To celebrate the anticipated release of ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ on Blu-ray and DVD on December 4, a new digital flip book full of wise and intriguing words from the fantasy drama’s lead character, Hushpuppy, will be released. The interactive digital flip book utilizes colorful scene stills and inspirational quotes from the film. In addition to the photos and text, once the quote is hovered over, the sound byte of Hushpuppy saying the quote will be heard.

‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ was directed by Benh Zeitlin, who also co-wrote the movie with Lucy Alibar. Based on Alibar’s one-act play ‘Juicy and Delicious,’ the movie follows six-year-old Hushpuppy, played by Quvenzhane Wallis, as she’sfaced with her hot-tempered father’s fading health. There are also melting icecaps that are flooding her ramshackle bayou community and are unleashing ancient aurochs. In order to survive, Hushpuppy must learn the way of courage and love.

Be sure to check out the ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ digital flip book on its official Web site.

Written by: Karen Benardelllo

Explore Beasts of the Southern Wild in New Digital Flipbook

By Karen Benardello

As a graduate of LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic, Karen Benardello serves as ShockYa's Senior Movies & Television Editor. Her duties include interviewing filmmakers and musicians, and scribing movie, television and music reviews and news articles. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle.

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