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3rd i’s 23rd annual SF International South Asian Film Festival—Beyond Bollywood
October 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm PDT
3rd i’s 23rd annual SF International South Asian Film Festival—Beyond Bollywood presents award-winning films from India, Sri Lanka, France, the UK, Canada, and the USA OCT 10, 11 & 12.
From dark comedy to gripping drama to the spirit of resistance, 3rd i offers groundbreaking cinema from South Asia and its Diaspora, with festival guests!
Friday, October 10, OPENING NIGHT
7:30pm
LITTLE JAFFNA directed by Lawrence Valin
7:30pm
LITTLE JAFFNA directed by Lawrence Valin
Q&A with director Lawrence Valin!Â
Lawrence Valin’s gripping crime thriller, layered with nuanced sociopolitical underpinnings, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for the Best International Feature at the Zurich Film Festival. Set in the lively La Chapelle district in Paris, Valin portrays an undercover French police officer of Sri Lankan descent, assigned to infiltrate a local Tamil gang. Delving deeply into its operations, he confronts the cultural complexities of his dual identity, depicting the challenges faced by immigrants, who strive to preserve their roots and integrate into French society.