Sita Sings the Blues: Agni Pariskha (World) 3 Mins; None; USA; 2007 www.sitasingstheblues.com

Festivals Played/ Awards Won: Excellence in Design

Cast: Reena Shah

Synopsis: An expressionistic animated fantasy from Nina Paley's upcoming feature, "Sita Sings the Blues". Sita immolates herself for love and encounters the divine in this expressionistic animated fantasy from Nina Paley's upcoming feature, "Sita Sings the Blues."

Director: Nina Paley Nina Paley is an independent animator who for the last 5 years has been self-producing an animated musical feature based on Sita's adventures in the Ramayana. It should be done - finally! - by the end of this year.