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Funny Bunny

Alison Bagnall, USA 2015, 85’
POLISH PREMIERE

Gene wanders the streets of Philadelphia preaching tired truths about the ill effects of unhealthy food on child obesity in modern America. While no one wants to lend him an ear, he's thoroughly convinced he is doing the right thing. One day, he finds himself at Titty's splendid though hauntingly empty residence. Titty is incapable of expressing emotions in the real world and spends his days in front of the computer talking to enigmatic activist Ginger. After a less than promising start, Gene befriends Titty to become his guide through uncanny pursuits and caring mentor. But their whimsically formed emotional bonds and overwhelming desire to save the world get the duo into absolute trouble. Director Alison Bagnall (The Dish & the Spoon), who was a guest of the 2nd American Film Festival, with the accompaniment of festival favorite Kentucker Audley (Sun Don't Shine, White Fox Mask) and a pinch of very important help from Josephine Decker (Thou Wast Mild and Lovely) tells a compelling story about two originals lost on the way to maturity.

Alison Bagnall

Screenwriter and director Alison Bagnall holds degrees from Yale and the American Film Institute. She co-wrote the cult favorite Buffalo '66 (1988), whichdebuts Vincent Gallo, and subsequently directed the well-received Piggie (2003). In 2011 she returned with the intriguing The Dish & the Spoon (shown at the 2nd AFF) starring American independent film icons Greta Gerwig and Amy Seimetz along with a then-little-known Brit Olly Alexander. Funny Bunny is her third feature.

Filmography

2003 Piggie

2011 Talerz i łyżka / The Dish & the Spoon

2015 Króliczek / Funny Bunny

Cast & Crew

director Alison Bagnall
screenplay Alison Bagnall, Olly Alexander, Kentucker Audley, Joslyn Jensen
cinematography Ashley Connor
editing Kentucker Audley, David Barker, Caleb Johnson
music Melanie Hsu
cast Olly Alexander, Kentucker Audley, Joslyn Jensen, Josephine Decker
producer Mark Shlomchik, Tara Ann Culp, Laura Heberton, Gene Park, Tiffany Pham, Vinay Singh, Ivan Slavov, Ted Speaker
production Magic Owl, Cervidae Films, Hot Metal Films
sales Laura Heberton
language English
coloration colour
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