Drinking Beer with the Director of Beasts of the Southern Wild, Now in Select New York Theaters
When Benh Zeitlin graduated he wasn’t sure if he was actually going to be able to make films.
Now, after winning Best Picture at Sundance, Best First Film in Cannes and receiving rave reviews across the board, his feature directorial debut The Beasts of the Southern Wild is being released in select theaters today. At a special friends-and-family screening at the IFC Center last night, Mr. Zeitlin introduced the film and thanked Rooftop Films, the New York outdoor-screenings non-profit that awarded him with the 2009 Eastern Effects Equipment Grant that helped make Beast a reality. Read More
