Rabbit Fever (film)
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| Rabbit Fever | |
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 Official One-Sheet | |
| Directed by | Amy Do |
| Written by | Amy Do |
| Produced by | Amy Do Daniel D. Gregoire |
| Starring | Jenna Anderson Jessica Sheetz Paula Courtney Johnny Haussener Jeremy Garrett Joe Kim |
| Edited by | Dave Ciaccio Duane Trow Amy Do |
| Music by | Eric Holland |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rabbit Fever is a 2010 feature-length documentary film directed by Amy Do, about the competition at the 2005 National Convention of the American Rabbit Breeders' Association (ARBA), the largest assemblage of rabbits in the world.[1]
The film has found support from, among others, the Ignatz Award-winning artist Jeffrey Brown, who illustrated the movie poster.[2] It was shown at the 8th San Francisco Documentary Film Festival in October 2009 as a work-in-progress.[3] The final work officially premiered in 2010.
Production notes
[edit]Rabbit Fever was originally developed as a 20-minute project for Do's film class at the University of Southern California. Do was encouraged by her instructor, director Charles Braverman to expand it into a feature-length film.[4]
After much demand from her fans in the Rabbit Show community, Amy Do has made a Limited Release of her film which was and currently can be purchased on her website. It was released and shipped to the fans on September 12, 2012, nearly 9 years since the convention it was filmed at had occurred and nearly 3 years since the film was produced and aired for the first time.
Appearances
[edit]Teens at the Rabbit Convention take part in the human pageant for the titles of "Rabbit Queen" and "Rabbit King". Rabbit Fever follows some of these contestants:
- Jenna Anderson from Nacogdoches, Texas. At 15, Jenna won the 2003 National Rabbit Queen title. Two years later - as documented in the film - she attempts to win the crown again before she heads off to college.
- Jessica Sheetz from Livermore, California.
- Paula Courtney from Mukwonago, Wisconsin.
- Johnny Haussener from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
- Jeremy Garrett from Lansing, Michigan.
Others featured in the documentary include:
- Joe Kim - breeder of Tan rabbits and competitor for Best in Show at the 2003 Convention.
- Glen Carr - former Executive Director of ARBA.
- Cindy Wickizer - former President of ARBA.
- Betty Chu - Renowned rabbit breeder of the only Angora rabbit that has ever won the Best in Show at an ARBA National Convention.
- Lindsey Lauterbach - 1st Runner-Up National Rabbit Queen at the 2003 Convention.
- Jeremy Collins - two-time National Rabbit King winner.
References
[edit]- ^ Goldston, Linda (18 September 2009). "Animal friends: 20,000 rabbits and one filmmaker". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ Matheson, Whitney (2009-08-05). "Cool Movie Alert: Rabbit Fever". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ "Rabbit Fever". SF Doc Fest 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ Kermode, Jennie (2009-08-05). "Run, rabbit, run". Eye for Film. Retrieved 2009-10-05.