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2 ladies having troubles with their men, separated by several centuries, realize their stories coming back together in this animated comedy-drama from artist and animator Nina Paley. A feminine cartoonist moves from the United States when her husband gets a replacement job in India. While acclimating to her new life in India, the cartoonist becomes fascinated with the Hindu folk tale “the Ramayana,” in that a lovely woman named Sita, who was created spontaneously from the Earth, is adopted by King Janaka, pledged to a brave warrior named Rama, and is kidnapped by the demonic leader Ravana. Sita’s story is given two visual interpretations without delay — a visually hanging abstract version and another which employs a whimsical, cartoony approach and uses vintage recordings of jazz singer Annette Hanshaw for Sita’s voice. As the film jumps back and forth between 2 variations of the Ramayana, the cartoonist discovers that her sojourn in India has taken a turn for the worse when her husband falls in love with another girl. Sita Sings The Blues was an officer entry at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
