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Zsazsa Zaturnnah is the story of a shy gay man who swallows a magical rock that transforms him in to flamboyant female superhero!

We just launched Kickstarter to get this film made :)

It takes ages to make an animated film. Our studio, Rocketsheep, is now in year 4 of production so we put this sizzle reel together to remind us of our progress. We can't wait to finish this film & share it with the universe ❤

(Share our Kickstarter bit.ly/zaturnnah) "Sirena" is the Filipino word for "mermaid" but it's also slang for being gay. The origin of the term comes from a 1980s "comedy" sketch on local tv where a stereotypical macho father pushes down the head of his effeminate son into a drum of water then pulls them up & shouts "Are you a boy or a girl?!" the child says "Girl" then gets pushed down the water again & again until they beg the father to stop. "ARE YOU A BOY OR A GIRL?!!" Just when you think the tortured child would say "Boy" they weakly mutter "Sirena (Mermaid)" Canned laughter follows. End Scene. Child abuse as a joke. Those were, dumber, scarier times.

"Sirena" has since been more popularly known as a local Pride anthem by the artist Gloc9. The song tells the story of a father violently ashamed of his gay son. Said father eventually grows old & sick with no one caring for him until the very son he drove away comes back. He is humbled, sees the error of his ways & asks for forgiveness. It's a great song, look it up. Pop culture trivia aside, thank you to the kind humans of Studio Heartbreak for boosting our crowdfunding signal

Please help us make the Zsazsa Zaturnnah film (bit.ly/zaturnnah) & help grow queer cinema in the animated medium.

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