Bunnylovr
American drama film
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Bunnylovr is a 2025 American drama film written, directed by, and starring Katarina Zhu. The film follows a Chinese-American cam girl who navigates a toxic client relationship while reconnecting with her dying father.
- Tristan Scott-Behrends
- Ani Schroeter
- Rhianon Jones
- Roger Mancusi
- Rachel Sennott
- Katarina Zhu
- Rachel Sennott
- Austin Amelio
- Perry Yung
- Jack Kilmer
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| Directed by | Katarina Zhu |
| Screenplay by | Katarina Zhu |
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| Cinematography | Daisy Zhou |
| Edited by | Stephania Dulowski |
| Music by | Eli Keszler |
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| Distributed by | Utopia |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2025 and was theatrically released in the United States on April 10, 2026.
Premise
A drifting Chinese American cam girl struggles to navigate an increasingly toxic relationship with one of her clients while rekindling her relationship with her dying estranged father.[1]
Cast
- Katarina Zhu as Rebecca
- Austin Amelio as John, Rebecca's client
- Perry Yung as William, Rebecca's terminally ill father
- Rachel Sennott as Bella, an artist and Rebecca's friend
- Jack Kilmer as Carter, Rebecca's ex-boyfriend
- Clara Wong as Dr. Karas
Production
In October 2024, it was announced that filming had wrapped in New York City.[2]
Release
The film premiered on January 25, 2025, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition.[3] In February 2026, Utopia acquired North American theatrical-distribution rights to the film, released in the United States on April 10.[4]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 55% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Bunnylovr is a daring debut by Katarina Zhu, but its lack of focus makes its meandering plot more frustrating than effective."[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[6]
Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Bunnylovr's strengths are in its engaging character study of a languid young woman who came of age online. It's not a novel portrait, but Zhu makes it wholly her own. We watch Becca, a Chinese-American woman, float from one interaction to the next, eliding the intimacy of being present."[7] Katie Rife of IndieWire graded the film a B−.[8]
Chase Hutchinson of TheWrap wrote, "It’s a flawed debut feature — there is a fundamental distance between us and the film's main character — but Zhu shows immense promise."[9]
