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THE LOVERS | Official Trailer

THE LOVERS is now on live on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studioheartbreak/the-lovers-2 An animated thriller about the romantic tension between a seafood chef and a siren, set in a dark fantasy Philippines. The Lovers is an independent Tagalog/Taglish animated film that follows Sara Lim Baylon (Vanille Velasquez - Valorant, League of Legends), a reluctant seafood chef from Binondo, Manila. As the youngest member of her family to run their restaurant, Sara faces the daunting pressure to live up to her late father's reputation and keep the business afloat. When the governor's inauguration dinner is planned at the restaurant, featuring a sirena (Dawn M. Bennett - Fire Emblem, Honkai: Star Rail, My Hero Academia) as the centerpiece, Sara finds herself drawn into a dangerous affair with the mythical creature. STUDIO HEARTBREAK Website: https://www.studioheartbreak.com/ YouTube: @studioheartbreak Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studioheartbreak/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/studioheartbrk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/studioheartbrk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@studioheartbreak #TheLovers #StudioHeartbreak #animation #anime #wlw #lgbt

Studio Heartbreak

9 months ago

Там, адкуль я, Пануе бязмежная свабода. Там закалыхвае Цемра І пяшчотная вада. Яе тэмпература. О акіян, паглыні мяне…

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@studioheartbreak

Thank you for all of your love and support for this trailer! Our team is absolutely blown away by the response. If you think this is good, and would like to toss us a few coins / get some cool trinkets, our Kickstarter will be open for a few more weeks! You can also find more lore about the characters and world here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studioheartbreak/the-lovers-2 Thank you for loving The Lovers. When we're done making it, we will be releasing the full short film for FREE on this channel ❤ Please look forward to it! -- Production Team

@itsme_Xev

She just spoke in Tagalog, but in a Japanese accent. Funny but loved it. "Sa karagatan, ihatid mo ako." which translates to... "To the ocean, take me."

@arvinmohammadi290

i love how much independent game developers and animators are thriving and we can take a step back from the bullshit main-stream wants us to consume

@etumoi

the body horror , sapphic love , toxic and dark vibes , and the psychotic rush and that last quote hearing my own language " sa karagatan , ihatid mo ko " in a mermaid animated film has me in chills .Cant wait for this Thanks to all the people who worked and is working in this film the animators , the editors , the writers , the voice actors , the concept artists and so much more who is usually unrecognized THANK YOU FOR MAKING HISTORY

@bad-girl-coventhe-owl-club1119

It's amazing that it's raised so much already. I've never heard of a sapphic story that's this dark before. Very interesting. I'll be sure to lend my support. Also, animation sounds like the best medium for LGBTQ+ themed projects and stories. I'm on board!

@Emeraldgirl-vr4cy

As an animation fan and a Filipino I'm very hyped for this. The animation looks so good! I hope this will be the start of an animation renaissance. For more animated projects in the Philippines.

@laegume

Your team is MAKING HISTORY, nobody has any idea how much this personally means to us queer Filipinos. Thank you.

@HotFuss-gd9qr

This looks absolutely phenomenal! The visuals are gorgeous but eerie. Glad that the Philippines are taking a stab at indie animation. With the current animation landscape right now, indie animation needs to make an impact. I am really hyped for this film. Bless you all and your future endeavors! ❤

@lilplague4857

I really hope the extra money from the kickstarter (which will soon be 5x the set goal) will encourage these people to release more of these types of films. LGBT and 2D animations are two things you don't see a lot of these days, and pretty much never together.

@sarahuchoa4018

The world needs more animation studios that doesn't belong to Disney. I'm excited about this movie. Already crying, please don't have a sad ending 😢

@MicahBryner

It's hard to believe it's been about half a year since you guys showed this trailer. It's actually been a huge inspiration for me to make my own dark horroresque love merfolk love story, and I'm sure it's going to be an even bigger inspiration to more folks when the full film comes out. Tbh I wish y'all had a Discord server cuz I would love to learn to animate like this lol... But anyway, I'm excited to see the finished product! Seriously, keep up the amazing work, and keep being awesome, and please keep continuing to inspire those with your stories. And also congrats on almost 100K!

@cattudoggu

We need to make this happen. PHILIPPINE ANIMATION RENAISSANCE LETS GOOOO

@comicallyslowsnek3651

An animation renaissance is absolutely NEEDED in the Philippines entertainment space. It's about damn time something other than crappy-acted soap operas and 3-decade old game shows fills our screens.

@GreenTomas2372

Never heard of Studio Heartbreak before but this trailer did get me attention and sparks my interests, given the 2000’s anime esc art style, animation and an in depth LGBT cast. I am just as hopeful for The Lovers as much as I am excited for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Across the Spider-Verse and Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning

@LoveisStoredInTheLain

Absolutely ready to listen to Black Dresses while picturing the emotional arc this film. This is the kind of brutal/beautiful and honest depiction of trauma and codependent destructive relationships that we all deserve. And you can tell that the premise fully came from the heart. The animation industry has been over saturated by contrived concepts which have been alienated from the passion of the artists for far too long! This is precisely what we need. ❤

@Crochet_AllDay

MY SISTER WORKED ON THIS!!!!!! SHE WAS ONE OF THE LEAD ANIMATORS! MY OLDER SISTERRRR!!!

@silviameza1083

This looks 100% up my alley, I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this project! It looks fantastic, props to the animators!

@_marimopeace

following the first 48 hours of the campaign was INSANE and i'm so ready to see all the wild and chaotic happenings that'll be popping up before the campaign closes 🥳🫶 much love to creative team and all the joy for asian wlw art taking over the world, one gorgeous frame at a time!!

@aemmavelaryon

Me ahogue en un mar de emociones con cada segundo que veía de este trailer. Todo me parece tan caótico y hermoso, pero esa banda sonora y la última frase simplemente me robaron más de un suspiro. Como bien dijo mi Guillermo Del Toro: la animación no es un género, es todo un recurso, una forma más para contar una historia. Estoy super ansiosa por ver este short film.

@linama5051

It's just incredibly mystical and magically creepy, I can't imagine how such a small trailer can contain so much emotion and detail. Fan from Ukraine💙💛