As you may know, District 9 was inspired by Neill Blomkamp’s short film Alive In Joburg. But what many people don’t realize is that he created Alive In Joburg’s footage of people being interviewed about aliens, by using real interviews.
“I was asking black South Africans about black Nigerians and Zimbabweans. That’s actually where the idea came from was there are aliens living in South Africa, I asked “What do you feel about Zimbabwean Africans living here?” And those answers — they weren’t actors, those are real answers…”
Johan Lieu. A passionate product manager, UI/UX devotee, enthusiastic gamer, beer drinker, fan of sci-fi epics and lover of all things internets.
Former Director of Product Management at JibJab, now starting my own company. You can find me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter. Or, go old fashioned and shoot me a line.
Former Director of Product Management at JibJab, now starting my own company. You can find me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter. Or, go old fashioned and shoot me a line.
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