Rabbit Fever

Rabbit Fever is a full length documentary film about rabbit raising and showing, scheduled to be released in 2009.
















Left to right: Betty, Amy and Rosemary.















Betty and Katianna.









Rosemary uses a reflection panel to direct the lighting toward Betty and Katianna.

Amy shoots Betty grooming Katianna using a blower.

Betty explains the two varieties of English Angora: White and Colored.

A view from the back of the shooting.

Amy shoots the footage of a litter of baby English Angora.

Amy and Rosemary direct the camera toward a page in the Rabbit History book that shows a picture of Betty and Sweet Sixteen, the first Angora ever to have won an open Best In Show in the ARBA convention.

Filmmaker Amy Do has been working on her project "Rabbit Fever" since 2003. She attended the ARBA conventions in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and accumulated hundred of hours of footage of rabbit showing and the youth royalty contests. She has footage of Betty's rabbit Ashton that won the Group in 2003 but never met Betty. The film is considered done then she discovers that Betty and her residence are only 40 minutes apart. She asked for an interview and shooting of more footage to be incorporated into the film.

It was a very hot day, the temperature was close to 100 degrees, as if it were catching the "rabbit fever". With quick work and set up, Amy and Rosemary were able to shoot a good number of footage of an interview, Betty grooming, Betty spinning, Betty describing the two varieties of English Angora, the ARBA convention BIS trophy and other miscellaneous subjects relating to rabbit raising and showing.

Amy plans to enter the film in competition in the indie film festivals; we look forward to seeing the film in the near future. For more information about the film, visit http://www.rabbitfever.com/