caught a screening of shorts by the fantastic cartoonist/animator nina paley last night. i was mostly there to see her incredible work sita sings the blues which is basically the ancient indian epic the ramayana but told from rama’s wife sita’s point of view, using the 20’s era songs of annette hanshaw. it’s beautiful and just works incredibly. she’s got some episodes online so check that shit out!
she also showed some older stuff, including some pieces from an abandoned work called thank you for not breeding. there was one piece in particular, the wit and wisdom of cancer, that made the case that humans inhabit the earth exactly like cancer cells inhabit a human body: unrestrained growth, valuation of themselves over other types of organisms, and uncontrolled metastasis. it’s an interesting point, akin to that documentary the corporation. except that we’re the crazy ones.
now excuse me while i go browse the real estate listings.
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