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Beast of The Southern Wild Interviews with QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS and DWIGHT HENRY

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Channel: BlackTree TV · 2012 · Film & Animation

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[BlackTree TV - Los Angeles]  Very rarely do you watch a movie and just feel like you've watched magic.  Covering this movie and talking to this cast was one of those moments, definitely on my short list for Oscar Nods this year, Beast of the Southern Wild with break out performances by QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS will be bringing home some awards later this year.  Jamaal Finkley sits down with the stars of Beast of The Southern Wild for an exclusive 1-on-1 interview.
A spellbinding adventure set just past the known edges of the American Bayou, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD follows a girl named Hushpuppy as she takes on rising waters, a sinking village, changing times, an army of prehistoric creatures and an unraveling universe that she bravely tries to stitch back together through the sheer force of spirit and resilience.
The film, shot on location in the coastal parishes of Louisiana with local non-actors in the lead roles, came to the Sundance Film Festival a hand-made, fiercely imaginative underdog and left a runaway hit and winner of the coveted Grand Jury Prize as well as the Excellence in Cinematography Award. By the time that happened, the fictional "Bathtub" -- a fantastical bayou neverland inspired by real Southern Louisiana communities where people persist against all odds to revel in life, no matter what comes -- had taken on a life of its own in the hearts of many, unfolding with all the indescribable sights and untamed emotions of a dream in progress.
Much like Hushpuppy's survival in the midst of raging storms, both in the sky and her heart, the whole enterprise of BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD began as a pipe dream that became possible only through the commitment of a strongly united community. For director and co-writer Benh Zeitlin, who makes his feature debut after a series of award-winning shorts, including GLORY AT SEA, it started with a question that had been on his mind for a long time: why do people stay in the places they love, with the people they love, even when they know big trouble is on the way?

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