Beast Of the Southern Wild director Benh Zeitlin BFI London Film Festival 2012 Awards Interview on the red carpet. <br /><br />Beasts of the Southern Wild Official Synopsis:<br />Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) must learn the ways of courage and love.<br /><br />Director Benh Zeitlin talks about early Oscar contender Beast of the Southern Wild and particularly the casting of breakthrough young star Quevenzhane Wallis as the films young heroine Hushpuppy.