Wendy Bednarz

Wendy Bednarz’s career began in NYC’s fashion industry, working for Stephen Sprouse in the old Andy Warhol Factory. There she developed a taste for the offbeat and a love of both still and moving images.

Today, Wendy’s work engages multicultural narratives. She crosses-over between storytelling forms, film, photography and video installations. Her work screened and exhibited at venues worldwide, including New York MoMA, Montreal World Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, garnering awards such as Cine Golden Eagle and Independent Film Award. She initiated Syrian Children’s Storybook (2019), traveling to Turkey where she worked with refugees to write/illustrate their own stories.
Wendy’s wrote/directed the featurette documentary “Burning Money” (2018) and several award narrative shorts including “Leaving Gussie”(2007), “On Crystal” (2010) and “Aurora” (2000.) “ Yellow Bus” is Wendy’s debut fiction feature.