Super Sita

Well, hello there. I'm already feeling behind on this blog I just started, but that's what I get for trying to kick off a new project right before one of two of the busiest times at work.

But I'm back, and I'm hear to share a bit about an amazing film I saw recently, Sita Sings the Blues.

I have to give credit to Geoff for labeling it a mix of Disney's Fantasia and MST3K. That hits it on many buttons. Sita was developed by Nina Paley, a self-taught animator, and she describes it as a "musical, animated personal interpretation of the Indian epic the Ramayana." It also intertwines Paley's personal story about the failure of her marriage.

Sita is entertaining, funny, colorful and heartwarming. (Love the cat named Lexi!) It also features the music of Annette Hanshaw, one of the first great female jazz performers of the late 1920s.

And if all that isn't cool enough, Paley is distributing Sita via a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License, which means a lot of things detailed here. But perhaps the coolest element is that you can download Sita and watch it for free. Yes, free. (Note: Donations always accepted but not at all necessary.)

So, what are you waiting for? Check out Sita Sings the Blues, and may you enjoy it as much as I did.