thanks, jennifer, for the heads up on this incredibly awesome animated film of the ramayana by the divine nina paley. it’s gorgeous and wildly brilliant and hilarious and heartbreaking and fun. (here’s a times article about the film and here’s how to donate, which is what you will want to do once you watch it, especially because she protected it with a creative commons license.)
curl up and watch it here:
http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/blog/watch-sita-sings-the-blues-online/347/
and if you feel like you don’t have the 82 minutes to spare, at least check out the trailer, which calls the ramayana “the greatest break-up story ever told.”
