Support WBUR'Beasts': Taking Southern Folklore To The Next LevelPlay05:42Download AudioDavid EdelsteinJune 28, 2012 ShareHushpuppy, the 6-year-old at the center of Beasts of the Southern Wild, is played by Quvenzhane Wallis, who was found by director Benh Zeitlin in a Louisiana elementary school. (Fox Searchlight)
