Bunny Man

Since immigrating from Taiwan to Canada, I'm very familiar with the terms FOB (Fresh off the boat) and CBC (Canadian born Chinese). Being in a multicultural city - Vancouver - it is hard not to ignore those categories people put each other in. The usage of these terms have evolved, everyone has different interpretations of them, and categories are created to identify people with different types of backgrounds. These are very interesting to me as I’m constantly struggling to identify myself. I used to call myself a FOB because I constantly felt I can’t fit in with people who are born here, and I was very ashamed of it. Listening to Taiwanese pop songs at work was an embarrassment, I would only listen to them in secret, because back then they were a sign to prove that I'm "odd."

The process of making Bunny Man was an interesting one. I started off with worrying the topic itself might be an insult, and that the dialogues could sound offensive to some people. Then come to a process of interviewing friends and people on their take on the definitions - this is when I start to realize how many different interpretations there are, and how many people are also struggling to fit in. From the developing stage to the final film, many questions, debates and opinions on the topic were raised, and that is very exciting.

Through Bunny Man I hope to connect with more people who face the same struggles. The more we talk about it, the more open we are to accept our differences.