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Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American fantasy - drama film directed, co-written, and co-scored by Benh Zeitlin. It was adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. The film stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry.
How Benh Zeitlin Made Beasts of the Southern Wild. The Oscar nominee for Best Director transformed filmmaking as he assembled a new myth out of Hurricane Katrina
- Franz Lidz
Jul 13, 2012 · Director Benh Zeitlin’s wonderfully vivid, Beasts of the Southern Wild, is one of those films you watch and think, “How did he do that?” The film is visually stunning, has an incredible best score (which he co-wrote!) and features two of the best performances you’ll see on film all year.
- Lance Carter
Ben Richardson on the set of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" directed by Benh Zeitlin. DR. Benh Zeitlin says he was very influenced by his visit to the caves in southwest France, and that the aurouchs, the creatures in the film, were based on these cave drawings. “They were the mark our ancestors made before going extinct.
Oct 19, 2012 · Interview: Benh Zeitlin, director of Beasts of the Southern Wild. By Stephen Applebaum. Published 19th Oct 2012, 11:12 BST. “I DON’T want to make movies with the Hollywood system, I think...
- Stephen Applebaum
Jan 20, 2021 · Zeitlin had directed short films such as Glory at Sea in 2008, inspired by Hurricane Katrina before he made Beasts of the Southern Wild. The 2008 film won numerous awards at award festivals which gave the film publicity and put Zeitlin on the map.
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Sep 18, 2020 · To help us celebrate one of the triumphs of recent Hollywood South creativity, Benh Zeitlin—who directed, co-wrote (with Alibar), and co-scored (with Dan Romer) Beasts of the Southern Wild—answered a few of First Draft’s questions on video, a transcription of which follows.
