‘Bunny Rabbit’ Serves Up a Climate Apocalypse at Tubi FrightFest

Food has almost vanished, Australia has collapsed and one young woman has learnt that surviving the end of the world may require a fairly drastic rethink of what counts as dinner. Australian post-apocalyptic horror Bunny Rabbit is crossing hemispheres for its UK premiere at Tubi FrightFest this August, bringing writer-director James Branson’s stripped-back vision of climate catastrophe to London following sold-out screenings and a theatrical run on home soil.

Previously known simply as Bunny, the independent feature comes from Sydney-based Sneaky Films and follows Bunny, a young woman growing up among the remains of a climate-ravaged Australia. She lives alone in the shack she once shared with her father, her understanding of the old world assembled partly from scavenged books and B-movies.

There is, however, a more immediate problem. Supplies are disappearing, there is nothing left to hunt and other survivors are still wandering the wasteland.

Kate Wilson makes her feature debut as Bunny, with Saxon Cook playing The Hitchhiker and Ôntrei appearing as The Intruder. Australian country musician Andy Golledge plays The Father, while Aemon Barzanji served as cinematographer. Barzanji received a Silver Australian Cinematography Society award in 2025 for his work on the film.

Branson, who also composed the score with Ôntrei, has cited Australia’s catastrophic 2019 bushfires as an important starting point for the screenplay.

‘So what would be the consequences of a truly apocalyptic climate disaster? How would individuals behave? How might we treat others when resources are scarce? What, or who, do we eat when there’s nothing left?’ Branson said.

The filmmaker has also identified Under the Skin, The Nightingale and Raw as influences, particularly in relation to what film theorist Barbara Creed describes as the return of the ‘Monstrous Feminine’. George Miller’s original Mad Max and the cycle of exploitation films it inspired also fed into the wider world Branson created.

That mixture makes for an intriguing set of reference points, although Bunny Rabbit appears considerably more contained than the sprawling wastelands commonly associated with post-apocalyptic cinema. At its centre is a woman whose isolation is not presented by the filmmakers simply as something requiring rescue.

‘Bunny Rabbit is about a young woman whose solitude is a source of strength, not a wound,’ said producer and Sneaky Films co-founder Taylor Thompson. ‘We can’t imagine a better place than FrightFest to introduce Bunny Rabbit to UK audiences.’

The London screening follows an encouraging journey through Australia. Bunny Rabbit made its Australian debut as a headline selection at Perth Horror Film Festival, where it played to a sold-out audience, before recording three further sold-out screenings at SXSW Sydney. Independent distributor Elusive Fish subsequently took the film on an event-led theatrical run through Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide during late 2025.

Elusive Fish co-founder Maisie Fabry described the production as ‘an incredible example of innovative, independent filmmaking’, highlighting its performances, visual design and soundscape when discussing the distributor’s decision to board the film for worldwide release.

Bunny Rabbit receives its UK premiere at Tubi FrightFest on Monday 31 August 2026 at 10.50am, screening at ODEON West End Screen 2 in London. Tickets are available through the festival now: frightfest.co.uk/

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