This smart and engaging black comedy finds humor in the tenuous nature of democracy. Conscientious clerk, Newton, must keep devious military personnel and oddball bureaucrats in check during election day in the conflict-ridden “tribal” area of Chhattisgarh.
Filmmaker in Person! Filmmaker Naeem Mohaiemen brings his razor-sharp critique and keen awareness of global politics to the conversation, as he probes Peter Custers, a Dutch journalist who traveled half-way across the world to participate in a left-wing uprising in Bangladesh. With short Abu Ammar is Coming.
Bay Area Filmmakers in Person! From light comedy to dark wit, this year's kaleidoscope of cinematic offerings engage the intimate, personal and the intellectual.
Bay Area Filmmakers in Person! Snappy, sexy, and seriously modern, these three shorts series turn stereotypes about desis on their heads, and offer modern portraits of young South Asians in America.
This intimate and poetic gem captures the miracle of cinema in its purest sense, and the timelessness of a tradition that has existed in India for decades - the traveling tent cinema.
An animated adaptation of one of Indian master Satyajit Ray's most beloved works, this colorful film follows the hilarious misadventures of Goopi and Bagha, two tuneless musicians banished from their villages for their cacophonous music.
This smart and engaging black comedy finds humor in the tenuous nature of democracy. Conscientious clerk, Newton, must keep devious military personnel and oddball bureaucrats in check during election day in the conflict-ridden “tribal” area of Chhattisgarh.
One of the most successful plays on the Indian stage (by Mahesh Dattani) is adapted for the screen in this stellar cineplay, a dramatic comedy that captures the tension and jealousy between a rising Bharatanatyam dancer and her parents, both dancers themselves.
Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of “neo- liberalism,” capitalism is by far the […]
3rd i Films copresents: South Asia Film Festival - January 20, 2018 - University of California, Davis
3rd i and ATA present: "Capitalism"--Episodes 3 & 4. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of “neo-liberalism,” capitalism is by far the world’s dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it work?
When: Thursday, February 22, 7:30 pm Where: Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 Free screening In recent months, 3rd i and ATA screened Capitalism, Episodes 1, […]
"A Suitable Girl" follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Documenting the arranged marriage and matchmaking process in vérité over four years, the film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and culture.
3rd i Films is excited to co-present MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A. at the 2018 SFFILM Festival.
3rd i Films co-presents "The Next Guardian" at the 2018 SFFILM Festival. Set in the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, the film tells the story of modern teenage siblings Gyembo and Tashi.
3rd i Films is excited to co-present MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A. at the 2018 SFFILM Festival.
3rd i Films co-presents "The Next Guardian" at the 2018 SFFILM Festival. Set in the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, the film tells the story of modern teenage siblings Gyembo and Tashi.
Join us for an afternoon of hands-on artmaking projects, with a musical performance, a film screening, and a scavenger hunt, at the Palo Alto Art Center! Activities are appropriate for ages 5 through adult.
3rd i Films co-presents "The Next Guardian" at the 2018 SFFILM Festival. Set in the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, the film tells the story of modern teenage siblings Gyembo and Tashi.
3rd i Films is excited to co-present MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A. at the 2018 SFFILM Festival.
