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A while ago one of my professors- Mark Mayerson- posted in his blog about a fully length animated feature called "Sita Sings the Blues". An independant film, this feature was full animated by the hands of one individual, Nina Paley.
The film itself tells the story of Nina- an animator- who lives in with her boyfriend in America, and get "delicatley" dumped by her husband via E-mail after he moves to India. The story parallels the infamous legend of Sita and Rama, and includes the wonderful 1920's Jazz music sung by Annette Hanshaw.
I was literally captivated by this film. I began watching it after finishing my own work, roughly at 4 in the morning against my better judgment... and refused to sleep until it was over.
I think my Prof said it best when he said:
"Nina Paley's "Sita Sings the Blues" is the kind of film that a major studio would never make, and that's exactly why it's so valuable. On the face of it, a film that combines at least four different design styles, Indian mythology, a commentary on that mythology, 1920s jazz, and autobiography is a commercial train wreck. No one in Hollywood would ever give this a green light or even invest in developing it. That's because in a studio setting, the large number of people involved threaten to pull a film apart. Studios seize on the generic because it's the only thing that everyone can agree on; idiosyncrasy rarely survives the Hollywood process."
His review of the movie is very articulate and spot on, I'd advise you to read it here
An extraordinary feat, this movie will make you laugh, and make you cry- leave you outraged and entertained. Nina has set up a website that includes a donation link- she is trying to raise the near $50,000 she need to clear the music license so that the film can be broadcast commercially. And of course, the fact that this was an independant, non commercially funded project means that she had to collect financial support via the public donations to survive. As any budding- or professional animator- would tell you, that isn't an easy feat. Then again, neither is making an entire feature film on your own. And then again, neither is being dumped by your boyfriend.
I advise- no DEMAND- you all see it. At the very least if you can't donate some of your beer-money, or leisure money (which I KNOW you all have even though you complain of "economic hardships" becuase I read your journals and see your posts on-line dedicated to the "what I got today" topic) help Nina with he amazing feat of artistic brilliance, just pass the word- and the link- along. Maybe with enough distribution form our side, we can help someone- who has worked so hard- make their dreams come true.
The link to the site: http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/
To watch the film, you can find the link on the website, or go here.
The film itself tells the story of Nina- an animator- who lives in with her boyfriend in America, and get "delicatley" dumped by her husband via E-mail after he moves to India. The story parallels the infamous legend of Sita and Rama, and includes the wonderful 1920's Jazz music sung by Annette Hanshaw.
I was literally captivated by this film. I began watching it after finishing my own work, roughly at 4 in the morning against my better judgment... and refused to sleep until it was over.
I think my Prof said it best when he said:
"Nina Paley's "Sita Sings the Blues" is the kind of film that a major studio would never make, and that's exactly why it's so valuable. On the face of it, a film that combines at least four different design styles, Indian mythology, a commentary on that mythology, 1920s jazz, and autobiography is a commercial train wreck. No one in Hollywood would ever give this a green light or even invest in developing it. That's because in a studio setting, the large number of people involved threaten to pull a film apart. Studios seize on the generic because it's the only thing that everyone can agree on; idiosyncrasy rarely survives the Hollywood process."
His review of the movie is very articulate and spot on, I'd advise you to read it here
An extraordinary feat, this movie will make you laugh, and make you cry- leave you outraged and entertained. Nina has set up a website that includes a donation link- she is trying to raise the near $50,000 she need to clear the music license so that the film can be broadcast commercially. And of course, the fact that this was an independant, non commercially funded project means that she had to collect financial support via the public donations to survive. As any budding- or professional animator- would tell you, that isn't an easy feat. Then again, neither is making an entire feature film on your own. And then again, neither is being dumped by your boyfriend.
I advise- no DEMAND- you all see it. At the very least if you can't donate some of your beer-money, or leisure money (which I KNOW you all have even though you complain of "economic hardships" becuase I read your journals and see your posts on-line dedicated to the "what I got today" topic) help Nina with he amazing feat of artistic brilliance, just pass the word- and the link- along. Maybe with enough distribution form our side, we can help someone- who has worked so hard- make their dreams come true.
The link to the site: http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/
To watch the film, you can find the link on the website, or go here.
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