3rd I International South Asian Film Festival

DOC Film Institute will co-present two documentaries at 3rd I International South Asian Film Festival Nov 16-18, 2007

www.thirdi.org/festival

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. We showcase films from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, the Maldives and the global South Asian Diaspora.

9:00 pm, Friday November 16th, Victoria Theater, San Francisco ($9)
John & Jane Toll-free SF Premiere
Dir: Ashim Ahluwalia
India, 2005, 35mm, 83 mins

Unlike any other doc on the subject, John & Jane is not so much a film, as it is an experience. A surreal, captivating documentary that meanders through the nocturnal corridors of the steel-and-glass highrises of Bombay's burgeoning economic boom, and examines the cultural & psychological impact of the American dream on six young Indian workers. Official Selection at Toronto & Berlin Film Festivals.
For more information, please visit: http://thirdi.org/festival/film/johnJane.htm

12:00 noon, Sunday, November 18th, Roxie Theater, San Francisco ($9)
View from a grain of sand
Dir: Meena Nanji
USA, 2006, DV, 82 mins

Meena Nanji in Person for Q&A!
Meena Nanji, recalls 30 years of women's rights and struggles in Afghanistan in this powerful exploration of culture, tradition and migration. Filmed in the refugee camps of Kabul and northern Pakistan. For more information, please visit: http://thirdi.org/festival/film/grainofsand.htm