BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

DOUBLE BILL: BENH ZEITLIN

Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2012
4 Nominations Academy Awards

Directed by: Benh Zeitlin
Country: USA
Year: 2012
Runtime: 93 min
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Adventure

In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl, Hushpuppy, exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural order is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality. Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive unstoppable catastrophes of epic proportions.

Crew
Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin – Screenplay
Ben Richardson – Cinematography
Crockett Doob, Affonso Gonçalves – Film Editing
Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin – Music
Stephani Lewis – Costume Design

Cast
Quvenzhané Wallis
Dwight Henry
Gina Montana