Rated: NR    Runtime: 90 mins.
Seventh Annual 3rd I San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival:

OPENING NIGHT

Directed by various filmmakers, USA, 2009, in English and other languages with English subtitles.
Running Time: 90 mins

Bay Area Filmmakers in Person!

Neo-Benshi Performances by Summi Kaipa and Neelanjana Banerjee
This year's installment of 3rd i's signature opening night program features personal and artistic musings by Bay Area filmmakers on a range of topics. Kamalpreet Kaur's Location/Situatedness Through Memory, shot in crisp B&W, captures the Sikh encounter with colonial power. Shireen Pasha's Slowly Slowly Mud and Lotus observes Afghani artisans as they rebuild a medieval quarter in old Kabul with special mud, the memory of a beautiful lotus and, most of all, patience. Kirthi Nath's Flying is a personal essay inspired by the memories of a loved one lost. Mandeep Sethi's rap video 1984 uses archival footage and hip-hop stylings to examine a key moment in Sikh history.

Bay Area writers Summi Kaipa and Neelanjana Banerjee re-imagine classic Bollywood films to hilarious effect with their neo-benshi performances, featuring new scripts performed for selected scenes. Kaipa puts a surfer spin on Raj Kapoor's saucy, teen romance Bobby, while Banerjee puts a queer twist on the Yash Chopra classic Silsila.
Meet and mingle with the local and international filmmakers at the Opening Night Party following the films (~ 10 pm) @ Bollyhood Cafe (19th/Mission St.) following the films (10pm and on). DJ Rav-E spins the rich dhol driven and tumbi infused beats of Bhangra.

Film Tickets:

Opening Night Party Tickets: will be available at the 3RDi website shortly

Opening Night Pass (both films + party):

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