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• Sita Sings The Blues

  
  Attuworld.com — Authority: 629
  “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.
  7 hours ago

• To Err Is Human – A Skeptical Reading Of The Ramayana

  
  Nirmukta — Authority: 414
  Introduction It can be stated without doubt that the Ramayana, sage Valmiki’s magnum opus, is the single most influential epic to have ever risen from our nation. The epic was an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry and Indian life and culture. The characters of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Hanuman and ...
  2 days ago

• Everyone pays for my art.

  
  Nina Paley's Blog — Authority: 416
  They pay attention. Attention being the most valuable, and most limited, resource there is for humans. It’s more limited than money; you can’t just print more. People don’t “consume” art, they attend to it. Meanwhile, here’s a little thing on Sita’s distribution model in the Wall Street Journal.
  1 week ago

• Sita’s Banishment

  
  Apu's World — Authority: 110
  I cannot remember when I first heard the Ramayana or who told me the story. I imagine it must have been my mother when I was very young, but I have no memory of it. When I was around 7 , my grandfather, a Rama-bhakta himself, gifted me and my sisters a book called The Prince of Ayodhya. And I was hooked. It was a ...
  1 week ago

• Coming soon: Charms/Pendants

  
  Nina Paley's Blog — Authority: 416
  Since we’re running low on pins at the Merch Empire, I ordered another batch. But this time I got some pendant/charms in the mix. I had this crazy idea I’d attach chains and findings and sell necklaces and earrings. But after a few hours of struggle with pliers and only 10 pairs of earrings to show [...]
  1 week ago

• “Inkosaari” releasing in December

  
  movies, news, photos, gossip, videos - Searchandhra.com — Authority: 159
  The Film “Inkosaari” featuring Raja, Kishore, Ravi Varma, Suman Pathuri, Manjari Fadnis, Richa Pallod and
  1 week ago

• Jon Reis: New Media Order Manifesto

  
  Pulp 2.0 — Authority: 421
  From Indiewire news : John Reiss, filmmaker turned author of the new book THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX OFFICE recently gave a speech at the CPH:DOX forum in Copenhagen. In that speech he outlines a manifesto of sorts derived from the work he researched for his book and his own experience: "But just as a way of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Free movie: Sita Sings the Blues

  
  Hoosier journal of inanity — Authority: 113
  If youre a fan of animation AND classic jazz/blues -- and even if you arent -- I highly recommend taking the time to download and/or watch Nina Paleys clever, full-length animated movie, Sita Sings the Blues . The movie is a bit hard to describe. The story involves parallels the artist has drawn between her own life ...
  3 weeks ago

• Watch Sita Sings The Blues Online For Free

  
  Urlesque — Authority: 724
  Filed under: Videos , Music , Movies , Free Stuff Sita Sings The Blues is a full-length animated feature film by Nina Paley. Luckily for all of us on the Internet, this award-winning musical retelling of The Ramayana (one of the great ancient epics of India) is now available online for free through a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bonfire Waste Recycled by SITA

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  The United Kingdom is now in the midst of the fall season in which many people have outdoor parties.  These parties often times revolve around bonfires, which are both dangerous and illegal in the United Kingdom.  Even though most people know that bonfires are potentially dangerous and against the law, thousands of ...
  4 weeks ago

• Scottish court service lost in translation

  
  Deadline Press & Picture Agency — Authority: 568
  By Kirsty Taylor POLITICIANS are urging the Scottish Government to “sort out” problems within the court translation service as it is revealed that there is a real risk of serious miscarriages of justice. It has been claimed that trials are being handled by inexperienced interpreters following the ...
  4 weeks ago

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  Nina Paley's Blog — Authority: 416
  
  4 weeks ago

• AFI Fest 2009 Quick Picks

  
  / HAMMER TO NAIL — Authority: 118
  Sadly, I won’t be attending this year’s AFI Fest (October 30th-November 7th, 2009), for the lineup is jam-packed with some of the year’s most exciting new work. However, what makes the situation even more enticing this year is that the festival is providing free tickets for audiences (no, that’s not a ...
  4 weeks ago

• Sita Murt Spring 2010

  
  FashionWindows Network — Authority: 535
  MADRID, Oct 30, 2009 / — Clean, pure silhouettes are the core of this collection giving rise to different lines that are enriched by new handicraft techniques such as macramé, interwoven strips creating knit fabrics, positional prints on knit garments and open work with geometrical motifs.Burnt shiny metallic trims ...
  4 weeks ago

• If you’re wondering where my Tumblr icon came from,...

  
  I'll tumble 4 ya. — Authority: 139
  If you’re wondering where my Tumblr icon came from, it’s a still from this film: Nina Paley’s gorgeous Sita Sings the Blues . So glad it’s on Youtube so more people can see it! The film tells the story of Sita (and Rama) whilst showing the breakup of the animator’s marriage.
  4 weeks ago

• On Puritanism, Sex Addicts and Temples

  
  B Shantanu's Blog — Authority: 127
  Just finished reading Oh, But You Do Get It Wrong! by Aditi Banerjee …a commendable analysis of Wendy Donger’s prejudices and liberties with truth. I’m reproducing excerpts below. The full article is also available for download from my Docs and Slides widget on the Links page. *** Excerpts from “ Oh, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Mercoledi Musicale +1

  
  Willy or Won't He? — Authority: 129
  A friend in Athens introduced me to a wonderful piece of animation: Sita Sings the Blues. Created by independent film maker Nina Paley it is a brilliant take on the Rama and Sita legends mixed with blues songs from one of the great forgotten vocalists of the 1920s-1930s Annette Hanshaw . In this clip she sings ...
  4 weeks ago

• New Merch at the Merch Empire!

  
  Nina Paley's Blog — Authority: 416
  Finally, the new Laxmi and Lexi T-shirts are here! In both men’s/unisex, and wymmyn’s “girly tee” styles. Also new: prints for just $15 (unsigned)!
  4 weeks ago

• keep youtube alive: watch desi modern art in “sita sings the blues” (minus a few songs due to the enigma of copyright law)

  
  Political Poet(ry) — Authority: 110
  cut and paste bitches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzTg7YXuy34&feature=featuredpeace,roopstarPosted in politics Tagged: aladdin, India, indian art, indian visual culture, political poet, roopa, roopa singh, roopstar, sita sings the blues
  4 weeks ago

• Sita featured on YouTube’s front page today

  
  Nina Paley's Blog — Authority: 416
  ‘Cause it’s International Animation Day. The complete film is up in one giant, 82-minute piece, at questioncopyright’s youtube account. There are no ads in the film; we’re working on making the page ads go away too, since questioncopyright.org is a registered nonprofit. The comments indicate that the film is ...
  4 weeks ago

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