Ritual of Le Sac - a film with a SaaWee music narrative describing the fish like experience of fetus inside the womb. This project was inspired by my personal journey of becoming a mom. Carrying and growing a life inside me helped me to re-discover the woman in me in many wondrous ways. During pregnancy, I felt cared for by all people on the street, at grocery stores, whether by friends, neighbors, or strangers. There was a gentleness and curiosity towards me for carrying a life inside me. As a woman who is carrying a baby, I got to re-discover humanity, and our innate ability and desire to care for human life. This in return helped me to tune into my empathetic capacity and inspired me to imagine what it would be like for a baby to be in veil, inside for 10 months and then meet the world. As a woman, a facilitator, and a mediator,

I wanted to tell the story. My wish is that this project would open the door to deeply empathize with children and honor them and treat them as they would respect adults.

Creative director: Sita Chay

Keyboards: Leo Genovese
Percussion: Jihye Kim
Violin, composition: Sita Chay
Bass: Rick Rosato

Music Recorded and Mixed at The Bunker Studio, NYC 

Film Director: Lee Milby
2nd Camera and Camera Assistant: Lucas Miller

Deep gratitude to NYFA and New Music USA for making this vision possible with full support:

-The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts. (Sita Chay was a recipient of NYFA Women's Fund 2022.)

- New Music USA’s Creator Development Fund with support in part from the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Amphion Foundation, The Cheswatyr Foundation, The ASCAP Foundation, the BMI Foundation, The Sorel Organization, and the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University. Support for New York- based artists is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and/or the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Support for the Creator Development Fund is also provided by contributions from the New Music USA endowment.