April 29, 2008
One-Woman Animated Feature.
Sita Sings the Blues is a new feature-length animated film. Aside from its gorgeous art and music, it's remarkable in that all the animation was done by one woman, both by computer and by hand.
The main link is to a Wired interview with the film's creator Nita Paley, about how the project was developed and the technical aspects of its creation. The official site has breathtaking stills, a trailer, and more information. 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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Oh, that looks beautiful.
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Previously.
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She has nice boobs.
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Oops! (Corn flakes with raspberries.)
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They had better not have been blue raspberries.
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Oh, the first post was three years ago -- plenty of us weren't around then. Weren't we talking about some kind of statute of limitations for double posts? Trail Mix Crunch with cranberries and vanilla.
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Now, now, no one said anything about eeking did they? I missed this last time around as well. Looks fantastic! I'm curious to hear the soundtrack as well... Empty stomach - - now taking donations
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Is it all finished now? I saw some of the first parts - they were amazing. I thought I wouldn't be able to follow the story, but I could. Does she also animate the modern story, or only the ancient one?
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From the interview, it looks like she animated the modern story as well.
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FWIW: I believe Ms. Paley has been working on the animation for several years, and only recently has it been released to film festivals. It's only a matter of time until a backer comes by, sees the potential, snaps it up and distributes it. Great stuff!
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Animated Ramayana to Air on PBS: 'Sita Sings the Blues'
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Turning down Netflix
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