Beasts of the Southern Wild is coming to Blu-Ray and DVD, Tuesday, Dec. 4th in the US, Tuesday, Dec. 18th in Canada and on Vinyl on Tuesday, Dec 4th around the world! You’ve been champions of this film through its entire journey – from our festival premiere and now to your very own home –…
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Below the Line: The Beasts
The New York Times takes a closer look at the ‘Beasts’ of Beasts of the Southern Wild in this Awards Season Carpetbagger feature: “The big challenge was always to not make it look like a pig, but to show as much of the actual animal as possible,” Mr. Tintori said. “In some of the earliest versions of…
Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for Visual Arts
Benh Zeitlin receives the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for Visual Arts tonight at a special ceremony in Washington, DC. The awards recognize and honor individuals who have exemplified innovation in a range of fields including social progress, natural and physical sciences, education, technology and youth achievement. Among the honorees are: Jack Andraka, a high school…
Deleted Scenes from Beasts of the Southern Wild
Here’s a tiny taste of some of the deleted scenes and special features on the Beasts of the Southern Wild DVD / BluRay released December 4th! You can get your very own copy right here. In this moving excerpt from the ‘Making Of’, Director Benh Zeitlin rallies his crew the night before filming, encouraging them to…
Feast of the Southern Wild!
Join us on Friday, November 23rd for an evening of food, friends and film! In celebration of the Beasts of the Southern Wild on demand release, we’re asking you to host a post-Thanksgiving Day Beasts watch party in your home! Get creative with leftovers, or if you want, we can send you our Bathtub inspired,…
Beasts on Vinyl!
The Beasts of the Southern Wild soundtrack has struck a chord (pun intended!) with so many of you. Whether the music brings you back to the film or resonates with you on a personal level, your response to the music has been overwhelming. A co-collaboration between long time friends, Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, and featuring…
Quvenzhané Wallis receives Key to the City!
In a ceremony last night, Quvenzhané Wallis was acknowledged and honored with the key to her hometown, Houma in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, for her work in Beasts of the Southern Wild. It’s a proud moment for everyone at Beasts HQ! Photo via Fox Searchlight
Beasts of the Northern Wild
Four years ago, in a lull between working the Democratic primaries of 2008 as a field organizer and before the general election really commenced, and a few months since Glory at Sea had first hit the festival circuit, I was on a vacation with my family, on a National Geographic boat that cut through the…
Show me them guns!
via @jessicahosts Send us your best #ImtheMan via email, Tweet, Instagram or Facebook and we’ll feature them in our gallery! At the end of the month, we’ll select five of our favorites to receive a Beasts poster signed by director Benh Zeitlin. via @braceofjackrabbits via @starxed
Quvenhzané Wallis at the Hollywood Film Awards
Back in October, Quvenzhané Wallis received the New Hollywood Award at the Hollywood Film Awards, joining the ranks of previous recipients like Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Lawrence, Gabourey Sidibe and Felicity Jones. Her acceptance speech from the night was recently released on YouTube and we can not stop smiling. From a sassy six year old from…
