Based on the life of Mary Toft, who in 1726 performed a string of medical hoaxes by "giving birth" to rabbits, this short film modernizes the theme of unwanted pregnancies. Our Mary, frightened by a truck of predatory men, follows a wild rabbit into the forest where she gives birth to a dead but still evolving rabbit offspring. Her relationship with the corpse changes and grows as they roam the surreal landscapes and Mary progresses through the various stages of grief followi... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on the life of Mary Toft, who in 1726 performed a string of medical hoaxes by "giving birth" to rabbits, this short film modernizes the theme of unwanted pregnancies. Our Mary, frightened by a truck of predatory men, follows a wild rabbit into the forest where she gives birth to a dead but still evolving rabbit offspring. Her relationship with the corpse changes and grows as they roam the surreal landscapes and Mary progresses through the various stages of grief following the termination of her pregnancy.
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