the rabbit hunt
In the Florida Everglades rabbit hunting is considered a rite of passage for young men. The Rabbit Hunt follows seventeen year old Chris and his family as they hunt in the fields of the largest industrial sugar farms in the US. The film records a tradition by which migrant farm workers in the communities surrounding Lake Okeechobee have been hunting and preparing rabbits since the early 1900s.
Featuring: Christopher Burgess, Ta’Questa Browning, Chris Felton, Deante Burgess, Crystal Burgess, Kevis Burgess, Da’Tavious Burgess, Ka’Nia Jackson
Director, Producer and Cinematographer: Patrick Bresnan
Producer, Writer and Editor: Ivete Lucas
Producer: Maida Lynn
Executive Producer: Beth Earl
Associate Producer: Dóra Nedeczky
Sound Design: Eric Friend
Assistant Editor: Karla Diaz
Colorist: Joe Malina
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Awards
- Cinema Eye Honors for Shot Documentary
- BFI London Film Festival Best Short Film
- Sheffield Doc/Fest Best Documentary Short (Academy Qualifying)
- San Francisco Film Festival Best Documentary Short (Academy Qualifying)
- Chicago International Film Festival Best Short Documentary (Academy Qualifying)
- Melbourne Film Festival Best Documentary Short (Academy Qualifying)
- SXSW Grand Jury Award for Texas Short
- Vienna Shorts Best Short Film (Academy Qualifying)
- Vienna Shorts Best Documentary Film
- Florida Film Festival Best Documentary Short (Academy Qualifying)
- IFF Message to Man Environmental Rights Center Belona Award
- Art Film Fest Kosice Special Mention for Best Short Film
- Champs-Élysées Film Festival Best American Short
- Festival Silhouette Grand Jury Prize
- Festival Silhouette Documentary Jury Prize
- New Hampshire Film Festival Best Short Doc
- Greenwich Film Festival Best Documentary Short
- Rural Route Film Festival Best Documentary
- Las Vegas Film Festival Best Short Documentary
- Y’allywood Film Festival Best Short Documentary
- Devour, The Food Film Fest! Best Short Film
- The Nitehawk Shorts Festival Best Short Film