Alive in Joburg

Alive In Joburg, a stellar short film directed by Neill Blomkamp, is an unsettling and eerie tale of a close encounter of the third kind in Johannesburg, South Africa. The discrimination of visitors from another world makes for an interesting allusion to Apartheid. This is what War of the Worlds should have been like. This film is of great interest seen as the creator went on to have this short made into a feature length film.

"The reason why i feel like this works so well is due to how it is very emotive and has strong ties with issues already dealt with by the human race. The way the aliens are portrayed gives the feel of them being a poor, suffering race. I think the fact its shot in South Africa, and the style it is shot in means that there is an automatic link with the news reports we see in the real world created giving a deeper sense of meaning and reality." Alex Moody

"I agree with what you have to say on this Mr Moody, Blomkamp's idea for 'Alive in Joburg' is an allegory for the South African history of racism and the apartheid. It also picks up humanities unique ability to unite and pull together in times of disaster or desperation." Haydn Robinson