Our first episode was recorded Friday evening, after I’d biked 30 miles and hiked two, so I wasn’t at my most articulate. Artist, producer, and filmmaker Nina Paley’s new film, Seder Masochism, is being blacklisted on behalf of a group who have declared her transphobic. I made these today, in pursuit of something else. After this interview, Nina joined QuestionCopyright.org as Artist-in-Residence, and is now working on the Minute Memes project as well as on the free distribution model of her film. And by simple we mean bonkers: Atul and I are on the same page regarding Free Software and Free Culture, so we’re both happy to share as we go along. Katherine M. Acosta May 8, 2019. The more she developed it, the more ambitious her plans became. – but here are some from my slushy and sloppy yet beautiful walk with a friend today. Interview with Nina Paley, Animator and Director of Sita Sings the Blues, a Fantastic Jazz Musical Retelling of the Ramayana 04/03/2010 05:12 am ET Updated May 25, 2011 American cartoonist Nina Paley has one of the hottest indie movies around, Sita Sings the Blues ( rating: 86 ), her animated retelling of the classic Hindi story called the Ramayana, set to the jazz songs of 1920's torch singer … To the … Hey everyone I have my own social media site now, an instance on the fediverse called neenster.org. My plans are vast and sprawling, so we’re starting simple. Nina Paley: Well, the thing is you’re supposed to — you must reveal the terms of the contracts to the distributor, but you’re not supposed to reveal them to anybody else, but the thing is the public is my distributor. Nina Paley is an animator and artist who makes unbelievably beautiful films. It incorporates multiple narratives of the same story, told in different settings and tones. That’s my signature greeting on Heterodorx, the new podcast I’m doing with Corinna Cohn. By some miracle, Atul Varma responded within an hour, which makes me believe this project really wants to exist. Here is the main Mystic Symbolic work-in-progress page: https://toolness.github.io/mystic-symbolic/. To sum up, "Sita Sings the Blues" is based on an adaptation of the the Ramayana , a Hindu epic, and some Hindus find the film offensive. Dr. Jordan Peterson: I’m talking today with Nina Paley, who’s a brilliant animator. We discussed her life, her views, and her work, interspersing her animation throughout. Nina Paley is a car-free recumbent riding self described animator, director, artist and scapegoat. This edited transcript was created by Terry Hancock for Free Software Magazine . Fri, Jan 14th 2011 6:32pm — Mike Masnick Regular Techdirt contributor Nina Paley has a fascinating interview (pdf) in the latest edition of Radical History Review. by Stephan Kinsella. Nina Carolyn Paley (born May 3, 1968) is an American cartoonist, animator, and free culture activist. Still from ‘Seder-Masochism’. A Discussion with Nina Paley. I of course wanted to release it the minute it was finished, but the music biz doesn’t work that way, and I had to wait. Sita Sings the Blues is a 2008 American animated musical romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and animated by American artist Nina Paley.It intersperses events from the Ramayana, light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets, musical interludes voiced with tracks by Annette Hanshaw and scenes from the artist's own life. “It’s scary here. She was the artist and often the writer of the comic strips Nina's Adventures and Fluff, but most of her recent work has been in animation. Responses to VHEMT from website visitors, with replies from Les: Agreements, Disagreements, and Misunderstandings. In this November 2008 interview, well-known cartoonist and animator Nina Paley tells how her award-winning, feature-length film Sita Sings The Blues landed in copyright jail. Nina Paley is an animator and artist who makes unbelievably beautiful films. Nina Paley’s animated retelling of Valmiki’s Ramayana in her film Sita Sings the Blues puts an interesting modern westernized spin on the ancient Indian myth. In our ongoing efforts to document trans activist abuse of feminist women, Defend Feminists is proud to present our followers with stories from the life and work of filmmaker Nina Paley. On January 27 I awoke with an idea for a mystic symbolic art generator. by Stephan Kinsella. Interview: Nina Paley of “Sita Sings the Blues” Posted on May 31, 2008 at 8:00 am Nina Paley, who bills herself as “America’s best-loved unknown cartoonist” is the artist/writer/director behind a smart, funny, visually stunning new animated film called “Sita Sings the Blues.” Finally I can share this animated video I made back in October, in collaboration with Italian pop goddess Gala. I immediately sketched copious notes and put out word I was looking for a coder to collaborate with. She’s making a variety of short films—which, I guess, are going to be joined together into a longer film—that feature Old Testament themes. On January 27 I awoke with an idea for a mystic symbolic art generator. This is an interview with cartoonist and animator Nina Paley about how copyright restrictions prevent her from distributing her award-winning, feature-length film "Sita Sings The Blues": the film makes heavy use of recordings from the late 1920s by the singer Annette Hanshaw, and although the recordings themselves are out of copyright, the music is not. There’s really legitimate threats happening. QCO Artist-in-Residence Nina Paley’s interview with at Baixa Cultura, conducted by email with journalist and photographer André Solnik.The English below is the original; Baixa Cultura translated Nina’s answers. Animator Nina Paley is speaking out against a professor at the University of Illinois, who led a campaign to cancel a local screening of one of Paley’s film over her beliefs on transgenderism. INTERVIEW: Nina Paley on ‘Seder-Masochism,’ censorship, and her fight for a free culture. on October 14, 2010 {1 comment} I Have a Question Nina Paley By Chris Robinson | Friday, May 4, 2018 at 6:00am Nina Paley ( Sita Sings the Blues ), whose latest feature Seder-Masochism is set to screen at Annecy, has some concerns, dreams and tingles. They’re saying I’m a white supremacist and a eugenicist, and … And if you’re on guthub, which I am not yet but will be soon, there is this: https://github.com/toolness/mystic-symbolic. Author Nina Paley Posted on February 19, 2021 Categories $100 Drawings, Hundred Dollar Drawings Leave a comment on “Self Care” for Shannon Mystic Symbolic: the developening. You can read the call for protest here. The primary narrative is the epic tragedy – conveyed by animating static paintings/photographs of Sita, Rama, Ravana and Hanuman, which is backed with a morally serious voiceover. Tonight it’s gonna freeze solid and be a nightmare to set foot on for days, but this afternoon it was magical. I seldom post photos on my blog any more – dang you, social media! Nina has done a particularly brilliant job of animating Exodus as a feature length film (see www.sedermasochism.com, as well as her Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/user2983855).Please consider supporting her work at https://www.patreon.com/ninapaleyAdditional links relevant to Nina Paley:Seder-Masochism: sedermasochism.com/Sita Sings the Blues: sitasingstheblues.com/This Land Is Mine: vimeo.com/50531435Copying Is Not Theft: vimeo.com/50481436God-Mother: vimeo.com/229516124More Seder-Masochism clips: Seder-Masochism\"Copyright Is Brain Damage\" TEDx talk: youtube.com/watch?v=XO9FKQAxWZcThe Cult of Originality (essay): blog.ninapaley.com/2009/12/28/the-cult-of-originality/The Artist's Prayer: blog.ninapaley.com/2010/08/26/inspiration-a-k-a-artists-prayer/Mimi \u0026 Eunice (webcomic): mimiandeunice.com/Nina Paley's blog: blog.ninapaley.com/Donate at QuestionCopyright.org: questioncopyright.org/artist_in_residence--- SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL ---Direct Support: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/donateMerchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/jordanbpeterson--- BOOKS ---12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-life/Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-meaning/--- LINKS ---Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12 Rules for Life Tour: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events/Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog/Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast/Reading List: https://jordanbpeterson.com/great-books/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpetersonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjordanpeterson--- PRODUCTS ---Personality Course: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/personalitySelf Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com/Understand Myself personality test: https://understandmyself.com/Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/jordanbpeterson INTERVIEW: Nina Paley on ‘Seder-Masochism,’ censorship, and her fight for a free culture. 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