageant herself, in this hilarious comedy.
Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain
New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesDirector Ravi Kumar brings together notable actors from both Hollywood and Indian cinema to tell the poignant story of the immense pesticide plant gas leak in 1984.
3rd i Co-presents at Berlin & Beyond
California Theatre 2113 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, 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
$9 – $11
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
Liar’s Dice
CineArts at Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesBay Area Premier
In this stunning and riveting road drama, a young mother searching for her missing husband follows an enigmatic guide through the visually stunning backdrop of the rural Himalayas.
$10 – $12
The Auction House
CineArts at Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesBay Area Premier
A nuanced tale of everyday India and two brothers that struggle to save their family business and a piece of the country’s heritage.
$10 – $12
Zinda Bhaag
CineArts at Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesMeenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi in Person!
Three young men from Lahore navigate the often terrifying world of illegal immigration. This musical was Pakistan's Official Entry to the Oscars in 2013, and features the talents of thespian Naseeruddin Shah.
$10 – $12
Amma und Appa
CineArts at Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesUS Premier
This German girl and Indian boy enjoyed a blissful, secret love for years, but now it’s time to get married and meet the parents!
$10 – $12
Nirnay
CineArts at Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesUS Premier
An intimate, thought-provoking documentary that courageously turns the camera on the filmmaker's own failed cross-caste love affair to examine why the dreams and aspirations of so many women in middle-class India never take flight.
$10 – $12
3rd i’s 12th annual film festival – Palo Alto edition
3rd i's SFISAFF comes to Palo Alto on Nov. 15, 2014
Stand Up Planet
New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesOn a mission to showcase some of the funniest international comics, comedian Hasan Minhaj (who was recently signed on to the Daily Show) tests how far they can push comedy that deals with some of the toughest global poverty, gender, and race issues of our time.
$10 – $12
Psychedelic Cinema: Radhe, Radhe + Shorts
New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWest Coast & Bay Area Premiers
Prashant Bhargava in Person!
An explosion of color and sound on the silver screen captures the essence of this program of shorts, with Radhe, Radhe which features a new score by acclaimed Jazz musician Vijay Iyer.
$10 – $12
Liar’s Dice
New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSan Francisco Premier
In this stunning and riveting road drama, a young mother searching for her missing husband follows an enigmatic guide through the visually stunning backdrop of the rural Himalayas.
$10 – $12
Mughal-e-Azam: Ruminations on a Classic Spectacle
New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWith Special Guest Manoj Shailendra, Bollywood expert and son of famed Bollywood lyricist Shailendra!
Robin Sukhadia returns to 3rd i for a close study of this 1960 blockbuster which is remembered for Naushad's timeless music, and for bringing color to Indian cinemagoers.
$10 – $12
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
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