Thursday, October 16, 2008 / 7:00 PM
The Loft
Regular: $10
Member: $9
UCSD Student: $5
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san diego premiere
"Nina Paley’s delightfully subversive feminist musical version of the Ramayana constitutes an irrefutable argument for classic 2-D animation as a viable, vibrant low-budget arthouse medium for adults." -Variety
In her first feature-length film, comic strip artist-turned-filmmaker Nina Paley juxtaposes multiple narrative and visual styles to create a highly entertaining and affecting vision of the Ramayana — the ancient Sanskrit epic and essential fixture of the Hindu canon. Musical numbers choreographed to the 1920s-era jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw spin off an astonishing whirlwind of flying monkeys, evil monsters, gods, goddesses, warriors, sages, and winged eyeballs.
The film won the special jury mention at the 2008 Berlinale, best feature at Annecy International Animated Film Festival and best American film at the Avignon Film Festival.
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Film + Music Join us for pre-screening music on The Loft jukebox featuring DJ Rehka and Anoushka Shankar (6:45-7:15pm)
ArtTalks! post-screening conversation with Aseem Chhabra, the voice of the Shadow Puppet #1, Greg Sextro, "Sita" sound designer and UCSD alum, and Tara Knight, award-winning animator and Associate Director of UCSD’s Sixth College.
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