Rabbit Don’t Run

by Maximilian Conway, Elisabeth Jakobi

Filmakademie Wien, Austria

Synopsis

Toni works as a nurse, but his mind is really set on football. To keep on playing in spite of an injury, he steals drugs from the nursing home. He tries to hide it from his girlfriend, but when his substance abuse threatens the well-being of her little daughters, Toni is challenged to come clean.

Director's biography

Maximilian Conway

Maximilian Conway was born in Graz, Austria. He first studied Architecture, then film directing at Film University Babelsberg. He moved to Vienna to complete the Master’s programme in directing at the local film academy. “Rabbit Don’t Run “ is his graduation film.

Elisabeth Jakobi

Elisabeth Jakobi is born in Thuringia/Germany in 1993. Studied animated film at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf and screenwriting at the Film Academy Vienna. She lives and works in Vienna.

Credits

Director: Maximilian Conway, Elisabeth Jakobi

Screenplay: Elisabeth Jakobi

Producer: Julie Stempelová, Dominic Kubisch

Specifications

Original title: Hasenfuß

Running time: 30'

Film type: Fiction

Country: Austria

Completion date: January, 2026