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"Sita Sings the Blues" is based on the Hindu epic "The Ramayana". Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina Paley is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of torch singer Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as "the Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told." It is written, directed, produced and animated by American artist Nina Paley.
"Sita Sings the Blues" was released in 2008 only after long negotiations with the copyright holders of the 80-year-old songs recorded by Annette Hanshaw. Following the experience of almost having her film blocked from distribution, Nina Paley released it freely under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license, and now devotes a significant portion of her time to free culture activism. She is Artist in Residence at the non-profit QuestionCopyright.org.
If you'd like to help pay off the $50,000.00 loan she took out to pay the music monopoly fee, you can donate to the Sita Distribution Project (tax-deductible in the US) at http://questioncopyright.org/sita_distribution#donate . Donations to that project go exclusively to that purpose and other expenses Nina incurred in releasing the film. You can also purchase DVDs, prints, shirts, and other Sita-related merchandise at http://questioncopyright.com/sita.html ; revenue is shared with Nina Paley.
For more about the film and about Nina Paley's other work, see http://sitasingstheblues.com .
For more about how retroactive copyright restrictions almost prevented the release of the film, see this interview with Nina Paley: http://questioncopyright.org/nina_paley_sita_interview .
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*Uamuse,
The original is written in a language and describes a world unknown by many (especially for non-hindu). You can make your own interpretation, but I don't think what Nina has done here is a misinterpretation. It's just her perspective of things.
*hare krishna !
*Really good. Well done Nina Paley and good luck with your project!
*Beautiful Japanese models at: divinejapaneseidols[dot]blogspot[dot]com
*Ram, Sita Ram
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*One of the most beautiful narrations on cartoons I have ever seen.
Watching the movie, I felt as if the two female characters of the story (Sita and Nina) blended together in one archetype figure: Someone who would endure anything, just for the name of unconditional love. all the kindness, the romanticism, the sacrifice and the naiveness that go together.
Thank you for the beautiful art.
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*I saw this at the Bahamas International Film Festival last year, loved it!
*I love this film. What's next from Nina Paley?
*I love the cat!
*my sister is so sita. i should force her to watch it maybe she'd get the hint...
*Beautiful work of art, really engaging bringing the past and present together. I love the music as well. =)
*Loved it. My favorite part was the shadow puppeteer people commenting on everything.
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*Really Well Done, a beautifully made Film that is truly Humorous and Educational on may levels...
So Cool,,, Thank you so much for this!
*2:00-5:10 is EPIC
favorite part
*Beautifull, great movie
*The stunning, amazing, and beautiful film!
Ironically, the more humorous it is, the sadder it makes me.
Lovely really.
*you are so mean
*Want to hear the worst song ever Recorded come to my page
*Good!
*Great work well done
*her breasts are like.... BIG ROUND FIRM JUICY LOTUS
xD
*Beautiful Japanese models at: divinejapanesegirls[dot]blogspot[dot]com
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