SUNDANCE FUTURES: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Star Quvenzhané Wallis is a Pint-Size Breakout

24 January 2012, 5:44 pm

Why she's on our radar:  After the first weekend of the Sundance Film Festival, few films have been as universally admired as Benh Zeitlin's New Orleans story, "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Speaking about its production in a pre-Sundance interview, Zeitlin said, "[We were] saved only by the miracle of our star, Quvenzhané Wallis, a native of Houma, Louisiana. When you see the movie, you'll know ...... Read More »

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