Bunny (Kate Wilson) is essentially a child of the ruins of the end of the world. She never knew the world before the heat death, only the remnants left behind. Living in a rotting shack that was once home to her father (Andy Golledge), her entire worldview is filtered through the lens of scavenged books and a stack of VHS movies.

Thanks to Projected Figures, I can tell you that the movies are Dance! Barbie, Muriel’s Wedding, Spice World, Night of the Living Dead, 2020 Texas Gladiators, In the Aftermath, The Bronx Executioner and Hardware.

When the canned goods run dry, and the hunting grounds turn up empty, she realizes the brutal truth that every post-apocalyptic survivor eventually faces: in a world where there is nothing left to eat, you eventually start looking at the neighbors as the main course. As they say, the lucky ones died first.

When she comes up against other survivors, like the Intruder (Ôntrei) and the Hitchhiker (Saxon Cook), Bunny will prove to be anything but someone unable to defend herself. In fact, her savagery may surpass that of anyone still walking the Earth.

I can’t believe that this is director and writer James Branson’s first full-length movie. Plus, every performer in the cast outdoes themselves. 

You can watch this either in-person or virtually at the Chattanooga Film Festival. For more info, visit the official site.