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‘Bunnylovr’ Review: Katarina Zhu Plays A Struggling Chinese American Cam Girl In Her Directorial Debut — Sundance Film Festival
Katarina Zhu's feature directorial debut 'Bunnylovr' brings nuanced perspective to universal themes of daddy issues, privilege and self-love.
She’s her father William’s (Perry Yung) lucky charm, helping him count cards in the park; she’s her best friend Bella’s ( Rachel Sennott) muse, even though the artist ultimately makes her feel violated with her “feminist” creative license; her ex Carter ( Jack Kilmer) strings her along as she struggles to move on; and her regular cam client John (Austin Amelio) sees her as mere property. While Sennott gives another divinely self-aware comedic performance as Becca’s privileged artist pal, their friendship goes on an emotional arc that’s all too real for anyone lucky enough to have a friend that genuinely and fiercely cares for them at the end of the day. Inspired by Zhu’s own relationship with her absent father and the other men in her life, Bunnylovr takes audiences on a cathartic journey through the ephemeral experience of floating about online while seeking intimacy in the digital age.
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