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Sita Sundays @ Symphony Space

Sita Sings the Blues plays the next 3 Sundays at Symphony Space in New York:
Sun, Jan 31 at 5:30?pm
Sun, Feb 7 at 5:30?pm
Sun, Feb 14 at 1?pm and 5:30?pm
I will be doing Q and A’s after all shows. Notice there are two screenings on Valentine’s Day, because what better to show on the evilest …

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Frunch: The Free Culture Lunch #8

This Friday, January 22, 2 pm, Soy & Sake @ 47 7th Ave S (at Commerce St) in New York��s West Village. Open to anyone who is into Free Culture, Free Software, Free Speech, Intellectual Freedom, anti-censorship, etc.
We do this every week now! And it��s more fun than the other kind of ��frunch”.

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WNYC today at 2pm, 93.9 fm

Smackdown: Open Source or Closed Doors? (click here to listen)
The director of Sita Sings the Blues, Nina Paley, had to pay $50,000 to use old songs in her animation movie. She then put the movie online for free and turned herself into a free-culture activist. Composer Jaron Lanier was a digital pioneer in the …

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“The Revolution Will Be Animated”

An excellent new 16-minute documentary by Marine Lormant Sebag about Free Culture, Sita Sings the Blues, and me. Please watch it – it’s good and it explains a lot!

The Revolution Will Be Animated from Marine Lormant Sebag on Vimeo.

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Flooding with Love for the Kid

Sita Sings the Blues isn’t the only feature film made by one person in a small Manhattan apartment. Zachary Oberzan’s Flooding With Love For the Kid was made in an even smaller apartment (220 square feet) and far lower budget ($95.51). (This budget doesn’t include any copyright clearances of course – don’t tell First …

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Frunch: The Free Culture Lunch #7

This Friday, January 15, 2 pm, Soy & Sake @ 47 7th Ave S (at Commerce St) in New York��s West Village. Open to anyone who is into Free Culture, Free Software, Free Speech, Intellectual Freedom, anti-censorship, etc.
We do this every week now! And it��s more fun than the other kind of ��frunch�� which …

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“Sita” held over a fourth week at IFC

New schedule:
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Wed, Jan 13 at: 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 6:05 PM, 7:55 PMThu, Jan 14 at: 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 6:05 PM, 7:55 PMFri, Jan 15 at: 1:10 PM, 5:20 PMSat, Jan 16 at: 1:10 PM, 5:20 PMSun, Jan 17 at: 1:10 PM, 5:20 PMMon, …

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Ban “Sita Sings the Blues” from the Internet!

Seriously, I could use the publicity. What would happen if thousands of people signed this petition? Has a movie ever been banned from the Internet before? I want to see how it’s done. You can leave a message with your signature. They only have 367 so far – do your part, people.

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Sita held over 3rd week at IFC NY!

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Tue, Jan 5 at: 11:10 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:40 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:40 PM, 8:35 PM, 10:25 PM
Wed, Jan 6 at: 11:10 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 6:05 PM, 7:55 PM
Thu, Jan 7 at: 11:10 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 6:05 PM, 7:55 …

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Frunch – the Free Culture Lunch #6 (Yes it Really Is 2010 Edition)

This Friday, January 8, 2 pm, Soy & Sake @ 47 7th Ave S (at Commerce St) in New York��s West Village. Open to anyone who is into Free Culture, Free Software, Free Speech, Intellectual Freedom, anti-censorship, etc.
We do this every week now! And it��s more fun than the other kind of ��frunch�� which …

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