Comments on: Sing Those Blues, Sita!

By: meardearna

meardearna — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:47:07 +0000

the stills look fab! I wanna see it too!

I can imagine that there’s someone out there making a film that is funded by his audience, with ideas by them and then distributed by them; a sort of community film made possible by the community spirit of the Internet.

By: David Forbes

David Forbes — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:53:37 +0000

Don’t despair, everyone. While it’s regrettable that the copyright issues have kept such an amazing movie from being seen by a wider audience, it is still making its way around the festival circuit (thanks for the link, athingcalledcat!). In addition, there are some review copies available, and I’d contact Paley (who’s really responsive and nice, btw) if y’all are interested in getting one of those or, if you’ve seen the movie and loved it, donating to the cause.

Ashbet: Researching this article, I found some of those early clips. They’re good, but the final product is amazing. I have a hunch you’ll love it. :-)

Jerem: Midnight movie showing in Asheville? If enough people are up for it I’ll see what I can do.

Erin: Nah. A lot of things in life work like that. I started reading George Orwell back when I was a kid because he was quoted in a Marvel comic. One of many things that pleases me about Sita is that many people who saw it in Asheville have been reading up on the Ramayana and other Hindu mythology.

Alice: Yup, there are Hindu fundamentalists galore out there and you’re right, no group (religious, nationalist, etc.) is exempt from that mindset. In my experience it’s a personality type and functions very similarly no matter what particular dogma they’re filling their blanks with.

Io: Well, not to give too much away, but there’s a very pointed “Rama set his wife ablaze” sing-along. I think you’ll like the movie’s take on the whole story.

By: Io

Io — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:21:59 +0000

Ah, good old, saintly Sita. My only question: Did they include the part at the end where she leaps onto the funeral pyre? They mentioned the ending is a bit different, but still, I’d be curious to see how that’s dealt with.

By: athingcalledcat

athingcalledcat — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:06:06 +0000

she’s got a list of screenings on her site–
http://sitasingstheblues.wordpress.com/
for anyone who’s interested.

this looks wonderful.

By: Chris L

Chris L — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:08:10 +0000

Saw this film when it was in Vancouver. It’s as good as it looks. Those three shadow puppets are huge highlight. See it when you can!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:59:28 +0000

Dear Lord, I must see this move! Any idea if it’s coming back to the Washington, DC area anytime soon? Please, Nina, show it here again!

By: Alice

Alice — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:38:01 +0000

“Hindu fundamentalists”? Urgh, I didn’t know such creatures existed! I guess no group is exempt from that sort of mindset…

The film looks riotously funny, though! Here’s to hoping that Nina Paley can work through all this copyright nonsense and we can see the whole thing!

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:04:28 +0000

This looks very interesting. Though is it sad that I’m only familiar with the story because of A Little Princess?

By: Jerem Morrow

Jerem Morrow — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:46:03 +0000

Really good article/interview. Sounds like my kinda film. Still peeved I had to miss the Asheville showing.

And that last answer is dead on.

By: Ashbet

Ashbet — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:38:36 +0000

I’d seen clips of this in progress a couple of years ago — I’m so excited that it’s finally finished!

(And that’s horrifying about the *recordings* being public domain but the *compositions* being owned by corporations — ugh. I sincerely hope that Nina is able to get that legally sorted out so that the film can be seen by a wider audience!)

Can’t wait to see it once it’s available :)

– A <3