Tag: ramayana

we’re watching it tonight

I’ve been following and supporting Nina Paley‘s struggle to create, finish, and finally distribute, (in spite of November’s scary brush with music related copyright threats), her beautiful, shoe-string budget independent film, Sita Sings The Blues, ever since her incredible DIY project started to hit the web chapter by chapter back in 2006, so it gives me extreme pleasure to announce that..

the completed full length film of Sita Sings The Blues is now available on-line through Reel 13!

“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 e-mail. 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.””

Sita Sings the Blues trailer on YouTube.
COILHOUSE interview with Nina Paley.

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before the darkest hour
Originally uploaded by Foxtongue.

So except for the number bits, which Stephen Elliot is doing, and a spit polish, and some formatting, the business plan is done.

However, what with the sudden vanishment of my deposit into someone’s American medical bills, we need to raise 35,000$CAN by December 8th. (Between Scott and I, we have 14,000). That’s when my option on the building runs out. It’s a good chance we’ve got this if we can put down the deposit, but seven days isn’t enough time to finish the deal.

I’m going to look into selling shares this week. Likely at $200 each. That means if 175 people buy a share, we’ve got the deposit, and so, it looks likely, the theatre.

So, who wants to come with to a show?