Used Innocence

Using experimental narrative structure as his vehicle, Benning recreates the sensationalized and controversial circumstances surrounding Lorencia Bembenek, aka Bambi, former Playboy bunny turned cop, turned accused and convicted killer who disappeared after a daring escape from prison. The film shows the evolution of Benning’s and Bembenek’s relationship, presented through their actual letters read in voice-over, which depict the filmmaker’s curiosity with the subject as it evolves from intrigue to a love obsession.