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Cody Brown breaks from his busy schedule for a little Q & A on inspirations.

“Winter’s Bone” Brings Missouri Actors and Ozark Culture to Sundance

Writer-director Debra Granik made her film debut in 2004 with a fact-based, verite-style feature about a young mother grappling with drug addiction in a dreary blue-collar backwater of upstate New York.

Debra Granik’s “Winter’s Bone” led the 20th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, which were announced tonight at Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan.

“Winter’s Bone” is nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence), Best Supporting Actor (John Hawks<), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini).

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Nixa graduate Cody Brown said this Shakespeare quote is one he lives by.

Johnno Zee doesn’t really expect civilization to implode on Dec. 21 when the Mayan calendar ends, but he has certainly thought about what life might be like if it did.