Bus Nut
Synopsis
Bus Nut re-stages the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott as an 1980s educational school bus safety film. An actress performs both Rosa Parks and a child navigating instructional routines, as archival press conference audio accompanies the staged scenes. Through reenactment and citation, the film interrogates how Black resistance is taught, commodified, and repurposed in American history.
United States, English
Credits
Cast: MaameYaa Boafo
Written, Directed & Cinematography by Akosua Adoma Owusu
Edited by Akosua Adoma Owusu
Sound Design & Mix by Kari Rae Seekins
Produced by Obibini Pictures
Awards & Nominations
• Nominated — New Visions Award, San Francisco International Film Festival
• Nominated — Best Short Film, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen
Selected Screenings
• AFI FEST
• New York African Film Festival
• MoMA Modern Mondays
• LA Filmforum
• Institute of Contemporary Arts (London)
• UN Women A Force for Change
• Play-Doc International Film Festival (Spain)
• Kasseler Dokfest (Germany)
• BlackStar Film Festival
• Institute for Contemporary Art, VCU
• Atlanta Contemporary
Selected Writing
• Africa is a Country
• OkayAfrica
• Indiewire