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Alive in Joburg

Canada, South Africa

2005

6 Min
Color
English
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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DIR Neill Blomkamp

PROD Sharlto Copley, Simon Hansen

SCR Neill Blomkamp

DP Trevor Cawood, Ozan Biron

CAST Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Dawie Ackermann, Braam Greyling, Godfrey Seome

MUSIC Clinton Shorter, Drazen Bosnjak

Synopsis

In 1990, Johannesburg is home to a number of extraterrestrial refugees, whose large spaceships (estimated to be nearly one kilometer in length) can be seen hovering above the city. When the visitors arrived, the human population was enamored with, among other aspects, the aliens’ advanced “bio-suits”, and supposedly welcomed them with open arms. However, later, the aliens began moving into other areas of the city, committing crimes in order to survive, and frequently clashing with the police. Playing as a documentary, the film continues, complete with interviews and footage taken from handheld cameras, highlighting the growing tension between the civilian population and the visitors, especially once the ships began to steal electricity and other resources from the city. —wikipedia.org

Director

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Neill Blomkamp

South African-born short film director Neill Blomkamp established himself in his field with a hand-held, first-person camera style. He also became highly sought after for his ability to blend computer-generated effects with a film’s naturalistic elements, soon becoming a popular director for commercials. He provided his visual effects services for a number of American TV shows, like Smallville and Dark Angel, before combining his skill sets as the director of a feature film, helming the sci-fi epic District 9 in 2009. The film earned strong reviews, and was a box-office hit. In addition, Blomenkamp earned a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination from the academy for his work on his debut. —allmovie guide 

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Tony Zhou

19Oct11

Call me odd man out. This honestly isn't a short film: it's just a tech demo with an intriguing premise. If you seek narrative or emotional connection, you won't find it here but rather in District 9, which is a proper film.

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Addiena of Mubi land

1May10

Those 6 mins took my breath away...Ow..& district 9 wasn't so bad either.. Amazing work!

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keldon

28Apr10

A great short which lead to the most refreshing science fiction film next to Children of Men in a very long time. I wonder why Sony didn't put this on the DVD release of District 9.....

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Glemaud

28Apr10

This was the only reason why I even bothered with District 9, and while the feature was a let down, the short remains one of the most interesting shorts I've seen. While, hyperbolic and general statements like I'm about to make general annoy me, it holds true in this situation: leave it to Hollywood to screw up a brilliant plot and film opportunity.

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