Alive in Joburg
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Alive in Joburg is a 2005 South African science fiction short film by Neill Blomkamp that served as the conceptual and narrative basis for his later feature film District 9.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alive in Joburg canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction film
ⓘ
short film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| depicts |
militarized policing of aliens
ⓘ
urban slums ⓘ |
| director | Neill Blomkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
online release
ⓘ
short film festival circuit ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
extraterrestrial refugees
ⓘ
powered exoskeletons ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mockumentary
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCinematographyStyle | handheld camera work ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | cult short film ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | improvised-feeling interviews ⓘ |
| hasDirectorOf | Neill Blomkamp filmography ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
immigration
ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ state control ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
apartheid allegory
ⓘ
segregation ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| influenced | visual design of District 9 aliens ⓘ |
| inspired | District 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseSpecies | aliens called "prawns" ⓘ |
| isExpansionBasisFor | feature-length adaptation District 9 ⓘ |
| narrativeFormat | pseudo-documentary interviews ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
media coverage of alien presence
ⓘ
social tensions between humans and aliens ⓘ |
| producer | Sharlto Copley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Spy Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 6 ⓘ |
| servedAs |
conceptual basis for District 9
ⓘ
narrative basis for District 9 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred | Sharlto Copley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRelease | post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| title | Alive in Joburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | CGI integration with live action ⓘ |
| visualStyle | documentary-style cinematography ⓘ |
| writer | Neill Blomkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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