‘Bunnylovr’ Review: Katarina Zhu Plays A Struggling Chinese-American Cam Girl In Her Directorial Debut — Sundance Film Festival
deadline.comWriter, director and star Katarina Zhu‘s feature debut is a personal portrait of fulfillment, bringing a nuanced perspective to universal themes of daddy issues, privilege and self-love.
In Bunnylovr, Zhu plays Becca, a 20-something Chinese American who struggles through life in New York City while moonlighting as a cam girl.
Her life takes a turn when a persistent client sends her a live bunny, whom she names Milk. Meanwhile, she runs into her estranged, dying father on the street.
Being fetishized and objectified by everyone in her life quickly takes a toll on Becca. 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.
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