Film
From art-house classics to documentary films, from innovative and experimental visions to next-level Bollywood: 3rd I is committed to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film, representing filmmakers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, The Maldives and the global South Asian Diaspora. 3rd I showcases films once a month in San Francisco and this is our premiere Film Festival. Please visit www.thirdi.org for further information about us, or call (415) 835-4782.
Schedule:
Saturday November 13th, Castro Theater, San Francisco
| 1:00 pm | Jukti Takko Aar Gappo, (Reason, Argument and Story) |
| 4:30pm | Second Generation (LIVE Q&A with actress Parminder Nagra post screening) |
| 8:15pm | Main Hoon Na, (I'm here, Don't Be Afraid) |
Sunday, November 14th, Roxie Cinema, San Francisco
| 1:00 pm | Anaahat (Eternity) |
| 3:00pm | Laatoo (Twirling Top) |
| 5:00pm | Starkiss: Circus Girls in India |
| 7:00pm | A Certain Liberation and Bay Area South Asian Women Shorts |
| 9:15pm | The British Are Coming! (British Asian Shorts) |
Brief Synopses
JUKTI TAKKO AAR GAPPO (Reason, Argument and Story)
Director:
Ritwik Ghatak
Country: India (1974)
Running Time: 118min; 35mm Black&White
Ritwik Ghatak has come to be regarded as one of the greatest and most influential directors of Indian independent cinema. This is a rare opportunity to see his most autobiographical and allegorical film.
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Second Generation (Q&A w/actress Parminder Nagra post
screening)
Director:
Jon Sen
Country: United Kingdom (2003)
Running Time: 138min; Video/Color
A fresh and stylized British South Asian film about: sexuality, family
and the electrifying British Asian music scene in London. Staring Parminder
Nagra, (ER, Bend it like Beckham) -- in person for Q and A!!!
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MAIN HOON NA (I'm Here,Don't be Afraid)
Director:
Farah Khan
Country: India (2004)
Running Time: 179min w/10min break; 35mm Color
Come celebrate BOLLYWOOD at the Castro!! With its flamboyant sets, catchy
musical scores and scintillating romances, Main Hoona will move you
to laugh, cry, sing and dance. Perfect for Bollywood devotees and novices
alike.
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ANAHAAT (Eternity)
Director:
Amol Palekar
Country: India (2003)
Running Time: 90 mins; 35mm color.
A gorgeous period drama, a consummate love story, a journey of sexual
awakening, where the Queen must pick an alternate mate when her husband
the king is incapable of producing an heir.
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LAATOO (Spining Top)
Director:
Faizaan Peerzada and Alix Phillippon
Country: Pakistan/France(2003)
Running Time: 90 min, Video/Color
Laatoo is a documentary film that explores the state of dance in Pakistan
from the classical techniques of "Khatak", "Bharatnatyam"
and" Orissy", to the spiritual 'whirling' tradition of Sufi's,
to the more commercial forms of dance.
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STARKISS: CIRCUS GIRLS IN INDIA
Director:
Chris Relleke and Jascha de Wilde
Country: The Netherlands, (2002)
Running Time: 77 min; 35 mm
Starkiss is a uniquely insightful political documentary that explores
the lives of Nepalese girls who perform dangerous and daring acrobatics
in the oldest Circus in India.
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A CERTAIN LIBERATION
Director:
Yasmine Kabir
Country: Bangladesh (2003)
Running time: 37 min. miniDV
West Coast premiere of Yasmine Kabir's award winning film, A Certain
Liberation - a film on women, war and madness. And featuring a wonderful,
experimental and intense compilation of short films made by South Asian
Women Filmmakers.
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THE BRITISH ARE COMING! (Shorts Compilation)
Director:
Various
Country: UK
Total Running Time: 60 min
From 'The Bypass' to Bollywood heroes, this compilation of serious and
satirical short films, shares unique perspectives of South Asian filmmakers
from England.
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