Bunny Rabbit

A climate disaster (graphically and impressively presented at the start of the film) leaves the planet as a hell on Earth that forces human beings to commit the most despicable and taboo acts to stay alive.

A narrator provides a rundown of what occurred, and states that he’d rather die than stoop to the lowest.
For Bunny (Kate Wilson) there’s has never been anything other than living on the extremes. Her father is dead (their story is told as a flashback midway through the film) and while he had a pragmatic approach and some life experience to pass on, it was mainly up to Bunny to make as much with what she has at her disposal.

Writer and director James Branson has assembled a small cast that at first glance could be stereotypes. With Jimmy (Paul Hughes) as a cult leader, jovial hitchhiker (Saxon Cook), and an intruder (Ôntrei). The latter are the ones key to understanding Bunny and her whole philosophy.

The Hitchhiker and the Intruder though quite different in their interactions with Bunny hone-in on her utter determination to stay alive. The Hitchhiker’s thrills and camaraderie misplaced, while the Intruder’s threats of violence expose his weakness. ‘I could have shot you’ he says to Bunny. ‘Yeah, but you didn’t’ she replies.

So far so Mad Max and Ozpolitaion what marks this out is that Bunny, with an exceptional performance by Kate Wilson, is a well-rounded character if not exactly one that can be empathised with. The other is the grimness of certain scenes as Bunny’s curiosity gets the better of her. Or does it?

Bunny Rabbit had its UK Premiere at Tubi London FrightFest 2026.