Author: Fara

MORRISON + MINAX + GHOSTS +

This celebration of film artifacts—both in collections and “found”–focuses on some half-dozen revered re-mix artistes and a quartet of crucial archives. OC‘s beloved ally Bill (Dawson City) Morrison floats in his sublime raft of cursed-sea-cruise newsreels that serve as sidebar to The Village Detective, his tale of sunken cinema treasure now out in theaters nationally! Editor extraordinaire Scott Calonico dares to deconstruct the police-emergency anomaly Sudden Birth. And Angelo (North by Current) Minax offers up his Stay with Me, wherein Dallas TV anchors from 50 years ago are re-imagined as Proclaimers of Doom. That piece, and Michael Morris‘ uncanny The Night in the Last Branches, are part of the West Coast Premiere of the Ghosts of Lost Futures project that radically re-edits Dallas TV holdings from the year 1970! Also represented are the re-mixes of Curt Heiner, Marwa Benhalim, Lisa McCarty, and Zak Loyd. PLUS Mariam Ghani on the stillborn Afghan film industry, Ian Saroka on the Slovenian cinema safe-house, and Sarah Woods on the Palestinian motion picture legacy.

 DOORS OPEN AT 7:30PM FOR THE 8:00PM SHOW. ADMISSION IS $8

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Featuring: CANNING’s MOTHERLOAD
Description: Long-time ATA staffer Liz Canning is back in person with an award-wining feature doc! Always an avid cyclist , Liz had to search far and wide to discover the best transportation solution.,.once she had twins!! She stumbled upon a global movement to replace cars with long-frame bicycles designed to carry heavy loads, and joyfully threw herself into the world of cargo-bike inventors,  advocates, and of course riders. The ultimate social revolutionizer, the sturdy and eco-conscious family vehicle connects with the earlier Suffragette cyclists, and women’s seemingly endless fight for bodily autonomy. $8

3rd i is excited to celebrate its19thyear of presenting the Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival, November 12-16 ONLINE. www.thirdi.org 3rd i Trailer on youtube: https://youtu.be/jZ7XyLkAxoMFull line up: https://festival.thirdi.org/2021/festival-programs/
From light-hearted comedies to inspirational films and empowering political documentaries,    3rd i’s 2021 online festival edition brings hope with films from both the shadows and the light. 
COAST TO COAST / Various filmmakersOn Demand Nov 12-16

3rd i’s signature shorts program brings California filmmakers into conversation with filmmakers from South Asia and the Diaspora. With genres ranging from comedy to contemporary music, and short-form documentaries to dramatic narratives, this year’s edition tackles stories of relationships, identity, environment, LGBTQ and social justice with compassion. FREE!For information and tickets: https://festival.thirdi.org/2021/movies/coast-to-coast-from-mumbai-to-the-mission/

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WHITE RIOT / Rubika ShahOn Demand Nov 12-16

Rubika Shah’s incendiary, inspiring and award winning documentary commemorates a vital national music protest movement from the 1970s, Rock Against Racism (RAR), which is as relevant today in our Trumpian era as it was back then.

The doc takes us to a time when right-wing populist demigods like Enoch Powell preached hate in the British parliament and skinheads attacked West Indian and South Asian communities. As neo-Nazis recruited the nation’s youth, RAR’s multicultural punk and reggae gigs provided rallying points for resistance. As co-founder Red Saunders explains: “We peeled away the Union Jack to reveal the swastika.”

The campaign grew from fanzine roots to 1978’s huge antifascist carnival in Victoria Park, featuring X-Ray Spex, Tom Robinson, Steel Pulse and of course The Clash, whose rock star charisma and gale-force conviction took RAR’s message to the masses. Blending fresh interviews with archival footage, Shah’s documentary delves into exploring the power of grassroots activism, while doubling as a contemporary call to arms against racism. 
For more information and tickets:https://festival.thirdi.org/2021/movies/white-riot/

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