Filmmaker Nina Paley, whose beautiful animated movie Sita Sings the Blues was screened at the Open Video Conference this year, announced some monetary statistics at DIY Days earlier this summer. There’s a great article on TechDirt about it—video included. As they put it, “The more she shared, the more she made.”
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Experience jazz and blues like never before through a dazzling new film! “Sita Sings the Blues” is a spunky animated retelling of the ancient Hindu epic the Ramayana. Told from the virtuous Sita’s point of view, the film features the vocals of jazz legend Annette Hanshaw, whose plaintive lyrics and sensual, bluesy voice perfectly capture Sita’s steadfast devotion to her husband Rama. This gorgeously animated film is now available to rent or own on DVD through Netflix and Amazon