Animated, SITA SINGS THE BLUES

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Phnom Penh: on Wednesday (20-01-10) at 7 pm, there is an animated feature, GENDERED LENS & ANIMATION: “SITA SINGS THE BLUES”
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". This animated feature film (2008, 82mins) is written, directed, produced and animated entirely by American artist Nina Paley.