THE YELLOW BUS
In the sweltering Arabian Gulf heat Ananda’s dreams of a better life than the one she left behind in India are shattered after her child is forgotten on a school bus. Armed with the dead child’s ashes, she stands up against society’s ‘invisible’ caste, demanding accountability and refusing the customary blood money.
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Indian actress Tannishtha Chatterjee to star in OSN’s first original film ‘Yellow Bus’
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OSN commissions first original feature ‘Yellow Bus’
DUBAI: Streaming service OSN, which has been investing heavily in original content, has announced its latest original, “Yellow Bus,” which marks its foray into feature films. “Yellow Bus” tells the story of a schoolgirl who dies from heat exhaustion after falling asleep on a school bus and is left behind.
Countries of production: Jordan, India, USA, UAE Genre: Drama
Duration: 112 min
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Wendy Bednarz
SCRIPT EDITOR/PRODUCER: Nadia Eliewat
DOP: Sofian El Fani
EDITOR: Michèle Tyan
MUSIC COMPOSER: Cynthia Zaven
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Screen Project
Metatron Productions
OSN
Creative Venture
Sikhya entertainment
Ta Films
CAST:
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Kinda Alloush
Amit Sial
Aarushi Laud
Kshethra Mithun
WORLD SALES: Mad Solutions
World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival | Discovery Section (2023) | The first OSN Original in the MENA region.
FILM AWARDS
Cinequest Film Festival (California) - Global Vision Award for Best Feature
Light Reel Film Festival (Washington, DC) - Best Narrative Feature
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival - Best Foreign Feature
Johannesburg International Film Festival – Best Film Award
New York Indian Festival, New York Women in Film and Television – Best Directing Award
Breckenridge Film Festival (Colorado) – Best Dramatic Feature, Best Directing, Best Actress (Tannishtha Chatterjee)
Latitude Film Awards (London) – Gold Winner.
All That Moves Festival (São Paulo) – Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Actress in a Feature Film (Tannishtha Chatterjee)
Mosaic World Film Festival (USA) – Spotlight Award
Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin - Best of Festival Feature & Best Performance (Tannishtha Chatterjee)
SCREENPLAY AWARDS
New York International Screenplay Award
Los Angeles Film Awards Winner
L’Age D’Or International Arthouse Film Festival Winner
