Bunnyhood
2025 · 9m · UK
Directed by Mansi Maheshwari
Tones: melancholic, whimsical
A young girl named Bobby's innocent worldview is quietly shattered when an unexpected hospital visit forces her to confront the uncomfortable limits of parental honesty.
Picked by Margot
The scouts
An NFTS graduation film that already earned a Cinéfondation prize at Cannes — Bunnyhood demonstrates the rare formal invention and emotional precision that distinguishes student work destined to endure.
Ballpoint-pen cel animation about a hospital visit shattering childhood faith — the medium is genuinely unusual and 131K views suggest it's landing. Won't be the best nine minutes of my year, but the craft is honest.
Ballpoint-pen cel animation is a lunatic, masochistic technique choice, and using it to render a child's collapsing belief during a surprise hospital visit makes the tactility do narrative work. Maheshwari's commentary track being included tells you the craft is the point.
Reviews
Transforms it into something distinctly personal and memorable. Brimming with eccentric design and a singular creative vision.
Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival 2025
- Sundance Film Festival 2025