Seventh Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival Nov 5 - 8, 2009 posted 16 Oct 2009 12:30 PM
Announcing 3rd i's Seventh Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival Nov 5 - 8, 2009
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.
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."
CACHAO on PBS posted 19 Mar 2009 3:37 PM
Cachao: Uno Mas will be part of PBS' American Masters series in 2010. ''Cachao's unique talent is such a gratifying example of how someone brings the richness, traditions and sounds of their culture and weaves them into the evolving definition of ours,'' says Susan Lacy, American Masters' executive producer.
CACHAO: UNO MAS hailed by fans in Miami Macrh 10, 2009
Over 1000 Cachao fans gathered at the Gusman Center in Miami to watch the last documentary made on the maestro. The film had its East Coast premiere at the Miami International Film Festival last Tuesday. Following the screening and Q&A, Garcia invited a special group of musicians on stage to present an impromptu performance that highlighted Cachao's music.
Andy Garcia talks to the press at the red carpet
Alexandria, George and Judy Marcus at the red carpet
Anay Tarnekar, Tessi Garcia, Amelie Garcia (seated), Stephen Ujlaki, Andy Garcia and George Marcus at the red carpet
Andy Garcia introduces the film at the Gusman Center
Audience at the Gusman Center
Stephen Ujlaki, George Marcus, Alexandria Marcus, Andy Garcia, Judy Marcus pose at the after-party
OSCAR DOCS 2009 posted 30 Jan 2009 4:11 PM
The DOC Film Institute presents "Oscar Docs 2009", the fourth annual exclusive three-day screening of the Academy Award nominated short and feature documentaries. This is a one of a kind event in the Bay Area presented each year prior to the Academy Awards. This year?s list includes films of exceptional quality covering a diverse range of global and socio-political issues. We are proud to present this year?s show with the San Francisco Film Society.
February 17, 18, 19 Sundance Kabuki Cinemas 1881 Post St at Fillmore
FEATURES
THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON) by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser (producer Henry Kaiser in person on Feb 18) THE GARDEN by Scott Hamilton Kennedy MAN ON WIRE by James Marsh and Simon Chinn TROUBLE THE WATER by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
SHORT COMPILATION THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN by Steven Okazaki (director Steven Okazaki in person on Feb 17)
THE FINAL INCH by Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
SMILE PINKI by Megan Mylan
THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306 by Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde
CACHAO at Miami International Film Festival posted 30 Oct 2008 11:52 AM
DFI copresents South Asian documentaries at 3rd I posted 30 Oct 2008 11:49 AM
6th Annual 3rd I SF International South Asian Film Festival November 13-16, 2008 @ the Brava Theater/Castro Theatre
From art-house classics to innovative visions to next-level Bollywood - 3rd I brings you diverse images of South Asians through film. This year we feature films from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, UK and USA.
Tickets and passes are discounted online! For more program and ticket information, and details on the Opening Night Party, please visit: thirdi.org/festival , or call 415.835.4783
Doc Film Institute Copresents:
Brava Theater, Friday, Nov 14 7:30pm The Sky Below Dir: Sarah Singh, 2007, India/Pakistan, 75 mins Armed with a video camera and a backpack, filmmaker Sara Singh traversed through dangerous territory in India and Pakistan to examine whether sixty years after the brutal partition of the subcontinent, recognition of a shared past and common culture can bring about peace between the two countries.
Castro Theatre, Saturday, Nov 15 1:45pm Lakshmi and Me Dir: Nishtha Jain, 2007, India/USA/Denmark/Finland, 60 mins Director Nishtha Jain in person "What sin did I commit to be born a woman?" asks Lakshmi. Jain's documentary sensitively explores the personal and the political: gender, class, and the ethics of representation become touch points between filmmaker and subject, mistress and maid.
Castro Theatre, Sunday, Nov 16 3:30pm Flow: For Love of Water Dir: Irene Salina, USA, 2007, 93 mins Followed by panel discussion with Prof. Ashok Gadgil, UC Berkeley; Ritu Primlani, Thimmmakka; Patrick McCully, International Rivers; Amit Srivastava, India Resource Center
India, Bolivia, South Africa, United States -- different countries, same problem: the world's primary resource is being hijacked by corporate greed. In this inspiring and visually stunning doc, Salina travels across the world, documenting how dedicated activists (like Vandana Shiva) are challenging the Goliaths, and offering creative, sustainable solutions from the ground-up.
6:00pm The Glow of White Women Dir: Yunus Vally, South Africa, 2007, 78 mins Bad-boy Indian raconteur Yunus Vally was convinced that the virgins of paradise would all be white. Vally's probing and provocative doc examines images of white women in the dark continent and playfully deconstructs his sexual politics in South Africa under apartheid.
Free Screening of Cachao:Uno Mas posted 1 Oct 2008 1:54 PM
Join us for a conversation with Cinema Chair Steve Ujlaki on the making of Cachao: Uno Mas, followed by a free screening of the film.
Tuesday October 7, 2008 @ 7:30pm
1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132, Fine Arts Building, August Coppola Theater (Room 101)
DOC Film Institute at San Francisco State University and Sundance Kabuki Cinemas present "Oscar Docs 2008", a FREE exclusive three-day screening of 2008 Academy Award nominated short and feature documentaries. There will be brief Q&A's with the filmmakers after a few selected screenings. This is DOC Film Institute's third year presenting this show in San Francisco, and Sundance Kabuki is proud to be this year's host.
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
DOC Film Institute presents: THE WAR posted 14 Sep 2007 9:41 AM
In September 2007, DOC Film Institute presented a special preview marathon of Ken Burns' newest film, THE WAR at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio. Burns introduced selected episodes from this new seven-part film about World War II and answered audience questions.
This once-in-a-lifetime viewing experience was held at the state-of-the-art Premier Theater at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio. This 294-seat theater is normally not open to the public, so this was truly a special weekend for Bay Area film lovers to see THE WAR under optimum conditions with the filmmaker present.
Witness to War Documentary Perspectives: WWII to Iraq posted 1 Jan 2006 9:50 AM
March 1--March 4, 2007
Eight powerful documentaries by gifted filmmakers, including an exclusive preview of Ken Burn?s new epic film, The War.
In March 2007, DOC Film Institute honored the legacy of some exceptionally gifted and insightful producers of war-related documentaries, tracing important works of non-fiction films with subject matter from World War II to the ongoing war in Iraq.
This four-day event began with a very special preview of Ken Burns’ The War at Castro Theater. Ken Burns was present to do a Q&A with noted author Thomas Sanchez.
Over the next three days at the De Young Museum, the show paid tribute to the legendary British filmmaker Humphrey Jennings, introduced by well-known writer and critic David Thompson, Screened Sergei Loznitsa’s Blockade, introduced by Tom Luddy, and James Longley’s Iraq in Fragments, introduced by Mark Danner. Renowned filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier introduced his masterpiece, THE UNDECLARED WAR
Written and Directed by Amy Berg Tue, Oct 24 @ 7 pm, San Francisco location
Friends of the Doc Film Institute are invited to a special screening of Deliver Us From Evil, winner - Best Documentary Feature - 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival. The film opens in the SF Bay Area on October 27.
Sneak Preview CACHAO Produced by the Doc Film Institute A film by Dikayl Dunkley
An intimate portrait of a legend: Israel “Cachao” Lopez Featuring Andy Garcia, Orestes Vilato, Alfredo Valdes, Jimmy Bosch, Daniel Palaciao, Anthony Columbie, the God-Sons, Richie Clores, Rafael Palau and John Santos
Spring 2007 San Francisco
FutureTense: Frederick Wiseman in Conversation with Michael Krasny September 20, 2006 @ Kanbar Hall, San Francisco SOLD OUT! Hailed as “a master of the epic documentary” by the New York Times, visual literacy proponent Frederick Wiseman recreated his editing process using clips from a selection of his 35 full-length films, including Titicut Follies, High School I & II and Belfast, Maine. KQED Forum’s Michael Krasny moderated a lively discussion.
Our presenting partners:
When God Spoke: Al Franken (2006; Nick Doob & Chris Hegedus) Presented in Association with SFIFF at the 49th SF International Film Festival April 21, 22 & 25, 2006 @ Pacific Film Archive, Kabuki & Castro Theatre
West Coast Premiere—I Am a Sex Addict (2005) Director Caveh Zahedi in person April 5, 2006 @ Balboa Theatre, San Francisco
2005 Oscar Nominated Docs First time in San Francisco—In conjunction with the Leacock/Pennebaker Tribute, the Doc Film Institute, in association with Film Arts Foundation, presented the screening of all nine 2005 Oscar nominated documentary features and shorts Feb 28 & March 1, 2006 @ Balboa Theatre, San Francisco
Bay Area Academy Screening: Darwin’s Nightmare (2004) Director Hubert Sauper in person Film subsequently nominated for an Academy Award Jan 10, 2006 @ UA Metro Theatre, San Francisco
Doc Film Institute
San Francisco State University
Cinema Department/College of Creative Arts
1600 Holloway Ave, Fine Arts Building, Room 245
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 405-3753 anay@sfsu.edu
