This is the short film that Peter Jackson saw and signed up the director to do the “Halo” movie. With that movie in the tank, Blomkamp was able to build on ideas from this short to create “District 9.” I can hardly wait for the “behind the scenes” featurettes on the DVD.

Sources:

• Alive in Joberg by Neill Blomkamp Spyfilms (District 9 director) posted by Spy Films (2009-05-04), https://youtu.be/rPzyts_uKeU?si=dAzV5SIrYvc7O2mU