August « 2008 « Nina Paley’s Blog

Sita in Livingston, New Jersey, this Saturday Sept. 6

Asian Indians in Livingston in collaboration with the Livingston library will sponsor screening of “Sita sings the Blues” on September 6th at 6:00 p.m. in the Livingston Library, S. Livingston Avenue (near the High School).

Yep I’ll be there, along with the awesome and delectable Reena Shah, a Livingston native. This event was instigated by Anju Bhargava, who has written extensively on Sita:

Sita, more than any other character, is an integral part of the Indian woman’s psyche. At every stage of an Indian woman’s life, her name is invoked. Anju Bhargava found it amazing that one great epic written by a poet thousands of years ago has shaped and

Continue reading Sita in Livingston, New Jersey, this Saturday Sept. 6

Share/Bookmark

Students for Free Culture

This is heartening.

This is

Continue reading Students for Free Culture

Share/Bookmark

Music Industry Killing Internet Radio, Sita Sings the Blues

First, read this:
Music Industry Killing Internet Radio.

Now read this:
Spreadsheet of what same Music Industry wants me to pay them (.xls).
View spreadsheet as html here.

Continue reading Music Industry Killing Internet Radio, Sita Sings the Blues

Share/Bookmark

Home is where the Cat is

Bruno has joined a pride at Ken’s house. Background: Bruno. Foreground: Peanut. Not shown: Sweetpea. (I am not responsible for the latter two names)

I’m finally back in New York, staying in my friend Ken’s apartment, where my beloved and loyal cat Bruno is. It’s been a long, long trip around the world, on 12 separate flights, crammed into overcrowded economy cabins with “lap babies” and screamers, and all the Ambien in the world couldn’t make air travel more bearable. Happier stories and photos of the festivals themselves to come. For now, I’m just glad to be “home.”

My internet access on the road was spotty, so if you’ve been trying to

Continue reading Home is where the Cat is

Share/Bookmark

Here’s What They’re Saying About “Sita Sings the Blues”!

????, ??? ????? ??????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????, ????? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ?????? ??????? ??? ???? ????. ??? ?????? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ????? ???? ???? ?? ???? “Sita Sings The Blues”, ??? ??????? ????? ?? ???? ????? ????? ??????????? ??????. ????, ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????, ????? ??????? ???? ??????? ???? ????.

Anyone know what the heck that means? I sure don’t. Also:

??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?? ??? ????. ??, ?????? ??? ??? ? ??? ??? ??? ? ? ?? …

Thanks, Google News!

????, ??? ????? ??????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????, ????? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ?????? ??????? ???

Continue reading Here’s What They’re Saying About “Sita Sings the Blues”!

Share/Bookmark

Greetings from the Other Side of the World!

International air travel sucks butt (how many “lap babies” can they pack on one 16-hour long-haul?) but the festivals themselves sure are nice once you get there. Durban was warm and had lively audiences. I saw some good films and was put up in a very nice hotel, which I seldom left due to warnings about rampant street crime. DIFF also gave me an unusually beautiful festival bag, made of intricately printed African fabric.

3 flights and about 20 hours later I arrived in beautiful Melbourne without my checked suitcase, which vanished somewhere between Johannesburg and Perth. The Melbourne International Film Festival then sponsored a whirlwind shopping spree at Target 45 minutes

Continue reading Greetings from the Other Side of the World!

Share/Bookmark