SYNOPSIS

A civil rights-focused short film. It rearticulates the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, a political and social protest against U.S. racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama, and its relationship to an educational video on school-bus safety. Actress MaameYaa Boafo restages a vintage video while reciting press-conference audio of Rosa Parks on a re-created set in New York City. An archival educational movie on public transportation is given ideological analysis through its recreation.

CAST & CREW

Produced by: Obibini Pictures, LLC
Directed & Produced by: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Cinematographer: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Editor: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Cast: MaameYaa Boafo
Sound Design & Mix by Kari Rae Seekins

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

Nominated - New Visions Short, San Francisco International Film Festival
Nominated - Best Short Film - Oberhausen Film Festival
Nominated - Best Experimental Short - BlackStar Film Festival
Nominated - Best Experimental Short - Guanajuato Film Festival
Nominated - Grand Jury Prize - AFI Fest 2015

Source: * http://akosuaadoma.com/artwork/3569722-Bus-Nut.html

Source: * http://africasacountry.com/10-films-you-have-to-see-at-this-year-new-york-african-film-festival/

Source: * www.sffs.org/sfiff58/program/shorts-4-new-visions

Source: * http://afifest.afi.com/2015/sections/T3547