3rd i’s 11th ANNUAL SF INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

3rd i’s 11th ANNUAL SF INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
November 6-10, San Francisco
November 16, Palo Alto

From art-house classics to documentary films, and innovative and experimental visions to next-level Bollywood: 3rd i Films is committed to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film.

Our 2013 festival showcases over 20 films from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Canada and USA. This year, we celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema! We honor the strides made by women behind the
lens, and examine gender revolutions across South Asia and the Diaspora. We shine a spotlight on stories from Pakistan, on the voices of South Asian youth and the Tamil Diaspora.

For more information on the films, and to purchase tickets, please visit our website at: http://www.thirdi.org/


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
@ The New People, SF

7:15PM The Revolutionary Optimists
Filmmakers in Person!
Maren Grainger-Monsen and Nicole Newnham (USA/India, 2013, 60mins)
With short: Bhiwani Junction (Abhi Singh, India/USA, 2013, 18mins)


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
@ The New People, SF

7:15PM Mohammed to Maya
Filmmakers in Person!
Jeff Roy (USA, 2012, 54mins)
With short: Performing Girl (Crescent Diamond, USA, 2013, 25mins)

9:30PM These Birds Walk
Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq (Pakistan/USA, 2013, 71mins)


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
@ The New People, SF

7:15PM Peddlers
Vasan Bala(India, 2012, 116mins)
Filmmaker in Person!

9:50PM Simple Superstar
Filmmaker in Person!
Wilbur Sagunaraj (Canada, 2013, 94mins)


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
@ Castro Theatre, SF

1PM Beyond All Boundaries
Filmmaker in Person!
Sushrut Jain (India/USA, 2013, 97mins)

3:30PM Gulabi Gang
Filmmaker in Person!
Nishtha Jain (India/Norway/Denmark, 2012, 96mins)

5:30PM Reception at the Castro Mezzanine

6:30PM Good Morning Karachi
Filmmaker in Person!
Sabiha Sumar (Pakistan, 2012, 90mins)
Followed by: conversation between Sumar and Anusha Rizvi (Peepli Live)

9:15PM Shuddh Desi Romance
Maneesh Sharma (India, 2013, 140mins)
Bollywood at the Castro!


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
@ The New People, SF

12:00PM Celluloid Man
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur (India, 2012, 164mins)

3:15PM With You, Without You (Oba Nathuwa, Oba Ekka)
Filmmaker in Person!
Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka/India, 2012, 90mins)

5:30PM Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission
Filmmakers in Person!
Various (Various, 2012/2013, 85mins)

7:30PM Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Filmmaker in Person!
Pratibha Parmar (USA, 2013, 84mins)


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16
@ Aquarius (Palo Alto)

12:00PM Without Shepherds
Cary McClelland (USA/Pakistan, 2013, 90mins)
Filmmaker in Person!
With Short: From Melody Queen to Muslim Madonna (Fawzia Afzal-Khan, 2013, USA/Pakistan, 16mins)
2:30PM Beyond All Boundaries
Sushrut Jain (India/USA, 2013, 97mins)

5:00PM Gulabi Gang
Filmmaker in Person!
Nishtha Jain (India/Norway/Denmark, 2012, 96mins)
Followed by: Panel discussion on gender violence in South Asia.

7:45PM Ship of Theseus
Anand Gandhi (India, 2012, 140mins)

A PDF schedule can be downloaded at:
http://www.thirdi.org/