Local Events: Nina Paley @ Cartoon Art Museum

Sita Sings The Blues: A Benefit Screening Hosted by Nina Paley
Cartoon Art Museum/Electronic Frontier Foundation Event at the Delancey Street Foundation Screening Room: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 7pm-10pm
Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door

Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Cartoon Art Museum for a special evening with Nina Paley for a screening of her animated feature film Sita Sings the Blues, described by creator Nina Paley as “the greatest breakup story ever told.” Paley animated and produced the film single-handedly over the course of five years on a home computer, and take filmgoers behind the scenes of this award-winning film. This benefit screening will take place at the Delancey Street Foundation Screening Room, 600 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, from 7pm to 9pm on Tuesday, July 20. Advance tickets may be purchased online for $25 at http://action.eff.org/ninapaley, or for $30 at the door the night of the screening.

And for those of you on a tight budget, a free reception for Nina Paley at the Cartoon Art Museum on Thursday, July 29, from 7-9pm.