SITA SINGS THE BLUES!

That's right. THAT Sita. You know- Sita and Rama, the Ramayana.

Just in time for Diwali (Oct. 17), MTM is screening Nina Paley's amazing animated film

Sita Sings the Blues
October 16, 2009
Friday
Doors open at 7 pm. $7

Centro Cultural de la Raza

2004 Park Blvd, Balboa Park

Disclaimer: for purists (like M.) this is NOT the Ramayana exactly

Billed as the greatest breakup story ever told, Nina Paley has animated a parallel story. While in India with her husband, Dave, also an animator, Nina finds out (from Dave) her marriage is over...and discovers something in common with Sita from the Ramayana. Sita's singing voice is dubbed by a 20's singer while many of the other voices are dubbed by cast members from the film Loins of Punjab Presents.

To find out more about Nina, the film and the music go here. To find out what Sepia Mutiny thought about it and a great interview with Nina, go here

Disclaimer #2: We love cross-cultural stuff, but not the kind that appropriates for appropriation's sake - the ethnographic zoo and all that - so we carefully looked at what Sepia Mutiny and others have to say and we feel fairly confident that Sita passes the don't over-exoticize us test. Otherwise, we would not show it.

Sooooo, that said, there's more! More? Yes, more!

- Kirti of Cafe India will be dancing
- There might be food (but don't quote us just yet)
- and a raffle for tickets to a doc at the San Diego Asian Film Festival

and now we are going to clean the house (ok, let's honest, part of the house) for Diwali. It will takes us ALL week and then some.

See you October 16!