Beasts of the Southern Wild

Synopsis

Six year old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) and her father, Wink (Dwight Henry), live in the Bathtub, a Delta community about to wash off the face of the earth. Hushpuppy’s mother has abandoned the two – her father says she swam away. When Wink gets sick Hushpuppy is left alone to ride out the coming storm and the creatures (real and imagined) it unearths. The film is a beautiful meditation on the resilience of children. Wallis is the youngest actress to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Listed at AFS

Archived on the AFS site between Wed, May 18 2022 and Sun, Mar 15 2026, across 6 captures. These dates are inferred from Wayback Machine captures and may not be accurate.