Roxie Theater & Castro Theatre
From art-house classics to documentary films, from innovative and experimental visions to cutting-edge Bollywood, 3rd i is committed to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film. The 2009 festival includes offerings from India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir, Australia, Canada, Germany, UK and the USA. Highlights include a special focus on documentaries, a spotlight on the Sikh Diaspora, the best indy features from emerging filmmakers, and local shorts. Meet special guest Kiran Bedi, Bay Area filmmakers and writers, and visiting filmmakers from Brisbane, Calcutta, London, Vancouver and New York.
Visit website for the latest updates: http://www.thirdi.org/festival
Doc Film Institute copresents:
@ THE ROXIE THEATER
Friday, November 6, 2009
9:00pm Love in India
Kaushik Mukherjee aka Q, 2009, India/Germany, 91 mins
Filmmaker Kaushik Mukherjee (aka Q) in person
A personal take on the contradictions between India's repressive sexuality vs. its sensual mythology
@ THE CASTRO THEATRE
Saturday, November 7, 2009
5:00pm Children of the Pyre
Rajesh S. Jala, 2008, India, 74 mins
Introduced by Prof. Angana Chatterjee, CIIS
A startling film that follows seven children who eke out their living at the busiest cremation ground in India
Sunday, November 8, 2009
12noon Iron Eaters (Lohakhor/Eissenfresser) / Shaheen Dill-Riaz, 2008, Bangladesh/Germany, 85 mins
Filmmaker Dill-Riaz exquisitely captures both the mind-boggling scenery of behemoth container ships washed up like whales on the muddy shipyards of Chittagong, Bangladesh. A fascinating look into the growing ship breaking industry that cares more for kilograms of metal than human life.
7:00pm Yes Madam, Sir
Megan Doneman, 2008, India/Australia, 95 mins
Director Megan Donegan in person; Special guest: Kiran Bedi
The incredible journey of the charismatic, controversial Kiran Bedi -- India's first female police officer -- narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Helen Mirren. "Adored by the masses and vilified by her critics, she has publicly fought high-level corruption, feudalistic bureaucracies and brutal opposition, at great personal and professional cost."
