Many of the episodes appeared in animation festivals. "Sita Sings the Blues" is an animated feature (72 minutes) based on Sita's adventures in the ancient Indian epic the Ramayana. The demon king Ravana, encouraged by his spiteful ogress sister, Shurpanakha, hears of Sita's beauty and determines to kidnap her. Partisane de la gestion individuelle, la réalisatrice a choisi de diffuser son film sous licence libre… [3] They provide context and commentary for the story, which has innumerable incarnations and regional variations. IMDb: 7.1. 2 talking about this. 16h30 : Sita chante le blues de Nina Paley (USA / Inde, 2008) Mardi 20 octobre 2020 : 14h30 : Wadjda de Haifaa al-Mansour (Arabie Saoudite, 2012) 16h30 : I am not a witch de Rungano Nyoni (Royaume Uni / France / Allemagne, 2017) Mercredi 21 octobre 2020 : 14h30 : Kié la petite peste de Isao Takahata (Japon, 1981) 16h30: Courts métrages : petites filles du monde (Israël / … Nina Paley est une dessinatrice et animatrice américaine née le 3 mai 1968 à Urbana dans l'État de l'Illinois aux États-Unis.. Alors qu'elle est largement connue comme artiste et souvent en tant qu'auteur de Nina's Adventures, Fluff et The Hots, ses récentes productions sont du domaine de l'animation notamment Sita Sings the Blues (Sita chante le blues). Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues. Le clip animé a été réalisé par Nina Paley à qui l’on doit “Sita Sings the Blues” et bien d’autres productions récompensées à l’international. It conveys the kind of restlessness inherent in the story and achieves a more light-hearted, universal tone with its simple, highly stylized renderings of character and environments. [16] The film was released for free download starting in early March, 2009 "at all resolutions, including broadcast-quality, HD and film-quality image sequences", at the time licensed under "CC-BY-SA". She was previously married to Liam. [44], Though of Jewish ancestry, Paley is an atheist as was her father. Nina Paley’s film “Sita Sings the Blues” reveals the culture and values conveying a message of art across cultures and generations. Nina Paley: "Ahimsa: Sita Sings the Blues now CC-0 “Public Domain”", January 18, 2013. Although the filmmaker initially made sure these recordings were not covered by US copyright law,[9] a number of other copyright issues surfaced, including state laws prior to US federal copyright law on recordings, rights to the compositions and the right to synchronize the recordings with images. She was previously married to Liam. She was the artist and often the writer of the comic strips Nina's Adventures and Fluff, but most of her recent work has been in animation. À partir de 9 ans . Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License . ", Sita Sings the Blues has won a number of awards. [13], In 2012, Paley posted an animation to Vimeo titled This Land Is Mine depicting the Middle East conflicts over history; it was named a Staff Pick. Next to her is a whimsical peacock fueled record player, the bird’s beak scratching out the most beautiful music from this to which Sita gently gyrates. and walks on her pregnant stomach…. Paley took out a loan to license the music in early 2009. Nina Paley Paley’s award-winning 2009 animated musical interpretation of the Hindu epic Ramayana has earned widespread critical praise, a 100% rating on RottenTomatoes, and continued places on best-of lists. [8] She illustrated a "History of the North Pole" comic in collaboration with University High School history teacher Chris Butler, and attended the University of Illinois, studying art for two years before dropping out. Three bickering shadow puppets with Indian accents act as comic narrators as these old and new […] Paley estimated her total hours of work on the film to 9,360 and calculated she needed 6,240 people to see the 1.5-hour long film to make an "attention profit". Contradicting movie industry expectations, the more people saw Sita online, the more they sought it out in theaters and film festivals. Prix Tournage for Best American Feature Film, Honorable Mention for Best Animated Feature, Grand Prix Z Télé, Grand Prize chosen by the public, "First Mention" (runner-up), Feature Films, Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You, Archie Award for Best First Time Director, Signis Award, Best Film of the Official Competition, Analysis of different variations of the Ramayana. The production was largely completed by Nina Paley, with support from Jake Friedman in the "Battle of Lanka" scene,[7] primarily using 2D computer graphics and Flash Animation. Ravana is slain and Sita is restored to her husband, although he expresses serious doubts concerning her fidelity during her confinement. She is perhaps best known for creating the animated feature film Sita Sings the Blues, based on the Ramayana, with parallels to her personal life. Search results for "Nina Paley" BluRay Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (2014) Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (2014) BluRay. Elle décide de partir seule à la rencontre d'autres dieux, et chante ses aventures et ses émotions. [24], In 2011 she began work on a project called Seder-Masochism,[6] an animated film about The Exodus, showing the rise of patriarchy and the fall of goddess worship. Gotham Independent Film Awards, Dec 2008. 2 talking about this. "[26], The New York Times also praised the film's ingenuity, commenting that "[it] evokes painting, collage, underground comic books, Mumbai musicals and 'Yellow Submarine' (for starters)," and praised Paley for her use of 2D animation: "A Pixar or DreamWorks extravaganza typically concludes with a phone book’s worth of technical credits. The film is a compact expression of the conflict between the increasing human population and the ecosystem in which it must live. Create. "[31], Nina Paley expressed surprise at the adverse reaction, saying "I thought it might be a bit controversial, but I wasn’t fully aware of how art and artists are major targets of some right-wing nationalist groups in India. [25] In June 2018, after she had worked sporadically on the film for six years, Seder-Masochism premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France. The first public exhibition of her quilts was held in June 2013 in central Illinois. [42] The website for Sita Sings the Blues includes a wiki where its fans contributed translated subtitles for the DVD of the film. [16] The film was screened at more than 150 film festivals globally[20] and was broadcast on PBS in New York City. The most notable entry she produced on this subject was The Stork, in which the natural environment is bombed to destruction by storks dropping bundled babies. [49][50], In 2011, she began making art quilts. Sita Sings the Blues is a 2008 American animated musical romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and animated by American artist Nina Paley. Eventually, a fee of $50,000 was negotiated. A still from Sita Sings the Blues, a film my Nina Paley. Speech is enacted by alternating the set pose of the face with a slightly liquified version where the jaw is lower. Paley, Nina. Tiburon International Film Festival, March 2009. Hindus, Strongly Protest against movie denigrating Devi Sita! Distressed and disappointed by Rama's actions during her reunion with Rama, Sita prays to the earth goddess, Bhumi-Devi, to swallow her as final proof of her purity and devotion, and the prayer is duly answered, despite the pleas of Rama and Lakshman. I'm an artist, animator and Free Culture activist. Years later, Rama overhears their hymns of adoration to their father and locates their dwelling. [37] Subsequent animations in this series are "All Creative Work Is Derivative",[38] EFF Tribute[39] and "Credit is Due: The Attribution Song". [48] She was a signatory to an open letter published by The Sunday Times defending J. K. Rowling against criticism for alleged transphobia. The film captures the darker side of Sita’s life and portrays her crying for her fate. [2], She has published much of her work, including Nina’s Adventures, Fluff, and all original work in Sita Sings The Blues, under a copyleft licence. [23], Paley has qualified this distribution strategy as a financial success, citing that it earned $132,000 from March 2009 to March 2010. [46][47] A showing of Seder-Masochism was protested by trans rights activists in Champaign, Illinois due to her online comments. Paley recreates the role of Sita and displays her in pain through her crying. Sita, déesse indienne et épouse dévouée, est répudiée par son mari, Rama. Sita chante le blues, un film de Nina Paley | Synopsis : Sita, déesse indienne et épouse dévouée, est répudiée par son mari, Rama. It brings together four entirely separate elements and combines them into a great whimsical chord... To get any film made is a miracle. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but I am making it explicit with a Creative … It intersperses events from the Ramayana, light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets, musical interludes voiced with tracks by Annette Hanshaw and scenes from the artist's own life. > Nina Paley a mis cinq ans à écrire, dessiner, animer, réaliser, produire seule son film d'animation Sita chante le blues qui rencontre un grand succès à travers le monde, le film ayant déjà remporté une trentaine de prix et récompenses. After pouring three years of her life into making the film, and having great success with audiences at festival screenings, she now can’t distribute it, because of music licensing issues: the film uses songs recorded in the late 1920’s by singer Annette Hanshaw, and although the recordings are out of copyright, the compositions themselves are still restricted. Boulder International Film Festival, Feb 2009. They link episodes of the Ramayana with a lively, unscripted discussion of their personal impressions and knowledge of the epic. WNET broadcast the film on March 7, 2009. She is a director and writer, known for Sita Sings the Blues (2008), Seder-Masochism (2018) and Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014). To the extent possible under law, Nina Paley has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to Sita Sings the Blues.This work is published from: United States. The plot joins the legend at the exile of the prince Rama from the kingdom of Ayodhya, at the behest of king Dasharatha's favorite queen, Kaikeyi. [citation needed], Since its release, Sita Sings the Blues has attracted limited but consistent acclaim from critics. L'extraordinaire parallèle entre 2 époques, 2 femmes, 2 cultures, admirablement animé par la dessinatrice américaine Nina Paley. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 32 reviews, with an 8.27/10 review average. Nina Paley est une dessinatrice et animatrice américaine née le 3 mai 1968 à Urbana dans l'État de l'Illinois aux États-Unis.. Alors qu'elle est largement connue comme artiste et souvent en tant qu'auteur de Nina's Adventures, Fluff et The Hots, ses récentes productions sont du domaine de l'animation notamment Sita Sings the Blues (Sita chante le blues). “Sita Sings the Blues,” Nina Paley’s new film, which arrives in New York on Friday trailing festival love, is certainly ambitious and visually loaded. Le vidéoclip raconte l’histoire d’un couple qui s’éloigne tout en vivant sous le même toit. I made "Sita Sings the Blues." Divinités indiennes version Betty Boop, monstres humains et humains monstrueux, lamentations jazzy et sitar électrique, c'est drôle, intelligent, cruel, incisif, génial ! In an episode taken from the director's own life,[2] animator Nina Paley starts the film living happily in a San Francisco apartment with her husband and cat. Update Nov. 2010: Check out my new comic strip Mimi & Eunice!. When the internet television service refused to meet these conditions due to a "No Bumpers" policy, Paley refused to accept their offer, citing her desire to uphold her principled opposition to DRM. Dear Audience, I hereby give Sita Sings the Blues to you. Unable to return to either Trivandrum or San Francisco, she moved to Brooklyn, New York. [33], In April 2009, the film inspired a Bangkok high fashion line designed by Roj Singhakul, titled "Sita Sings the Blues".[34]. Retrouvez les 9 critiques et avis pour le film Sita chante le blues, réalisé par Nina Paley avec les voix de Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally, Manish Acharya She is a director and writer, known for Sita Sings the Blues (2008), Seder-Masochism (2018) and Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014). In 2002, she wrote and directed Fetch!, a humorous short cartoon feature based on a variety of optical illusions, which has enjoyed popularity ever since. Big Long Nina Paley Biography - October 2005 Nina navigates the NY Subway. C’est armée d’une caméra super-8 que Nina Paley explore divers procédés, du stop-motion au collage. Author Nina Paley Posted on February 17, 2021 Categories art, awesome, creativity, design, Free Culture, work-in-progress 1 Comment on Mystic Symbolic: the developening Parallel Lines Finally I can share this animated video I made back in October, in … Hindu groups protest the screening of 'Sita Sings the Blues' - The Times of India, A Filmmaker’s ‘Blues’ Prompts Traditionalists To See Red, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sita_Sings_the_Blues&oldid=1004985416, Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film winners, Articles with dead external links from October 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2020, Articles with dead external links from July 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Athens International Film Festival, Sept. 2008, Best Script Award, Greece. 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