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Social Seminar: Bunny (1971)

1971 · Ephemeral film · 16 min

Synopsis

Portrays a young college student who smokes marijuana from time to time, usually with friends, for social relaxation. Raises such questions as why does she turn on, how does she view the drug culture and to what extent does the occasional use of marijuana effect her lifestyle, ambitions and self-perception.

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Running time
16 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★★★ · Pretty Much How I remember the 70s · shakey · 2017-05-19

Good documentary featuring a typically skeptical young person of the early 1970s. I recall well dating girls very much like Bunny a little later in the seventies. Like me most were wondering what life was all about and dabbled in the things most did as portrayed in this film. I always wondered what became of Bunny. Did she eventually settle down and become a soccer mom?

★★★★★ · Portrait of Life · left wing films · 2005-12-01

Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote that "It is only in our decisions that we are important." And I think it well resumes the film This is a small DOCumentay about Bunny a lovely girl who lets us have a peek at her own private life considerations and expectations. Most of all its a simple yet beautiful portrait of a L.A. girl in around 1971 who questions herself and society who also like any other regular thing in life also smokes some weed among friends which doesnt represent any harm for her only one more experience to the route of life like any other meaningfully experience has its special…