I am so inspired by the film Sita Sings the Blues. The film was created by Nina Paley, a new heroine for me. She shows a fresh feminist take on the Ramayana by telling the story from Sita’s point of view.
Sita Sings the Blues
Much has been made of Paley’s 2-D animation, namely that she has managed to make it so interesting. Relying on 2-D for animation involves much more ingenuity than standard 3-D. I am also impressed with her visionary take on freedom of information. If it weren’t for copyright protection on the blues numbers sung by Annette Hanshaw throughout the film, undoubtedly the film would have received much more exposure and distribution. Her take on distribution is visionary in that she trusts in the democritization of information, that people should take and do as they please but with respect. I appreciate her down to earth perspective of the Sita / Ram story and how it applies to modern day life as well. The film luckily is in 10 parts, #5 being one of my favorites if you are short on time.
Check out some interesting links to other articles on the film:
Roger Ebert Gives Sita 2 Thumbs Up
Support the film: Sita Sings the Blues merchandise
Thank you, Sukhjit Ghag, a social media- video blogging Queen, for the inspiration, without whom I would not have known about Sita Sings the Blues!
Sita Sings the Blues
Directed, written, produced, designed and animated by Nina Paley
82 minutes
Animation
Color, stereo
Digital Cinema Package, HDCAM, DVD; soon on 35mm
2008
Synopsis:
Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina 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 Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920′s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as “the Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.”
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Sounds like you enjoyed Sita Sings the Blues as much as I did! It's an amazing film for some many reasons… one of which is the music. I was actually searching for the theme tracks for days and couldn't find them. Then I got a tweet from Todd Michaelsen, the man who composed the new songs in the film. Here's where the music is available for download! http://www.ToddMichaelsen.com. Great blog post Ginger! Great way to spread the word about art that deserves attention and ($$$)! –sukhjit
Sounds like you enjoyed Sita Sings the Blues as much as I did! It's an amazing film for some many reasons… one of which is the music. I was actually searching for the theme tracks for days and couldn't find them. Then I got a tweet from Todd Michaelsen, the man who composed the new songs in the film. Here's where the music is available for download! http://www.ToddMichaelsen.com. Great blog post Ginger! Great way to spread the word about art that deserves attention and ($$$)! –sukhjit
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