Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 22min
- Animation, Comedy
- 12 Aug 2009 (France)
- Movie
An animated version of the epic Indian tale of Ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw.
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Awards:
- 7 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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Annette Hanshaw | ... |
Sita (singing) (archiveSound)
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Aseem Chhabra | ... |
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 1 (voice)
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Bhavana Nagulapally | ... |
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 2 (voice)
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| Manish Acharya | ... |
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 3 (voice)
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| Reena Shah | ... |
Sita (voice)
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Sanjiv Jhaveri | ... |
Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki (voice)
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| Pooja Kumar | ... |
Surphanaka (voice)
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Debargo Sanyal | ... |
Rama (voice)
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Alaudin Ullah | ... |
Mareecha / Hanuman (voice)
(as Aladdin Ullah)
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| Nitya Vidyasagar | ... |
Luv / Kush (voice)
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Nina Paley | ... |
Nina (voice)
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| Deepti Gupta | ... |
Kaikeyi (voice)
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Directed by
| Nina Paley | ||
Written by
| Nina Paley | ... | (written by) |
| Valmiki | ... | (book "The Ramayana") |
Produced by
| Nina Paley | ... | producer |
Music by
| Todd Michaelsen | ||
Editing by
| Nina Paley | ||
Production Design by
| Nina Paley | ||
Sound Department
| Rob Daly | ... | additional sound effects editor |
| Georgia Hilton | ... | re-recording mixer |
| James P. Nichols | ... | sound consultant: Dolby (as James Nichols) |
| Greg Sextro | ... | sound designer / sound recording engineer / supervising sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michael Goodwin | ... | photographer |
| Luna Hirai | ... | photographer |
| Nina Paley | ... | photographer |
Animation Department
| Nina Paley | ... | animator |
Music Department
| Chris Robertson | ... | music clearance |
Additional Crew
| John Abbe | ... | donor |
| Clark Adams | ... | donor |
| Aris Alhino | ... | donor |
| David Anderson | ... | donor |
| Andrew Anselmo | ... | donor: Origami artist |
| William Ansley | ... | donor |
| Ashish Banerjee | ... | donor |
| E.J. Barnes | ... | donor |
| Elizabeth Barrette | ... | donor |
| Jorj Bauer | ... | donor |
| Arna Beausoleil | ... | donor |
| Michael A. Benitez | ... | donor |
| Michael Blackmore | ... | donor |
| Louise Block | ... | donor |
| Kyle Borth | ... | donor |
| Betsy Brazy | ... | donor |
| Peter Brown | ... | donor |
| Randolph Brown | ... | donor |
| Robert Brown | ... | donor |
| Mindi Broyles | ... | donor |
| Charles Brubaker | ... | donor |
| Michael Brutsch | ... | donor |
| Annette Buckmaster | ... | donor |
| Karl Bunker | ... | donor |
| Marcia Camac | ... | donor |
| Mort Camac | ... | donor |
| Mike Caprio | ... | donor: beloved cult leader |
| Colin Caret | ... | donor |
| Mariko Chouinard | ... | donor |
| Catherine Connor | ... | donor |
| Tushar Dayal | ... | donor |
| Sylvain Demongeot | ... | donor |
| Michael Derksen | ... | donor |
| Hrishikesh Deshpande | ... | donor |
| Govind Dhar | ... | donor: dubai angel |
| Mike Dickison | ... | donor |
| Jym Dyer | ... | donor: best boy |
| Douglas Edwards | ... | donor |
| David Farris | ... | donor |
| Lauren Faust | ... | donor |
| Will Finn | ... | donor |
| Gordon Fitch | ... | donor: gaffer |
| Galen Fott | ... | donor |
| Roger Freedman | ... | donor |
| Jake Friedman | ... | apprentice |
| Denise Fuller | ... | video logger |
| Laura Giblin | ... | donor |
| Mando Gomez | ... | donor |
| Flash Gordon | ... | donor (as Flash Gordon M.D.) |
| Erik Griott | ... | donor |
| Carol Gunby | ... | donor |
| Anurag Gupta | ... | donor |
| Dennis Gustafsson | ... | donor |
| Steve Guy | ... | donor |
| M.E. Hamstrom | ... | donor |
| Karen Hellyer | ... | donor |
| Leigh Himel | ... | donor |
| Dolfter Hofste | ... | donor |
| Robert Holmen | ... | donor |
| Doug Horning | ... | donor |
| Lawrence Hosken | ... | donor |
| Rob Igo | ... | donor: second key grip |
| Sean Igo | ... | donor |
| Navin Jain | ... | donor |
| Robert Jersak | ... | donor |
| Scott Jonas | ... | donor |
| Tanya Jones | ... | donor |
| Harry Joseph | ... | donor: dailies projectionist |
| Chloe Kakris | ... | donor |
| Ari Kangas | ... | donor: kitty trainer |
| Zachary Katz | ... | donor |
| George Kelly | ... | donor |
| Soyeon Kim | ... | donor |
| Melinda Klayman | ... | donor |
| Scott Kravitz | ... | donor |
| Nancy Kreml | ... | donor |
| Akarsha Kumar | ... | donor |
| Shakthi Kumar | ... | donor |
| Suresh Kumar | ... | donor |
| Ariel Lagares | ... | web support |
| John Langes | ... | donor |
| Minette Layne | ... | donor |
| Ken Levis | ... | donor: caterer |
| Scott Leyes | ... | donor |
| Celia Y. Liang | ... | donor |
| Marc Lieberman | ... | donor |
| Edward Liu | ... | donor |
| Christian Long | ... | donor |
| Aparna Malladi | ... | donor |
| Mitch Manzer | ... | donor |
| Nigel McDougall | ... | donor |
| Ann McPhail | ... | donor |
| Clark McPhail | ... | donor |
| Michael Meagher | ... | donor: production angel |
| L. Mark Medernach | ... | donor (as Mark Medernach) |
| Will Mendes | ... | donor |
| Michel Milano | ... | donor |
| Alok Mohanty | ... | donor |
| Clayton Moraga | ... | donor |
| Jody Morgan | ... | donor |
| Christian Morgensen | ... | donor |
| Mihaela Munteanu | ... | donor |
| Hannah Murdoch | ... | donor |
| Katja Murray | ... | donor |
| Bhavana Nagulapally | ... | donor |
| Melanie Nazelrod | ... | donor |
| Paul Nelson | ... | donor |
| Jay Nungesser | ... | donor |
| Colm O'Riain | ... | donor |
| Chinmay Ogale | ... | donor |
| Mike Owens | ... | donor |
| Marcy Page | ... | donor: production angel |
| Elizabeth Paley | ... | donor: chameleon coordinator |
| Hiram Paley | ... | donor: safety net (as Hiraim Paley) |
| Jean Paley | ... | donor: safety net |
| Joshua Paley | ... | donor |
| Hsinping Pan | ... | donor |
| Philip Pangrac | ... | donor: production angel |
| Miroslav Piskacek | ... | donor |
| Brent Plater | ... | donor |
| Paolo Polesello | ... | donor: production angel |
| Joseph Posner | ... | donor |
| Shubhra Prakash | ... | donor |
| Michael Purugganan | ... | donor: genetic engineer (as Dr. Michael Purugganan) |
| Sadia Rahman | ... | donor |
| Ellen Rapkin | ... | donor |
| David Reynolds | ... | donor |
| Elizabeth Reynolds | ... | donor |
| Bruce Reznick | ... | donor |
| Peter Riemer | ... | donor |
| Clyde Robinson | ... | donor |
| Jeff Rodman | ... | donor |
| Marino Romeo | ... | donor |
| Phil Rynda | ... | donor |
| Satyajit Sahu | ... | donor |
| Jane Scheppke | ... | donor |
| Richard A. Schumacher | ... | donor |
| Clyde Seeger | ... | donor |
| Fred Seibert | ... | donor |
| Reena Shah | ... | choreographer |
| Harsha Shanthaveerappa | ... | donor |
| Ducky Sherwood | ... | donor: Sita body double |
| Tauby Shimkin | ... | donor |
| Alexis Silsbe | ... | donor |
| Indra Sinha | ... | donor |
| Sameer Siruguri | ... | donor |
| Shawn Smith | ... | donor |
| Rachelle Spero | ... | donor |
| Rae Spooner | ... | donor |
| Deidre Staugham | ... | donor |
| Seth Steinberg | ... | donor |
| James Street | ... | donor |
| Suriya Subramanian | ... | donor |
| Thomas Matthew Swain | ... | donor: temple construction supervisor |
| Toby Thain | ... | donor |
| Sara Thaves | ... | donor |
| Brett Thompson | ... | donor |
| Joy V. Thornton | ... | donor |
| Russell Todd | ... | donor |
| Carter Tomassi | ... | donor |
| Heather Torrey | ... | donor |
| Peter Vachuska | ... | donor |
| Nessie Van Loan | ... | donor: demon wrangler |
| Anthony Varghese | ... | donor |
| Praveen Vavilala | ... | donor |
| Mallika Velamuri | ... | donor |
| Ches Wajda | ... | donor |
| Roz Warren | ... | donor |
| Elizabeth Watkins | ... | donor |
| Elliot Weinberg | ... | donor |
| Joyce Weiser | ... | donor |
| Erik Westlund | ... | donor |
| Lesa Wronski | ... | donor |
| Corey Yanofsky | ... | donor |
| John Yewell | ... | donor |
| Adam Zaner | ... | donor: moon wrangler |
| Stefan Zauscher | ... | donor: nanoscale coordinator |
Thanks
| Ashok Banker | ... | thanks |
| Michael Brooks | ... | thanks |
| Karl Cohen | ... | thanks |
| Reba Daniel | ... | thanks |
| Rebecca V. Goldstein | ... | thanks (as Rebecca Goldstein) |
| Frank Gresham | ... | thanks |
| George Griffin | ... | thanks |
| Stephen Hersh | ... | thanks |
| Amandeep Jawa | ... | thanks |
| Stephen Parr | ... | thanks |
| Sam Pollard | ... | thanks (as Samuel D. Pollard) |
| Anezka Sabek | ... | thanks |
| Gurmeet Singh | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Eurozoom (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- GKIDS (2009) (United States) (theatrical)
- Adam DeZayas Video (2021) (United States) (DVD)
- FilmKaravan (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Hexagon Tech (2023) (World-wide) (video)
- IndieFlix (2010) (World-wide)
- Internet Archive (United States) (video)
- ROKiT FLIX (2022) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Diamond Time (music clearances)
- East West Audio (post-production sound services)
- Fullhouse Studios (voiceover facility)
- Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) (special thanks)
- Indo-American Arts Council (special thanks)
- NYAV Post (voiceover facility)
- RBH Multimedia (special thanks)
- Rooftop Films (special thanks)
- Tribeca Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The movie is about Sita, the Hindu Goddess from the epic "The Ramayana", who accompanies Lord Rama on a 14 year exile in forest. Sita is abducted by Ravana, the ruler of Lanka. This movie tells the story of Rama and Sita, along-with a biographical account of the director's relationship with her husband. Written by pulkitanand |
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| Taglines | The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | There are two cats in the film - Lexi and Bruno. Lexi is the striped cat that Nina and Dave had in San Francisco. Bruno is the black cat that Nina has in her apartment in New York. According to Nina Paley's Director's Commentary, Bruno does, in fact, sleep in Nina's armpit, as shown at the end of the movie. See more » |
| Goofs | The musicians are shown playing with the left and right hands reversed. The clarinet, like all woodwinds, is played with the left hand at the top. The violin is held with the left hand and bowed with the right. But in the movie, the clarinet player has the right hand at the top, and the violin is held with the right and bowed with the left. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in A Nightmare on Elm Street/The City of Your Final Destination/Please Give/Harry Brown/Sita Sings the Blues (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sita in Space See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Sita Body Double - Ducky Sherwood Beloved Cult Leader - Mike Caprio Temple Construction Supervisor - Thomas Matthew Swain Kitty Trainer - Ari Kangas Duck Wrangler - Duck Studios Chameleon Handler - Elizabeth Paley See more » |
| Quotes |
Rama:
Assemble the monkey warriors! See more » |