Runaway (Udhao)

Roxie Theater

Amit Ashraf in Person. Amit Ashraf’s dynamic script and creative visual vocabulary confirm that something is afoot in Bangladeshi cinema. The gritty, urban streets of Dhaka provide the backdrop for this noirish thriller about men who run away from family responsibility, and a rickshawallah who is compelled to bring them to justice.

Dance, Desi, Dance: 3rd i’s Birthday Bash

780 Cafe 780 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, United States

3rd i's SFISAFF turns 10 this year! And we'd love to see you at our dance party for the decade! Come celebrate with us at the 780 Cafe which is right around the corner from the Roxie Theater.

Sket

Roxie Theater

Set to a pounding soundtrack of hip-hop and electronica, this gritty thriller follows the members of a girl gang intent on exacting revenge on abusive men in their East London housing estate. Bhogal’s inventive take on British genre cinema won him a place on the London Film Festival’s Best Newcomer list.

Coast to Coast: Home Grown Shorts

Roxie Theater

Filmmakers in Person. 3rd i’s shorts program goes coast-to-coast this year, with a kaleidoscope of short films from California and New York. Come to 3rd i’s Desi Dance Party later in the evening (10PM, Location TBA) and catch many of the filmmakers up close and personal!

The Island President

Roxie Theater

Jon Shenk in Person. An inspiring, pictorially dazzling documentary from one of the Bay Area’s most exciting filmmakers! As rising sea levels threaten the existence of the Maldives, President Mohammed Nasheed fights for the survival of his country. People’s Choice Doc Award, Toronto Film Festival 2011

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