#73. Beasts of the Southern Wild
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Writer(s): Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar
Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn
Distributor: Rights Available
The Gist: In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, six year-old Hushpuppy exists on the brink of orphanhood. Her motherlong gone, and her beloved father Wink a wildman on a perpetual spree, Hushpuppy is left to her own devices on an isolated compound filled with semi-wild animals…(more)
Cast: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry
List Worthy Reasons…: An Annenberg Film Fellowship Grant recipient and Sundance NHK Filmmaker Award winning project that was supported via the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors labs, I’m not sure what comparisons this debut feature from the Filmmaker Magazine Top 25 alumni might draw, but a rural backdrop and apocalyptic state makes me think of Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter.
Release Date/Status?: The Sundance Film Festival gave this a premium slot in the U.S Dramatic Comp.
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