The Tenant
Online CA, United StatesSushrut Jain returns to 3rd i this year (Beyond All Boundaries, 2013) with his “dramedy” The Tenant, starring Shamita Shetty in a story of an unlikely friendship.
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The Loyal Man
Online CA, United StatesFrench-Sri Lankan director Lawrence Valin offers up a gripping coming-of-age crime romance by immersing us in the gritty Tamil underworld of iconic Paris, France.
The Ants and The Grasshopper
Online CA, United StatesRaj Patel co-directs this intimate and empowering exploration of a major issue of our time — global climate chaos. The film takes us from a small rural village farm in Malawi, Africa, to our own urban village in Oakland, California.
Pebbles
Online CA, United StatesThe arid, mountainous landscape of southeast India, Tamil Nadu, makes for a rewarding and sublime visual experience in the gorgeously shot Pebbles.
Coast to Coast: From Mumbai to the Mission
Online CA, United States3rd i’s signature shorts program brings California filmmakers into conversation with filmmakers from South Asia and the Diaspora.
Americanish
Online CA, United StatesA romantic comedy that highlights the stories of three young Pakistani-American women looking for love in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.
7 Days
Online CA, United StatesThis feel-good romantic-comedy is about an Indian American couple forced to shelter in place, after their first date.
3rd i’s 19th Annual Film Festival
3rd i's 19th annual SF International South Asian Film Festival presents some of the best cinema from South Asia and its Diaspora, including stories from India, Sri Lanka, France, UK and the Pakistani community in the US.
Re-Storying the Ramayana
Online CA, United StatesJoin us for Re-Storying the Ramayana: A Role-Playing Game Virtual Program, a FREE event by the Asian Art Museum on THURSDAY, JUNE 3 at 4PM PST.
Word to Your Motherland
Online CA, United StatesJoin Los-Angeles-born South Asian American Sikh recording artist SETI X for this visual journey exploring Hip-Hop Culture and its relationship with South Asian American youth and their development of self-identity.
Knock, Knock, Knock
Online CA, United StatesThis award-winning film, shot in the mountains of stunning Darjeeling, is a psychological thriller that revolves around the deciphering of a puzzle.
Road to Ladakh
Online CA, United States"Road to Ladakh" is a sensual, suspenseful love story revolving around an encounter between two strangers (Irrfan Khan and Koel Purie) thrown together by chance into the magnificent wilderness of Ladakh, near the borders of India and Pakistan.
Lucky
Online CA, United StatesThis beautiful, emotional tale explores the unusual alliance between an elderly Indian woman (with an irrational fear of Africans) and a South African orphan in post-Apartheid South Africa.
Levity and Artivism with Fawzia Mirza
Online CA, United States3rd i showcases comic genius Fawzia Mirza, whose work adeptly uses humor to undo divisive stereotypes and defuse challenging conversations.
Celebrating Pride with AAM and GAPA
Online CA, United StatesExperience spoken word, short plays, and storytelling monologues from an intergenerational collective in a virtual program.
Frameline44: Pride Showcase
Online CA, United StatesView 16 original programs highlighting some of the best new LGBTQ+ films from around the world.
Documentary Film Screening: “Reason”
Oshman Hall, McMurtry Bldg 355 Roth Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRenowned documentarian Anand Patwardhan charts his country's slide away from secular democracy and toward divisions of power, caste, and religious belief — and the violence that has followed.
Sir
Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesThis beautifully nuanced, sensual and insightful feature film, which premiered at Cannes this year, explores the forbidden attraction between a maid and her wealthy employer, whilst thwarting the expectations of a typical Indian love story. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.
Bangla
Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesIn this playful romantic comedy, "Bangla," 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. Highlighted in Rotterdam’s International Film Festival in the Big screen competition section. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.
The MisEducation of Bindu
Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesFilmmaker Prarthana Mohan in Person!! This coming-of-age comedy follows a day in the life of formerly homeschooled Bindu as she endures high school and tries to graduate early. Paying homage to Bollywood rock with one fantastical Bollywood dance number, the film shines a light on the immigrant experience of a teenager caught between girlhood and womanhood, and India’s traditional past and the promise of a global future where she can blend in to be whomever she wants to be. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS.
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