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Middle Eastern Drama About Search for Justice ‘Yellow Bus’ Takes Top Prize at Joburg Film Festival
First-time director Wendy Bednarz's film about a mother’s quest for justice after suffering an unthinkable tragedy won the top prize in Johannesburg.
Speaking to Variety ahead of the film’s Toronto premiere, the director said she was inspired to provide a voice to people who are marginalized or face unconscious prejudice in Middle Eastern society. The pic had its African premiere in Johannesburg and quickly shot to the top of Amazon Prime Video’s local charts with its same-day release. The Joburg Film Festival wraps March 3 with the world premiere of “Snake,” a psychological thriller by South African filmmaker Meg Rickards, ending a sixth edition that screened more than 60 titles from 30-plus countries.
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