Fun with Rabbit

"OK, that´s fine!" – Fun with Rabbit outlines a separate world populated by young people: The film focuses on three boys; adults remain secondary figures; there are no girls at all. A fast and loose sequence of scenes in which these youngsters are observed in their everyday lives, as they perform their duties and pursue their inclinations: school (late again), karate lessons, hanging out in the wintry Prater, a local amusement park, and running away from the guard at the spook-house ride.

The impressionistic short film quickly portrays a situation, during the transition from childhood to young adulthood.

An excerpt from the synopsis: "To prevent the loss of his best friend, Chris, to the cool and aloof Henk, 14-year-old Johnny tries to impress him with off-beat cell-phone videos. But at some point even the absurd comedy of the rabbit costume worn by his little brother isn´t enough anymore."

Fun with Rabbit describes growing up as a loss or weakening of the imagination, which is replaced by a hunger for reality. An exchange concerning a violent scene on the cell phone´s display: "Do you think that looks real?" - "Yeah, it´s OK."

At some point pretending isn´t enough anymore. The imagination loses its power, its effectiveness. "Really" hitting someone exercises a stronger pull.

Fun with Rabbit describes this transition as a painful rupture that the individual senses only vaguely, though is disturbed by it, suffers from it; something´s happening but they´re not sure what; puberty, they´re at its mercy. The effect it has is brutal. Really.
(Bernhard Seiter)

Orig. Title
Spass mit Hase
Year
2010
Country
Austria
Duration
20 min
Director
Judith Zdesar
Category
Short fiction
Orig. Language
German
Subtitles
English
Credits
Director
Judith Zdesar
Script
Judith Zdesar
Cinematography
Henri Steinmetz
Sound
Laura Endres
Editing
Judith Zdesar
Sound Design
Laura Endres
Production
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien/Abteilung Film und Fernsehen
Actor/Actress
Maxim Plachy, Noah Friesz, Pascal Giefing
Art Direction
Julia Miglinci, Kristin Weißenberger
Costumes
Marie Theis, Miriam Draxl
Executive Producer
Florian Brüning
Available Formats
Digital File (prores, h264) (Distribution Copy)
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound Format
Dolby Surround
Frame Rate
25 fps
Color Format
colour
Festivals (Selection)
2010
Graz - Diagonale, Festival des österreichischen Films
Salzburg - Film:Riss Kurzfilmfestival
2011
Angers - Premiers Plans