Director Sofia Tonin wrote:
„Hello! 😀
My name is Sofia Tonin, I’m a student at Ringling College of Art and Design in my final year of earning a BFA in Computer Animation.
I’m super excited to finally start sharing updates on my thesis film „Praying For Love“ that I have been working on for over a year now! 🍃 This 3d animated short film is about Linda, a female praying mantis looking for love, who hits a snag when she keeps accidentally eating all her boyfriends… Will she be able to find her true love without her cannibalistic tendencies getting in the way? If you’re interested check out the link to the kickstarter below and keep an eye out for more updates coming soon!“
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/prayingforlove/praying-for-love-3d-animated-short-film#
„This film, while darkly humorous and a bit unhinged, also carries a very personal underlying message. It can be hard growing up and never quite feeling right about any relationship you get into. Not being able to reconcile a base instinct with the gender and relationships norms you’ve grown up with all you life; the ones you’ve come to accept as the path to happiness. Praying For Love aims to encapsulate the feeling of following the „rule book of dating“ to the T and still finding yourself wholly underwhelmed and confused– and then finally breaking out of the cycle and realizing love and happiness don’t subscribe to any rule book other than your own. 🙂
I am nearing the end of production on my film and will be completing it in April of 2025. Before that deadline I am looking to raise the funds for some past and upcoming expenses, including the music, sound design, film festival fees and Kickstarter fees.
Any amount donated would be a huge help, but so is resharing online and with friends and family! Thank you for checking out my project, I can’t wait to share the final film!“