Bunny

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Mia Trachinger's Bunny is sure to be a highlight for audiences, with its absurd humor and particularly haunting look at fear and loneliness. For her feature debut, Trachinger invents a story that is at the same time both comical and sad, and somehow exquisitely reminds us that film is a landscape wherein creativity is still swarming. 

Nik and Luda are recent immigrants. Finding work scarce, and money even more so, they end up working in an experimental public works project. Their job is simple--put on their pink bunny suits, stand on their designated street corner and listen to the misfortunes of the city's emotionally ravaged. 

For Luda, her work begins to feel very rewarding, and she finally has a sense of belonging. For Nik, however, his work becomes increasingly frustrating, and he finds himself close to the point of breaking. It is a strange, quiet and oddly quirky tone that makes Bunny such a special film (and one film that will surely provide an oddly marvelous experience for its viewers.) Trachinger is certainly a talent to watch in the coming years, as her inventive and enchanting work stands apart from the flock of repetitive indie work being made today. 

--Mike Rabehl