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Plastic Paper: SITA SINGS THE BLUES

WED, OCT 29 / 7 pm
Dir. Nina Paley | USA 2008 | 82min. | 35mm | Animated Epic

Winner: Best Animated Feature – Annecy Animation Festival 2008

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.”

plays with the short film:

 BAD BROWNIES

by Collection Agency Films, courtesy of CurrentTV.com

What happens when Collection Agency Films gets a hold of a real-life 9-1-1 phone call between a cop high on pot brownies and one befuddled operator? Magic, my friends. Magic…

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