Nina Paley

Parallel lines get close, but never meet. Music video for Gala's Parallel Lines.

Loosely following a traditional Passover Seder, events from the Book of Exodus are retold by Moses, Aharon, the Angel of Death, Jesus, and the director's own father. But there's another side to this story: that of the Goddess, humankind's original deity. Seder-Masochism resurrects the Great Mother in a tragic struggle against the forces of Patriarchy.

Loosely following a traditional Passover Seder, events from the Book of Exodus are retold by Moses, Aharon, the Angel of Death, Jesus, and the director's own father. But there's another side to this story: that of the Goddess, humankind's original deity. Seder-Masochism resurrects the Great Mother in a tragic struggle against the forces of Patriarchy.

Loosely following a traditional Passover Seder, events from the Book of Exodus are retold by Moses, Aharon, the Angel of Death, Jesus, and the director's own father. But there's another side to this story: that of the Goddess, humankind's original deity. Seder-Masochism resurrects the Great Mother in a tragic struggle against the forces of Patriarchy.

아빠를 잃고 마음을 닫은 딸 알미트라 때문에 걱정이 많은 카밀라는 사람들을 선동한다는 이유로 감금된 시인 무스타파의 집에서 일한다. 그녀는 알미트라를 혼자 둘 수 없어 자신의 일터로 데려가고 무스타파는 알미트라의 소중한 친구가 된다. 마침내 무스타파가 풀려나 고향으로 떠나는 날, 그의 여정에 몰래 동행해 그가 마을 사람들에게 나눠주는 삶의 진리와 아름다운 이야기를 들으며 조금씩 마음을 열어가는 알미트라. 그러던 중, 알미트라는 무스타파가 고향으로 풀려나는 것이 아닌 그를 둘러싼 다른 음모가 있음을 알게 되는데... 사랑, 결혼, 일, 아이들, 음식, 선과 악, 죽음, 그리고 자유 우리 모두가 공감할 삶의 진리가 아름다운 영상과 음악으로 황홀하게 펼쳐진다!

An animated short set to the tune of Pat Boone's Exodus Song satirizing the history of the land called Israel/Palestine/Canaan/the Levant.

Our free culture anthem gets a fabulous arrangement by Nik Phelps. Vocals by Connie Champagne. Animation and song by Nina Paley.

인도의 왕비 시타는 그녀의 사랑하는 군주이자 남편인 라마와 별거의 삶을 살았던 여인이다. 한편, 애니메이터인 니나의 남편은 일 때문에 인도로 이주한 후 곧 그녀에게 이메일을 통해 이별을 통보한다. <블루스를 부르는 시타>는 인도의 서사시 ‘라마야나’를 아름답게 재해석한 작품으로 3명의 유쾌한 그림자 인형이 등장해 고대의 비극와 현대의 희극을 동시에 들려준다. 독특한 화풍과 동서양의 음악이 잘 버무려진 뮤지컬 애니메이션으로 1920년대에 활동했던 재즈 보컬 아넷 핸쇼의 노래 속에 역사상 가장 유명했던 이별이야기가 펼쳐진다.

인도의 왕비 시타는 그녀의 사랑하는 군주이자 남편인 라마와 별거의 삶을 살았던 여인이다. 한편, 애니메이터인 니나의 남편은 일 때문에 인도로 이주한 후 곧 그녀에게 이메일을 통해 이별을 통보한다. <블루스를 부르는 시타>는 인도의 서사시 ‘라마야나’를 아름답게 재해석한 작품으로 3명의 유쾌한 그림자 인형이 등장해 고대의 비극와 현대의 희극을 동시에 들려준다. 독특한 화풍과 동서양의 음악이 잘 버무려진 뮤지컬 애니메이션으로 1920년대에 활동했던 재즈 보컬 아넷 핸쇼의 노래 속에 역사상 가장 유명했던 이별이야기가 펼쳐진다.

A man plays fetch with his dog, only to have both him and his dog mired in a series of optical illusions.

A man plays fetch with his dog, only to have both him and his dog mired in a series of optical illusions.

Biologists estimate 20,000 to 40,000 species go extinct every year, many times higher than the "background extinction rate" built into the evolutionary process. The cause? Human environmental impact, the product of consumption times population. Many environmentalists focus on our excessive consumption, but discussing the latter factor in the equation - population - has fallen out of vogue. Welcome to environmentalism's radical fringe: the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement and the Church of Euthanasia. Armed with slogans like "Thank You For Not Breeding" and "Live Long and Die Out," their ideas are usually greeted with laughter or hostility. But beneath the silliness, do they have a point? Through humorous animation and live-action interviews with academics, economists, and activists across the political spectrum, "Thank You For Not Breeding" takes a new look at our species, our environment, and our future.

Biologists estimate 20,000 to 40,000 species go extinct every year, many times higher than the "background extinction rate" built into the evolutionary process. The cause? Human environmental impact, the product of consumption times population. Many environmentalists focus on our excessive consumption, but discussing the latter factor in the equation - population - has fallen out of vogue. Welcome to environmentalism's radical fringe: the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement and the Church of Euthanasia. Armed with slogans like "Thank You For Not Breeding" and "Live Long and Die Out," their ideas are usually greeted with laughter or hostility. But beneath the silliness, do they have a point? Through humorous animation and live-action interviews with academics, economists, and activists across the political spectrum, "Thank You For Not Breeding" takes a new look at our species, our environment, and our future.

Biologists estimate 20,000 to 40,000 species go extinct every year, many times higher than the "background extinction rate" built into the evolutionary process. The cause? Human environmental impact, the product of consumption times population. Many environmentalists focus on our excessive consumption, but discussing the latter factor in the equation - population - has fallen out of vogue. Welcome to environmentalism's radical fringe: the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement and the Church of Euthanasia. Armed with slogans like "Thank You For Not Breeding" and "Live Long and Die Out," their ideas are usually greeted with laughter or hostility. But beneath the silliness, do they have a point? Through humorous animation and live-action interviews with academics, economists, and activists across the political spectrum, "Thank You For Not Breeding" takes a new look at our species, our environment, and our future.

You don't need to be a cat lover to appreciate Nina Paley's gorgeous animated short (though it will be a dose of nip to you if you are). A loving set of color-treated, drawn-over images of the titular cat, seen playing and staring back at the camera to a suitably bright and bouncy score by Nik Phelps and the Sprocket Ensemble.

"This is a nice fruit tree here. Why don't you eat from it? " Working from about 2,500 images, all painstakingly drawn and painted and textured onto clear 70mm film leader, Nina Paley’s brilliant, camera-less short film paints the proverbial "Fall from Grace" as a labyrinthine trip through Pandora's box. It is a mad race, a dance with death and a rollicking good time in this raucous, vibrant set of color images shimmering and shimmying over a black background, all to the driving insouciance of Scottish punk rockers the Revillos' "Yeah Yeah."