Surprise Screening Announced
Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2008
Our surprise screening has just been announced online...
The surprise? Sita Sings the Blues!
Sita is easily one of the most enjoyable films in the programme, and one of the funniest. It tells the sotry of Sita, an Indian goddess separated from her beloved Lord Rama (set in 'sometime' BC), and the interwoven tale of Nina, an American animator who moves to India to be with her husband, only to be dumped by e-mail (set in the here and now). The best parts are in between – when three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both the ancient tragedy and the modern comedy, squabbling and bickering over how the story goes. Sita Sings the Blues mixes a variety of different styles of animation to imaginative effect, and is set to a cracking 1920s score from jazz legend Annette Hanshaw. We think it's the perfect celebratory closing film, and hope you'll agree!
Sonita Sings the Blues has now been added to the features section of the website
