FILM FORWARD: "Beasts of the Southern Wild Producer" Josh Penn

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Channel: Sundance Institute · 2013 · Film & Animation

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"Beasts of the Southern Wild" Producer Josh Penn travels with FILM FORWARD to Puerto Rico for its third year of the program there. In this interview, Josh, as well as a young film student, discuss how the film resonates with local audiences, and raises the question, "If a natural disaster was coming towards your community and you had the option of staying or leaving, what would you do?"

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