it stars real life gang members from the film 's setting in tondo , manila .

the tagline is : " every night , juvenile tribes prowl the streets of tondo .

an explosive hiphop , freestyle gangsta celebration of inner city manila . "

fifty-two members of six rival gangs agreed to work together to finish the movie .

tribu won several awards , including best actors and best film at the cinemalaya independent film festival , best actor ensemble at the cinemanila international film festival and the gawad urian awards .

tribu also won the pari de l'avenir bet of the future award at the festival paris cinéma – the only non-european film to do so .

tribu ( film )

jim libiran , director of the philippine film tribu , with his sound designer mark allen laccay .
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tribu won several awards , including best actors and best film at the cinemalaya independent film festival , best actor ensemble at the cinemanila international film festival [ 1 ] and the gawad urian awards . tribu also won the pari de l ' avenir bet of the future award at the festival paris cinéma – the only non - european film to do so . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
the film received nine awards and fourteen nominations , including best actors and best film at the cinemalaya independent film festival , best actor ensemble at the cinemanila international film festival and the gawad urian awards . tribu also won the pari de l ' avenir ' bet for the future award ' at the festival paris cinema awards the only non - european film to do so .
notably , tribu was the only non - european film to win at the festival paris cinema . tribu competed with films from france , japan , china , haiti , mexico , great britain and hungary - germany . [ 3 ]
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tribu was shot in 12 days and costed approximately ₱ 1 . 5 million to produce . [ 8 ]
tribu , along with independent film pisay , were also screened at the 2007 pusan international film festival . [ 14 ] maggie lee of the hollywood reporter praised the film for its live rap music , writing that
each song is a unique voice articulating the rough - hewn vitality of [ the gangster ' s ] existence .
[ 16 ]
but you do see a bright future for jim libiran as a filmmaker with his more than competent work here in “tribu” . he and his team deliver one of the finest works in local cinema this year . may your tribu increase !
macadam tribu is a 1996 comedy - drama produced by josé zeka laplaine in the democratic republic of the congo . the film was selected as the democratic republic of the congo ' s entry for the best foreign language film at the 70th academy awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .
this however is not the main thrust of the film , life in the slums is .
it’s a very disturbing film . you feel the hopelessness of the people trapped there—without any future .
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tribu ( english : tribe ) is a 2007 filipino crime drama film directed by jim libiran , released in its home country of the philippines . it stars real life gangs members from the film ' s setting in tondo , manila . the tagline is :
every night , juvenile tribes prowl the streets of tondo . an explosive hiphop , freestyle gangsta celebration of inner city manila .
the 71st edition of the cannes film festival which came to a close on 19 may 2018 rewarded a . . .
tribu ( english : tribe ) is a 2007 filipino crime drama film directed by jim libiran , released in its home country of the philippines . it stars real life gang members from the film ' s setting in tondo , manila . the tagline is :
every night , juvenile tribes prowl the streets of tondo . an explosive hiphop , freestyle gangsta celebration of inner city manila .
[ 1 ]
tondo has been featured in films before , notably in lino brocka ' s 1976 masterpiece
insiang ,
the first filipino film to be exhibited at cannes . as in
tribu ,
the tondo of
insiang
is a cauldron of moral decay , hopelessness and , ultimately , desperation .
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the film , a digital production that won several local and international awards this year , has contributed to the excitement in manila over a recent explosion in independent filmmaking , which many here see as the best hope for reinvigorating the moribund filipino film industry .
josep lluís i falcó : “coppola said that film music is the secret influence , which people do not listen to , but do feel” .
tribu won nine awards and several nominations , [ 9 ] and has been praised in its homeland of the philippines . the success of the film sparked an increase in independent filmmaking in the country . [ 5 ] libiran received a gawad balanghai trophy and ₱ 1 . 2 million in grants . [ 10 ] the six gangs that collaborated to produce tribu have since expanded on their production of rap music , performing around manila and training local artists , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and had even considered producing their own album . [ 5 ]
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while the film has garnered critical acclamation , the international herald tribune noted that the film failed to address the response from governments and law enforcement regarding street crime , such as police - supported death squads that regularly hunt down and kill suspected gang members . libiran has since addressed these issues in public appearances ; following the film ' s release , libiran appealed to the police and government of manila at cinemalaya , asking them to
have mercy
and to not kill youth that had been influenced by criminal activity . [ 5 ] the film has also been criticized for its excessive use of violence , to which libiran responded ,
how can it glorify gangs when they all ended [ sic ] up dead ?
, and also notes that o . g . sacred , the gangster who played makoy in the film , said that he would not have joined gangs if he had seen tribu as a child . [ 15 ]
as in lino brocka’s social realist dramas , there seems fatalism in “tribu” with its relentless drive toward blood and death , and the viewer may balk at its utter violence , its downright fatalism . but again and again , the movie rises to poetry , energy and vitality . for its perfect marriage of digital technology and social documentary , and for its scale , ambition , and poetry , “tribu” is grand filmmaking at its best , but with an independent spirit .
in a speech at cinemalaya , the independent digital film festival here in august , where
tribu
won the best picture award , libiran appealed to the police and the manila government .
there are other ways to stop the gang riots in tondo and in other tondos of the philippines ,
he said .
please , have mercy . don ' t kill these children .
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in tondo , the gloomiest area of manila , youth gangs dominate the street scene . their lives consist of criminality , drugs , and hip - hop music . in the twilight of the underworld , 10 - year - old ebet observes the members of enemy gangs , whose meeting becomes inescapable and which finally leads to an explosion of raw violence . jim libiran is the first director in 30 years who has been able to film in manila’s notorious tondo district . the majority of his actors were recruited from among the inhabitants of the slum , most of them members of enemy street gangs , whose enthusiasm for their acting is catching . during the shooting of the film deadly hostilities gradually turned into friendships . tribu is not only a film , but also a social project – but most of all a rare cinematic event , spilling over with energy . sex and violence are here not merely the surface , but they function as a vehicle for the realistic illustration of this ignored parallel world . the authentic rap soundtrack was collectively composed by the four main actors . tribu is fragile , edgy , and real – an independent production that is one of the best from a strong year in philippine film .
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but just when i thought i’ve seen everything there was to see in those maze - like esquinitas , now comes “tribu , ” written and directed by jim libiran , who has earlier made a name for himself as a tv news reporter for abs - cbn .
jim libiran’s “tribu” has touches of autobiography . a sociologist , poet , and documentary filmmaker and himself tondo - bred , libiran seems predestined to make this ultimate anthem to the tondo of cruel lore and terrible legend , the tondo of both gentle dreams and passionate faith .
in the film ' s plot , as in real life , the youths of tondo have few choices , libiran said . the alternatives to joining a tribe are death or self - banishment .
the characters outwit the authorities , make deals with each other and undertake communal projects that bring them together , notably a theatre project . afro - pop music provides a background to the film .
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shown in robinsons galleria’s indiesine outlet , “tribu” depicts life in gutter tondo and how the gangs there operate . once a genteel place ( beloved national artist atang de la rama lived there up to her last breath ) , some parts of tondo had for the last 50 years or so become gangland .
here in “tribu” , we see the different factions of the notorious gangs , except that they don’t break into song and dance like the gang members in “west side story . ” well , some of them do rap and are good at it , but generally they just brawl and kill without compunction .
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richard kuipers of variety wrote that tribu
[ takes ] the viewer deep inside a manila slum blighted by drugs and gang violence [ . . . ] a disturbing snapshot of a community in chaos .
he also praised the film ' s video and sound quality despite the challenging filming locations . [ 12 ] screen international described it as
[ a ] powerful but downbeat portrait of a world ruled by the vicious circle of poverty and crime , focuses on its main victims , the young generation , angrily self - destructing itself out of sheer desperation .
[ 13 ] many viewers noted the film ' s similarities with city of god and amores perros , [ 14 ] although libiran has denied this comparison . [ 15 ]
six years ago , libiran , one of the philippines ' s most respected television journalists , produced a television documentary on youth gangs . the gangs were still on his mind when he returned to school to study filmmaking , and he wrote the script that formed the basis of his debut movie ,
tribu .
the main story is about an adolescent found dead , with a knife in his backand the attempted revenge of his pals , who organiserevenge that bythe end of the film turns into a general blood bath with no winners .
as howie severino , another television journalist , noted in a blog ,
tribu
is a bleak reminder of how little life in tondo and other philippine urban centers has changed in the last 30 years .
dead ends then are dead ends today ,
he wrote .
that ' s the real tragedy .
tribu is a movie starring karl eigger balingit , charena escala , and havy bagatsing . in the darker side of manila - by - night , tribes of youthful gangsters roam the streets in search of quick fixes and precarious thrills . world - weary tondo throbs to the beat of of hiphop and . . . see full synopsis »
hyderabad : telugu film critic and dalit activist kathi mahesh has been banned from entering hyderabad for six months by the telangana police for allegedly making
derogatory comments
on ramayan and lord ram and hurting the religious sentiments of people .
anjan dutta’s debut film bada din , starring mark robinson and shabana azmi , is the first film after aparna sen’s 36 , chowringhee lane to try and grasp the lives of anglo - indians in calcutta in the changed , crime - ridden , lumpen - filled scenario of the 1990s . the link of the underworld mafia with the police , both of which try to brutalise and victimise an innocent bystander , forms the crux of the film . there is a sub - plot of love between the beer - guzzling , drunken landlady ( shabana azmi ) and her much younger tenant ( mark robinson ) . commercial films like basu chatterjee’s baton baton mein depicted the loves , adventures and problems of a middle - class anglo - indian family with a down - to - earth sweetness characteristic of the basu chatterjee stamp—neither cloying nor annoying . lovely songs and lively performances by the late pearl padamsee and ranjit choudhry made the film an enjoyable experience .
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hogwarts in the ' hood ,
as urban prep is lovingly called .
harry potter and the deathly hallows : part 2 ,
the last film in the potter franchise , provided 2 hours and 11 minutes of sheer delight , but it was after the screening that the events ' supporters got their biggest surprise . matthew lewis , who played neville longbottom in all eight of the films , made an unexpected appearance and was interviewed by film critic richard roeper . after the film , there was a private vip reception in navy pier ' s crystal gardens . to learn more about the
harry potter
screening read candace jordan ' s column
candid candace .
most of the actors were residents of tondo , and most were still active in street gang activities in the area during the making of the film . fifty - two members of seven rival clans agreed to work together to finish the movie .
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except for malou crisologo , an assistant director who also does acting parts on tv and in the movies , the cast members of “tribu” are non - actors and are supposed to be real - life gang members in tondo . they apparently do such a fantastic acting job out of it that they were hailed best actors for their ensemble performance in the last cinemalaya .
busan , south korea - - if you ' ve seen the recent spate of philippine indies doing their festival rounds , you might walk into
tribe
( tribu ) wondering if you ' re still navigating the set of
kubrador ,
slingshot
or even
the blossoming of maximo oliveros .
there ' s nothing wrong with your cinematic compass .
le monde said that in this lively but disenchanted street the director josé laplaine brings his characters to life with humor and affection . there is no real story . . . la tribune desfosses said that
with macadam tribu , the zairian josé laplaine directs a story of a warm african city punctuated by the music of papa wemba , the zairian rumba king .
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women in film’s 8th annual pre - oscar party where : hyde sunset kitchen + cocktails , 5 p . m . who’s expected : oscar - winning co - hosts jennifer hudson and cathy schulman why you don’t want to miss it : this annual ode to femmes in the film world will honor guests and all 44 oscar - nominated ladies by way of perrier - jouet champagne , chauffeured bmw cars , mac cosmetics gift boxes ( curated by oscar - nominated makeup artists ) , tiffany & co . support and max mara fashions .
most of the actors were residents of tondo , and many were active in street gang activities in the area during the making of the film . fifty - two members of six rival gangs [ note 1 ] agreed to work together to finish the movie . [ 2 ]
the movie depicts , in graphic detail , the gang culture of tondo , a manila slum notorious for its chaos , filth , poverty and violence . the story is told from the point of view of a 10 - year - old boy who witnesses the violence as a gang avenges the death of one of its members . the gangs call themselves
tribes ,
thus the title
tribu .
perhaps because libiran grew up in the neighborhood and knew it well , he managed to bring together members of six rival gangs to make the film . libiran said they began collaborating on their rap music . they are now performing in shows in manila and are considering cutting an album .
in libiran ' s view , the tondo in
tribu
could represent any urban center in the philippines , a relatively poor country of more than 80 million people . in the cities , shanty towns are common , people live alongside open sewers , and women and children scrounge for food in garbage dumps . it is a dog - eat - dog world and an ideal breeding ground for crime and gangs .
director jim libiran was born and raised in tondo , where his initial fascination with street gangs began . while working as a highly respected television journalist , he produced a documentary involving youth gangs .
as a journalist , gangs were my obsession ,
he said in an interview . [ 5 ] after returning to school to study filmmaking , libiran drafted a script that would later evolve into tribu . [ 6 ]
what libiran ' s film does not explore is the authorities ' response to gangs and street crime . in many parts of the country , death squads roam the cities at night , hunting down suspected gang members , with tacit approval of the police . but the director has addressed this issue in his public appearances .
libiran ' s knowledge of the neighborhood enabled him to recruit six rival gangs to collaborate together for the film , promoting it as a tool for
conflict resolution
and to foster peace between the gangs . [ 5 ] his style of filmmaking involved working with local communities in order to establish lasting effects after the film ' s release . [ 7 ] he often had to deal with the fact that some of his cast members were being pursued by rival gangs or the police , and production was occasionally interrupted by incarcerations or shootings . several members showed up at the acting workshop held by libiran armed with weapons . [ 5 ]
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snub : will smith , “concussion” smith stretched — and adopted a nigerian accent — to play dr . bennet omalu , who discovered a link between nfl players and permanent brain trauma . although he hosted many academy q & as to support the sony pictures release , the lukewarm reviews for the film may have hurt him .
hollywood domino & bovet 1822 pre - oscar gala & tournament where : sunset tower hotel , 8 p . m . who’s expected : the competitive host committee includes patricia arquette , adrien brody , kevin jonas , maria bello and gina rodriguez . why you don’t want to miss it : enjoy caribbean beats by pirulo y la tribu and xxiv karat champagne while watching celebs battle it out in the eighth annual domino match to benefit haiti through artists for peace and justice .
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some turkish critics ( male , of course ) have objected to
mustang ' s
portrayal of modern provincial turkey , and to erguven ' s depiction of muslim men as unbending authority figures . i can ' t speak to the film ' s accuracy in that regard . besides , this is narrative fiction . and it ' s an efficient yet expansive feature debut .
snub : michael b . jordan , “creed” at 28 , michael b . jordan is one of hollywood’s most promising young stars . the academy overlooked his breakthrough role in 2013’s “fruitvale station , ” and also didn’t give him any love for “creed , ” despite the film’s $ 105 million box office take and an impressive physical transformation to play a professional boxer in the “rocky” reboot .
oscar celebrates : animated features where : samuel goldwyn theater at the academy , 7 : 30 p . m . who’s expected : hosts chris buck and jennifer lee , who shared an oscar for animated feature film “frozen” why you don’t want to miss it : learn the tricks of the animation trade as this year’s nominees discuss how their films were made and show clips that illustrate their inventive techniques .
american black film institute’s academy awards post - gala where : metropolitan nightclub who’s expected : hot new representatives of young black hollywood as well as past oscar legends why you don’t want to miss it : boasting a “vivre en noire” theme , abfi’s annual academy awards afterparty — and guests john legend , angela bassett and lupita nyong’o — will celebrate and promulgate the cinematic legacy of african - american films .
ok ! magazine’s pre - oscar event where : the argyle hollywood , 7 : 30 p . m . who’s expected : ellan coltrane ( “boyhood” ) , ben reed ( “american sniper” ) , haviland stillwell ( “selma” ) , maddalena ischiale ( “unbroken” ) and more why you don’t want to miss it : the celebrity weekly hosts its annual oscar kickoff with help from hot young film and television talent .
snub : kristen stewart , “clouds of sils maria” the critically acclaimed role from the “twilight” star made her the first american actress to take home the cesar award ( the french equivalent of the oscar ) , and nabbed her a new york film critics circle prize . but in the end , not enough oscar voters saw this small drama directed by olivier assayas that premiered at cannes nearly two years ago .
sanjay leela bhansali’s black , generously lifted from the hollywood film the miracle worker , is a celluloid exploration of the real - life relationship of hellen keller and her mentor - teacher - and - guide anne sullivan , transformed in the film into the relationship between michelle mcnally ( rani mukherjee ) and her teacher , the ageing , frustrated , once - alcoholic debraj sahai ( amitabh bachchan . ) the film is set against the backdrop of an anglo - indian family , the mcnallys , covering a 50 - year span opening in the 1950s . michelle is the severely handicapped elder daughter of the mcnallys who could belong to any extremely westernised indian family in the country . their very affluence overshadows their ethnic roots . the vast mansion in which the mcnallys live , the clothes they wear , the servants they employ , do not really represent the average anglo - indian family in the country . except for the extreme arrogance of the head , mr mcnally ( dhritiman chatterjee ) , there is nothing specifically ‘anglo - indian’ about them . the mcnallys may perhaps be of british origin who did not leave india after independence . they do not fit into the clich ` e9d celluloid stereotype of the indian christian character in indian cinema either .
oscar celebrates : documentaries where : samuel goldwyn theater at the academy , 7 : 30 p . m . who’s expected : hosts rob epstein and tabitha jackson , and avid documentarians why you don’t want to miss it : oscar - winning director epstein and sundance institute documentary program director jackson — along with a series of panelists — will have much to impart on the short and feature - length documentary film forms .
vanity fair & chrysler toast to richard linklater and “boyhood” where : cecconi’s west hollywood , 6 p . m . who’s expected : the oscar - nominated director and celebrated cast why you don’t want to miss it : ethan hawke , patricia arquette and crew , who’ve grown to be seasoned pros at doing the awards party circuit , will be relishing in oscar nominee - hood at this toast benefiting the austin film society .
making a film with gang members on their competing turfs meant libiran had to contend with the problem that some members of his cast were being hunted by rival gangs or the police . in fact , he said , production was interrupted every now and then by the news that one of his actors had been arrested or shot . during the acting workshop libiran held for the cast , several of them showed up with weapons .
nothing else in the film quite lives up to this knockout , visceral prologue . the catalyst for the main action is the murder of one totoy turat , from the sbt gang . the cops for want of a culprit , arbitrarily arrest memey , a member of thugz angels . both gangs blame the diablos . on the night of totoy ' s funeral , thugz angels supply sbt with ammo to mow down their common foe . the cycle of vendetta repeats itself .
in the opening sequence of the film , the 10 - year - old boy explains the genesis of the tribes . they exist , he says , because the children are poor . they are poor because they or their parents lack jobs . in tondo , the boy says , you have to be tough or you die . even a child needs to be tough . but in the hell that is tondo , he says , even a child can be god .
while
kubrador
is anchored by gina pareno ' s virtuoso performance and
blossoming
by its crowd - pleasing gay theme ,
tribe ' s
trump card is its live rap music . ad - libbed by the cast of real gangster rappers , each song is a unique voice articulating the rough - hewn vitality of their existence . hip - hop or freestyle , that ' s the film ' s true soul and protagonist , not the faceless , overexposed slum .
mercedes - benz and the african american film critics association’s viewing party where : four seasons los angeles at beverly hills , 5 p . m . who’s expected : cinema advocates from the aafca , and celebrity guests including david oyelowo , gina rodriguez , anthony anderson , lily allen , josh gad , kat graham and more . why you don’t want to miss it : don “oscar chic” attire and enjoy the awards show from this lavish hotel in the company of a diverse group of stars and execs .
16th annual children uniting nations awards celebration and viewing dinner where : the storied jack warner estate in beverly hills , 5 p . m . who’s expected : a star - studded list of film , sports and entertainment leaders why you don’t want to miss it : this viewing , dinner and after - party gala has congregated foster child benefactors from halle berry to mike tyson to prince , in years past . ( for tickets , call 818 - 905 - 9831 or email cunevent @ aol . com )
reception in honor of the german oscar nominees where : villa aurora in pacific palisades , 11 a . m . who’s expected : the consulate general of the federal republic of germany , teuton filmmakers , and german oscar nominees and other international film greats why you don’t want to miss it : from the picturesque garden of this historic landmark estate ( former home to novelist - playwright lion feuchtwanger ) , prized filmmakers like wim wenders and the teams behind “citizenfour” and “the grand budapest hotel” will be honored by their own .
canada stars in awards season where : four seasons los angeles at beverly hills , 5 p . m . who’s expected : the consulate general of canada ; select canadian screen awards nominees ; and canadian oscar nominees including craig mann ( best sound mixing for “whiplash” ) and chris williams ( best animated feature film for “big hero 6” ) why you don’t want to miss it : telefilm canada , the academy of canadian cinema & television and the consul general of canada celebrate awards season with cocktails , camaraderie and goodies by skin guru .
it is also quite touching to see how an older brother would be so thoughtful and bring home little treats like “chicken de pagpag” to his younger siblings . chicken de pagpag is actually discarded chicken parts collected in the trash bins of fast food centers , with the dirt dusted off ( which is why it’s called pagpag ) , washed and refried . while there are sanitary issues here , the point being driven in the film is that even the tough guys of tondo can also be quite sweet , thoughtful and caring to family members .
today icon mann industry panels where : l . a . sag - aftra office , 11 a . m . who’s expected : moderators david p . white of sag - aftra and the black list founder franklin leonard , plus panelists david oyelowo , robi reed , charles king and jeremy kleiner why you don’t want to miss it : industry vets will examine the evolution of black male characters throughout film history and how black actors are valued across international markets at this panel discussion presented by variety , sag - afra and the black list .
, where it arrives having made an appearance at critics’ week in cannes . it is perhaps open to charges of gimmickry , but surely no one could deny its fascination . i can’t stop thinking about it . this is a grimly compelling , explicit and violent film which is also a silent movie . it is set in a crumbling state boarding school for deaf adolescents in kiev , ukraine : a new student ( grigoriy fesenko ) shows up and from his very first day he is inducted into a secret world of teenage gangs and crime .
the point , i think , is that their silence underscores their alienation from us . they are a different tribe : outside the law , below the salt . and their silence has something to do with the criminal code of omerta : you don’t talk . like any group that is isolated and treated as basically inferior , the students here have been left to incubate their own microbes of violence and pain . it is a bleak but simple picture – at times it looks like slaboshpytskiy draws on samuel beckett or peter brook to create a universal language of anxiety . what an intriguing film .
manunuri ng pelikulang pilipino pointed out the gritty portrayal of the tondo district in the film :
[ libiran ' s ] tondo reeks of the true effluent of human sewage , pulsing with the din and blare of its noise and confusion , to the howl of animals led to their slaughter in vitas [ . . . ] gangs foster fellowship though the brutality of hazing and the camaraderie of drinking sessions . they celebrate life in and out of season , even as they seem bent on a bloodbath for the killing season . there’s no let - up to life and passion .
[ 11 ]
snub : jacob tremblay , “room” “room” performed surprisingly well — with nominations for best picture , best director ( lenny abrahamson ) and best actress ( brie larson ) — but it’s hard to understand how the academy failed to recognize the film’s central performance by astonishing newcomer jacob tremblay . the decision by a24 to campaign him in best supporting actor , although he appears in almost every scene , may have confused voters . if he had been nominated as best actor , he would have been the youngest actor ever to appear in the category — tying jackie cooper ( 1931’s “skippy” ) — at age 9 .
director jim libiran , who won best feature at the third cinemalaya film festival for this debut , participated in scriptwriter
bing
lao ' s real time writing workshop , also attended by some crew members of the above - mentioned films .
bing
decrees that indie films should depict
reality
in the philippines ( if poverty is pervasive , so be it ) , in a condensed but virtual time - frame , and make the location or milieu ( not the cast ) the main character . that ' s why these gritty , slum - centric dv films employing grassroots nonpros all look the same - - poverty cannot afford any makeovers .
but all the rows and confrontations are conducted in sign language , and this is what accompanies the fistfights – there are no subtitles , no intertitles , no explanations . and there is no orchestral soundtrack or incidental music . the whole thing happens in eerie quiet , as if on another planet : it is like a nature documentary with the sound turned down . the film unfolds to the continuous accompaniment of shoes squeaking and shuffling on lino floors , in squalid institutional dorm corridors where the doors open outward , like animal cages . there are inchoate non - verbal whispers , or grunts and gasps of anger and pain . i couldn’t help remembering the quotation attributed to nietzsche about dancers being thought insane by those who can’t hear the music .
the film begins with a slideshow narrated by ebet , a ten year old boy who resides in the tondo district of manila . he describes the poverty and crime in the city and explains how children have an opportunity to make a name for themselves in such an environment . after witnessing his mother having sex with a man during the lakbayaw festival , he leaves the house and follows three adolescents : memey and brothers pongke and dennis . dennis expresses his desire to join the thugz angels , a gang centered around freestyle rapping , but is warned by his brother , who is concerned for his safety . while out tagging graffiti later that night , the gang comes across totoy turat , a member of the sacred brown tribe who had been murdered on the street . plainclothes police officers promptly arrive and arrest memey while the rest of the gang flees , believing him to be responsible for the murder .
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leo ( abalos ) belongs to a poor family . because he did not finish his studies , his only option is to work as a contractual worker in various establishments . in one job , he met a high - spirited girl named tanya ( feleo ) with whom he got . . .
in the small ivatan village of chavayan in sabtang , batanes , the townsfolk gather before sunrise to perform the paypatawen ritual to open the fishing season . a pig is sacrificed in order to please the spirits to guarantee an abundant catch . . . .
world - weary tondo throbs to the beat of hip - hop and freestyle ‘gangsta’ rap and to the scents and sensations of drugs and sex and violence . we witness this crepuscular underworld through the eyes of ten - year - old ebet . we follow him as he . . .
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winner of this year ' s cinemalaya top award and bound for a solid festival career around the world , jim libiran ' s vibrant debut goes back to the manila slums , which have become lately the favourite spot for cinema in the philippines . thispowerful but downbeat portrait of a world ruled by the vicious circle of poverty and crime , focuses on its main victims , the young generation , angrily self - destructing itself out of sheer desperation .
moving to the hip - hop beat which pumps its way through the entire picture and establishes its pace , libiran is less concerned with itscore plot and far more with the climate in which such a story is not only possible but very probable .
gangs of kids in their early teens battle other gangs of similar age , while their harassed parents are impotent to do anything about it , except watch and weep .
tribe is shot with a handheld dv camera and rudimentary lighting , which helps create a lively , spontaneous feeling of action . the intense cast seem entirely oblivious of the camera looking down their throat and go about their business as usual .
it is told through the eyes of ebet , a 10 - year - old from the derelict tondo neighbourhood , a warren of dilapidated lodgings separated by narrow streets inhabited almost as much as the houses themselves .
libiran ' s camera chases one character down a filth alley to his home , squirms its way in , spends some time with the family , then comes out again to follow another character that was met on the way , and so on .
the relentless rap beat on the soundtrack never lets off except when it is covered by for the shrill cacophony of people speaking , all of them , at the same time .
the picture wastes no time rubbing the viewers ' nose into the tondo slime .
little ebet ( karl eigger balingit ) , whose mother fornicates with a vengeanceevery night with a variety of partners , goes out in the late hours to join what he considers his real family , a gang of teenagers calling itself thugz angels .
he watches them use drugs and indulge freely in sex , witnesses the brutal initiation rites to which novices are submitted and follows them when the body the dead boy is found and one of the angels is unjustlyarrested .
from ebet , the focus of attention moves to makoy ( o . g . sancred ) , the teenage son of a slaughterhouse worker , who may act the dutiful son at home , carry water from the well ( for there is no running water in tondo ) and calming his parents ' fear for his safety , but once outside , he reverts to his role as gang leader and sets out to settle his accounts with a rival gang , the demons , who were most likely responsible for the murder .
libiran and his editor , lawrence s . ang , tie together his restless camerawork into one seamless fluid continuity , sucking the audience into this strange and often senseless vortex where religious passion rubs elbows naturally with blatant promiscuity .
respect for the family goes together with disrespect for human life , where sex , drugs , violence , crime and death are accepted at any age without qualm as inevitable .
the fuzzy quality of dv night shots , of which there are plenty , addsto the atmosphere . and no professional actor could match the authenticity of the performances , most of them by people libiran found in tondo itself .
theaccusing finger is pointed only atthe state of things as they are in tondo , where , to quote ebet ' s voice - over narrative ' people are bums because they are poor ' .
in most cases , he manages to find something affecting in almost of all the characters rushing through the picture and even to introduce here and there , moments of levity .
true , libiran isn ' t the first to reveal the terrible face of the manila slums , but that does not detract one bit from his achievement . sadly enough , however , it most probably isn ' t going to change the face of the slums , either .
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tribe
ferries us into the stygian slum of tondo through the voice of a child , ebet .
only the tough survive . . . . here , a child can be a badass ,
he asserts . he gives us a guided tour with a gang initiation rite as bonus . a boy not even in his teens is blindfolded and thwacked with a wooden plank while muttering
i love thugz angels
between clenched teeth . a girl not much older is given the option of consensual beating or nonconsensual sex .
tribe
has been compared with
city of god ,
for want of a transatlantic equivalent . yet while the latter ' s superior aesthetic and technical prowess borders on stylistic ostentation ,
tribe ' s
threadbare production values offer cinematography of mostly nocturnal shots on a shaky handheld in alternating flashes of monochrome and harsh dayglo colors . while
city of god
has a unified character - driven center ,
tribe
scours its location like a greedy scavenger , giving as much prominence to sweaty sex or a squabble over electric bills as to the slack buildup to the clumsily choreographed turf war .
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libiran presents tondo’s seemingly innate violence in the context of inner - city gangs that raise their industrial pipes and flick their switchblades and go on a tribal - war rampage as easily as they rap or wax poetic about their city , their personal aspirations and frustrations , like the minstrels of more bucolic , less violent times .
libiran thoroughly knows his geography . his tondo reeks of the true effluent of human sewage , pulsing with the din and blare of its noise and confusion , to the howl of animals led to their slaughter in vitas . but amid the racket are also humanity and tenderness , as shown by the warm interaction during family dinners of the gang members .
this is tondo in all its singeing but lyrical heights , in all its ballast and flare . housewives pounce on a meralco inspector , who uses binoculars to read the meters perched on extraordinary heights beyond human tampering , to protest high power rates . gangs foster fellowship though the brutality of hazing and the camaraderie of drinking sessions . they celebrate life in and out of season , even as they seem bent on a bloodbath for the killing season . there’s no let - up to life and passion .
but alas , their passion is inexorably a bloodlust . even when they take part in the pagan revelry that characterizes the feast of the santo nino , a celebration of the child jesus in his infancy and budding promise , the gangs can’t help but be drawn to crucifying one another in the golgotha of the streets , snuffing out one another’s lives with one whack of machetes and ice - picks , one angry eruption of their improvised shotguns . for all of their death wish , one wonders how they could have reached their young adulthood at all . or why they have to reach this far only for them to cut each other to pieces .
libiran seems to imply that even if they’re hell - bent on gory deaths , these gangs have the fire of art and poetry—their rap - verses not only scorching protest songs of the inhumanity of their condition , but also assays at creation that are some sort of a reverse affirmation of life . much like the old vendor of “pagpag , ” leftover fried chicken scavenged from the garbage dump that’s dusted off ( “pagpag” literally means to dust off the dirt ) for another frying and selling ; he recites grand verses to sell his recycled goods—his poetic lines endowing his dumped and dead chicken with new life .


district 9 is a 2009 science fiction film directed by neill blomkamp , written by blomkamp and terri tatchell , and produced by peter jackson and carolynne cunningham .

it is a co-production of new zealand , the united states , and south africa .

the film stars sharlto copley , jason cope , and david james , and was adapted from blomkamp 's 2006 short film alive in joburg .

the film is mostly presented in a found footage format by featuring fictional interviews , news footage , and video from surveillance cameras .

the story , which explores themes of humanity , xenophobia , and social segregation , begins in an alternate 1982 , when an alien ship appears over johannesburg , south africa .

when a population of sick and malnourished insect-like aliens is found aboard the ship , the south african government confines them to an internment camp called district 9 .

years later , during the government 's relocation of the aliens to another camp , one of the confined aliens named christopher johnson tries to escape with his son and return home , crossing paths with a bureaucrat named wikus van der merwe .

the title and premise of district 9 were inspired by events in district six , cape town , during the apartheid era .

a viral marketing campaign for the film began in 2008 at san diego comic-con , while the theatrical trailer debuted in july 2009 .

district 9 was released by tristar pictures on august 14 , 2009 , in north america and became a financial success , earning over $ 210 million at the box office .

it also received acclaim from critics , who praised the film 's direction , performances , themes , and story , and garnered numerous awards and nominations , including four academy award nominations for best picture , best adapted screenplay , best visual effects , and best film editing .

district 9

nnedi ' s wahala zone blog : my response to district 419…i mean district 9 . ; - )
9 ) who built the slums in district 9 right over where the command module fell ? very convenient .
district 9 essays are academic essays for citation . these papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of district 9 , directed by neill blomkamp .
the wonder is that despite its obvious roots , district 9 feels staggeringly original .
avc : so district 9 is a warning about a lot more than apartheid .
district 9 was very loosely secured by mnu . this was exemplified in the movie by prawns able to sneak out of district 9 although they were prohibited and wiku ' s easily sneaking into district 9 when he was a fugitive on the run .
pmea district 9 now has the capabilities for family and . . . [ more ]
a scene from
district 9 ,
in which an alien spacecraft stalls over johannesburg .
sexton , timothy .
district 9 themes
. gradesaver , 26 april 2017 web .
welcome to the pmea district 9 webpage . here you will . . . [ more ]
16 . see , for example , the discussion goups on facebook : ‘nigerians offended by district 9’ ( urltoken ) ; or ‘district 9 hates nigerians’ ( urltoken ) . [ ↑ ]
, a head operative of the m . n . u . in charge of relocating the aliens from district 9 to district 10 . as
district 9 is almost wholly unique this year in combining fantastic action with thoughtful , narrative filmmaking .
john courage was elected to san antonio ' s city council for district 9 in june 2017 .
pmea district 9 is comprised of the lackawanna , luzerne , wayne , wyoming , and susquehanna counties of northeastern pennsylvania . pennsylvania music educators association district 9 copryright © 2014 . all rights reserved .
with the headline : ‘district 9’ and its space aliens are no . 1 at box office .
20 . daniel magaziner , hollywoodland : district 9 and the ‘old’ south africa . [ ↑ ]
the squatters of chiawelo share the district 9 limelight with another group on the bottom rung of society .
watching district 9 , i could feel my mind splitting into different tracks of internal dialogue and reaction .
but blomkamp has made district 10 . district 10 is in the sky , and it is called elysium…
glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at district council 9 ny iupat , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the district council 9 ny iupat company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at district council 9 ny iupat .
if you want to answer the questions ,
who starred in the movie district 9 ?
and
what is the full cast list of district 9 ?
then this page has got you covered .
looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing district 9 near you .
this cast list of who was in district 9 includes both lead and minor roles . ( 15 items )
my point being is that district 9 speaks very much to a current as well as a historical sa .
reblogged this on mrankings and commented : review of district 9 , ranked as the best movie of 2009 .
watch the full video above for more fascinating details on how blomkamp and crew injected realism into district 9 .
what the sci - fi action flick district 9 lacks in famous faces it makes up for with sheer imagination .
sharlto copley , left , star of
district 9 ,
with neill blomkamp , director of the film .
weta workshop’s greg broadmore , who worked as a designer on district 9 , explained the social tensions brewing in johannesburg .
mueller , matt .
neill blomkamp talks district 9 — rt interview
, rotten tomatoes , 3 september 2009 .
my former grad supervisor ' s brother is a partner in the vancouver - based company that did district 9 vfx .
sharlto copley in district 9 ,  an adventure about townships for extraterrestrials , by the south african director neill blomkamp .
i applied online . i interviewed at district council 9 ny iupat ( new york , ny ) in august 2015 .
the viral marketing campaign for the sci - fi thriller ' district 9 ' is having the intended response , sony says .
district 9 is a bracing mix of scare - fi and politics . it ' s also this summer ' s coolest fantasy
district 9 kept me riveted from start to finish … and the understated acting of the locals i found fresh and exhilarating .
1 ) riaad moosa reckons its just a matter of time before we get the musical district 9 directed by david kramer .
martin modern is a 99 - year - leasehold condominium being developed in the affluent district 9 , close to robertson quay .
“district 9” benefited from skilled filmmaking — reviews were overwhelmingly positive — but had no stars ( at least on screen ) .
went to blomkamp and offered him $ 30 million to make whatever he wanted . the result was district 9 ( 2009 ) .
blikkiesdoprp housingdisaster has become cape flats ' own . . . district 9 in the daily voice , south africa , 3 october 2009
district 9 cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of district 9 actors includes any district 9 actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each district 9 actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of district 9 have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
the question and answer section for district 9 is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .
i have held off on seeing district 9 . too much hype . and i’ve never been big on sci - fi movies .
pmea district 9 now has the capabilities for family and friends of festival participants to obtain tickets to pmea district 9 festivals . you can purchase the tickets through booktix . com . just follow the link below to purchase your tickets . urltoken . . . read more
inside the incredible visual effects of district 9 with some of the talented vancouver film school graduates responsible for creating them . the acclaimed district 9 was directed by vfs 3d animation & visual effects grad neill blomkamp , co - written by writing for film & television grad terri tatchell , and featured the visual effects talent of 40 vfs alumni . find out more about district 9 ' s vfs connections at urltoken
1 . see , for example , ‘ nigerians offended by district 9 ’ and ‘ district 9 hates nigerians ’ . the e - symposium , initiated by ‘the zeleza post . informed news and commentary on the pan african world’ can be found here . [ ↑ ]
caltrans district 9 encompasses the central - east portion of the state with its headquarters in bishop . the district is responsible for all of the state highway systems in inyo , mono and eastern kern counties .
avc : district 9 doesn’t exactly set up a sequel , but there’s certainly room for one . do you have any interest in that ?
sharlto copley , mandla gaduka and kenneth nkosi star in tristar pictures ' sci - fi thriller ' district 9 . ' ( tristar pictures )
district 9 ‘s references to apartheid are obvious , from the title echoing district six onwards . the signs declaring certain spaces “for humans only” are clever—as well as a key part of the film’s highly successful marketing campaign .
after the district 9 roundtable and a one - on - one with director neill blomkamp , we found out a lot about what went on behind the scenes while making the alien feature . and some of the district 9 fact we uncovered may shock you , all quotes are from blomkamp :
so whilst my daughter and friends sat through the quite adult story underpinning pixar’s latest animated gem ‘up” … last night i sat through district 9 .
with it currently unknown how far blomkamp is on any potential sequel to district 9 it’s unknown when a sequel could be expected to hit theaters .
an internet backlash is under way with an online petition and a facebook group ,
district 9 hates nigerians
, accusing the film of xenophobia .
in district 9 , a crippled alien ship is stranded in south africa , and its extraterrestrial occupants become unwanted refugees . photo : courtesy of sony pictures
nigeriaâ€™s government may have moved to stop cinemas acrossthe country from showing theâ controversial science fiction film , district 9 , which it says denigrates the countryâ€™s image .
extraterrestrials invaded the hearts , minds and wallets of earthbound movie fans over the weekend , making
district 9
the top winner at the box office .
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if you haven’t heard of district 9 yet , the marketing team behind tristar pictures is doing their best to inform you in some unique ways . similar to the cloverfield viral marketing campaign , district 9’s official site is supposedly run by multi - national united , a fake company that will be featured in the film .
an alien mothership hovers over johannesburg , south africa , in
district 9 ,
a science - fiction thriller that deals with displacement and reflections on apartheid .
district 9 study guide contains a biography of director neill blomkamp , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .
district 9 , directed by neill blomkamp , is an upcoming sci - fi flick that takes place in johannesburg , south africa . produced by peter jackson of the
there are several references to district 9 in blomkamp ' s film , chappie , which is filmed in the same area and features blomkamp ' s childhood home .
with his previously planned fifth installment of the alien franchise now dead , director neill blomkamp is officially returning to the world of his biggest hit — district 9 .
goodbye mayfair , hello paradise heights - our all new ‘redeveloped’ district . . .
district 9 , which was screened recently at the silverbird cinemas , portrayed nigerians as people embedded with all kinds of vices , ranging from criminality to prostitution and voodooism .
the authors want to thank max annas , laura dowson and ross truscott for comments on earlier versions of this paper . featured district 9 image : daniel y . go
few people going to see district 9 are going for the music , but the district 9 score from clinton shorter , and the six songs featured in the movie , are of note as well . the soundtrack features two songs from bonginkosi dlamini ( aka zola ) , as well as music from linda mkhize , molemi and zulu mobb .
anticipation for a follow - up film has been high since district - 9 was released , and it seems fair to say it’s going to be a big deal when it finally arrives . with it currently unknown how far blomkamp is on any potential sequel to district 9 , it’s unknown when a sequel could be expected to hit theaters .
neill blomkamp ' s
ridiculous
district 9 is fresh proof that filmmakers just can ' t handle racial issues , said armond white in new york press . the movie
idiotically combines sci - fi wonderment with the inane ' realism ' of a mockumentary
to show how south africa forces visiting extraterrestrials to live as second - class citizens . but with its relentless reliance on old racial stereotypes , district 9
represents the sloppiest and dopiest pop cinema
imaginable . ( watch the trailer for district 9 )
“really , what i wanted to do was just mix science fiction with africa , and that’s what district 9 is , ” blomkamp told urltoken in an interview during last month’s comic - con international in san diego . see the full interview , in which blomkamp and district 9 star sharlto copley reveal more about the making of the film , below .
region 9 economic development district of sw colorado , inc . is a non - profit , 501 ( c ) 6 public / private partnership that promotes and coordinates economic development efforts throughout southwest colorado . incorporated in 1989 , region 9 is led by a board of directors comprised of representatives from the 17 local governmental jurisdictions and 9 from the private sector .
this poster shows one of the most common signs that are seen throughout the move district 9 . it also gives you a view of the slums that the aliens live it .
district 9 , the new movie about insectlike aliens stranded in south africa , pulls off its fantastic premise through a clever mix of documentary - style cinematography and convincing visual effects .
the reason why district 9 looked so good is because they knew what their budget was , and they planned ahead to set limits and make the most from what they had .
with his previously planned fifth installment of the alien franchise now dead , director neill blomkamp is officially returning to the world of his biggest hit — district 9 . in an interview to discuss his new studio , oats studios , which will serve as an outlet for some of his ideas , blomkamp revealed plans to return to the world of district 9 .
you don ' t feel bamboozled , fooled , or patronized by district 9 , as you did by most of the summer blockbusters . you feel winded , shaken , and shamed .
even making allowances for the fact that [ district 9 ] is a fable , with strong elements of satire and allegory , the one - dimensionality of the nigerian characters is striking .
in this sense , district 9 is very like , for example , bamboozled or the believer – two other movies that also deal with this kind of critique of racism through inversion .
sean de waal said in the m & g : “district 9’s references to apartheid are obvious , from the title echoing district six onwards . the signs declaring certain spaces “for humans only” are clever — as well as a key part of the film’s highly successful marketing campaign .
asked whether or not the director plans to use his studio to release a few shorts teasing potential projects that would tie - in to district 9 , elysium , or chappie , blomkamp revealed that that’d probably be a no because of the studios that own the films . however , he did tease a project set in the same world of the critically acclaimed district 9 .
in may , the district held a community discussion to heighten awareness about the opioid crisis .
the reason why district 9 looked so good is because they knew what their budget was , and they planned ahead to set limits and make the most from what they had .
neill blomkamp burst onto the scene in 2009 with the hit sci - fi film district 9 , which was set in his home country of south africa , about an extraterrestrial race living in a ghetto . there are many twists and turns throughout the story , but the film ends with a major cliffhanger and ( spoiler ! ) district 9 being demolished , the government then moving the aliens to a much larger district 10 ( the obvious title for a potential sequel ) .
these 9 students received perfect attendance awards for coming to school all 180 days ! . . .
science fiction . refugee aliens living in slum conditions on earth in an enclosed area in south africa known as district 9 , begin to fight back . when his dna mutates after a strange virus , wikus van de merwe finds himself being hunted down as this change means he can access the superior technology of alien weaponry . the only place he can hide out is district 9 .
in an interview with the verge to discuss his new studio , oats studios , which will serve as an outlet for some of his ideas , blomkamp revealed plans to return to the world of district 9 . asked whether or not the director plans to use his studio to release a few shorts teasing potential projects that would tie - into district 9 , elysium , or chappie , blomkamp revealed that that’d probably be a no because of the studios that own the films . however , he did tease a project set in the same world of the critically acclaimed district 9 .
district 9 is set within this sort of backdrop , but it isn’t an overtly political film . copley , the actor who plays lead character wikus , says it’s possible to miss the allegory .
district 9 director neill blomkamp has confirmed that a sequel to the acclaimed sci - fi film is in the works – but there’s the small matter of completing work on several other projects first .
the south african government in district 9 quarantines aliens ( called
non - humans
) in a small , decrepit area of johannesburg in an effort to disarm tensions . photo : david bloomer
entries are judged by a panel of experts who are not current advancement professionals in district iv .
many nigerians also accused district 9 of being xenophobic . online petitions and facebook groups were started called
district 9 hates nigerians
. hakeem kae - kazim , a british born nigerian actor also criticized the portrayal of nigerians in the film telling the beeld newspaper africa is a beautiful place and the problems it does have can not be shown by such a small group of people . [ 52 ]
avc : you seem to have a dim view of humanity . the people in district 9 are almost exclusively violent , selfish , barbaric , and consciously sadistic . is there hope for the species ?
as a south african who lives very close to district 9 i will tell you that there is no cgi involved . its all real . we have to live with those filthy prawns every day .
this was my first exposure to kwaito – post apartheid hip hop known for strong sociological messages – but hearing it , and understanding its roots , the music is a perfect match for district 9 .
district 9 ' s
stealth campaign , however , has already accomplished what a wildly diverse array of virals unleashed on an unsuspecting public this year could not - - stand out from the pack .
your background is in short films , like the one that inspired district 9 . you also released your concept artwork for alien 5 online . would you say that those two things helped inspire oats studios ?
greg broadmore , designer at new zealand effects company weta workshop , said that sense of alien vérité extended to crafting district 9 ‘s prop weapons , costumes and the 10 - foot - tall extraterrestrials themselves .
‘district 9 , ’ which has been read by most critics as an allegory of apartheid ( parallels have been drawn to forced removals from the real - life district six in cape town during the 70s ) , might be more profitably viewed through the lens of ongoing anti - foreigner sentiment in south africa .
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if you’re familiar with how district 9 came to be , it started as a short called alive in joburg . that’s the kind of experimental magic that they’re trying to conjure at oats studio , but also to dive into horror / science fiction / fantasy films that are also political–like elysium and district 9 –and some that are also apolitical . but oats studio is not the only thing that blomkamp is trying to lift off the ground . when asked by the verge on whether or not he’d use oats studio as a workshop for tie - ins to his previous films , district 9 , elysium , or chappie , blomkamp answered :
consider district 9 to be the anti– g . i . joe ( a movie that i saw , unfortunately—i truly wish with all my heart i could somehow go back in time and get those two hours of my life back ) . district 9 was made on a relatively lean budget ( $ 30 million ) , with no well - known actors and a 29 - year - old director named neill blomkamp ( who ? exactly . ) and yet , district 9 is the most exciting science fiction movie to come along in ages ; definitely the most thrilling film of the summer ; and quite possibly the best film i’ve seen all year .
in a few short months , neill blomkamp will release his follow - up to district 9 with the science fiction allegory elysium . since elysium was supposed to be a release for march 2013 , blomkamp has already moved on to his next project chappie . while we have no idea what blomkamp will have in store for audiences with elysium , many still wonder if he’ll ever make a sequel to his directorial debut , district 9 .
the district 9 alien homes were actually shot in a recently evacuated area of impoverished housing . the homes you see the aliens getting evicted from were homes that humans had recently been kicked out of , for real .
thank you ! i took an anthropology class focusing on the biological rather than the cultural aspects . so when i re - watch district 9 , a lot of the lecture resonated within the film . thanks again !
the a . v . club : the ad campaign for district 9 has been unusually secretive in terms of not giving away the plot or the real tone of the movie . were you involved in that choice ?
the film is about alien refugees who set up home in a south african shanty town called district nine .
district board meetings are held at the large conference room in the district office located at 984 old mill run . audio recordings of board meetings , workshops or public hearings are available for purchase per florida statute 119 . 07 through the district clerk for $ 1 . 00 per cd requested . residents may also arrange to listen to audio recordings at the district office . please call 352 - 751 - 3939 for requests or information .
in 2016 , the final land owner seat will transition to a qualified elector seat . from that point moving forward , all supervisors in district no . 9 will be elected by ' qualified electors ' ( registered voters ) residing in the district . they are elected on a non - partisan basis on the general election ballot .
no word on when we could see a district 9 sequel on the horizon , but that film did leave us with a bit of a cliffhanger and more than a few science fiction fans would be interested to see a district 10 . so it ' s encouraging to see that there ' s still life in that project .
while
district 9
does not have the built - in box - office appeal of behemoths like the
star trek
and
transformers
films , it does share their affection for loud noises and shiny objects . but
district 9 ,
by first - time director neill blomkamp , also has the cautionary plausibility more commonly associated with genre works of social commentary , like the less - is - more
moon .
filmmakers leave no stone unturned in promoting their movies , often venturing into new and innovative fronts to make people aware of their production . district 9 takes a step forward from the conventional movie promoting techniques on the internet .
in another film , we could be invited to treat this colonialist view critically , and weigh it against other evidence . in district 9 , though , it is a view that is extensively confirmed by what we see .
that was walsh ' s purview on district 9 : establishing the parameters for the project in terms of how the facility would approach vfx problems , and marrying those issues to finances . coming at the problems from a different angle was kaufman , whose big - picture experience before he signed on for district 9 included such vfx - heavy movies as the core and poseidon as well as invisible - fx projects like ocean ' s thirteen and leatherheads .
neill blomkamp’s district 9 was a sci - fi tour de force . after an alien ship arrives in johannesburg in 1982 , district 9 tells the story of wikus van de merwe - a mild - mannered bureaucrat who is in charge of dealing with the city’s alien occupants . a mixture of sci - fi and body horror , blomkamp’s breakout movie was a huge hit . but will he ever get around to the sequel he’s been promising us ?
in an interview with ign , neill blomkamp talked about how much he wants to make district 10 ( the would - be title for the district 9 sequel ) , but he’s currently busy getting elysium in theaters for august . blomkamp is also getting chappie together and he can only do so much in one day . blomkamp explained :
district 9 has too many gory vaporizations to qualify as a serious statement on race relations , but it does outclank transformers : revenge of the fallen by a wide margin , and you thrill to the cleanly cut action sequences .
at the start of that film , “district 9” ( which sony’s tristar pictures division will open on aug . 14 ) , an alien spacecraft stalls out in earth’s atmosphere , not over new york or washington but over johannesburg .
los angeles — the low - budget alien movie “district 9” was no . 1 at the weekend box office with an estimated $ 37 million in ticket sales , a stronger than expected result fueled by a quirky marketing campaign .
from the townships , living away from human beings . footage reveals that there are hate crimes against the aliens ( i . e . shooting riots and burning down the aliens’ homes ) . the film also depicts citizens segregating the humans from the aliens . by relocating the aliens from district 9 to district 10 , people hope the violence will
one interviewer actually asked blomkamp about the racial overtones of the nigerian characters , and he remarked rather matter - of - factly that many south african slums are in fact dominated by nigerian gangs as district 9 is in the film .
district 9 is , of course , the highly acclaimed modern cult classic 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by neill blomkamp , written by blomkamp and terri tatchell . the film stars sharlto copley , jason cope , and david james .
28 years ago , aliens landed in johannesburg , south africa . a powerful corporation known as multi - national united moves all the aliens into a concentration camp called district 9 . after years of protest from civilians , mnu finally decides to evict the aliens from district 9 and move them to a more controlled area , appropriately named district 10 . while overseeing these evictions , mnu officer wikus van de merwe encounters an alien named christopher johnson and finds an illegal lab in his shack . while snooping around , wikus is sprayed with a suspicious alien chemical that has nasty results . . . .
i was quite disappointed with ‘elysium’ because it was being touted as the new film by visionary director of ‘district 9’ but turned out to rip off practically every sci - fi film i’d ever seen , right down the ending being the exact ending to ‘armageddon’ . i still enjoyed it but i expected more from a “visionary director” . this was all before i’d seen ‘district 9’ at all . after seeing it , i’m even more disappointed with ‘elysium’ and what it could have been .
visual effects “avatar” — joe letteri , stephen rosenbaum , richard baneham and andrew r . jones “district 9” — dan kaufman , peter muyzers , robert habros and matt aitken “star trek” — roger guyett , russell earl , paul kavanagh and burt dalton
district 9 is a movie starring sharlto copley , david james , and jason cope . an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum - like conditions on earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology .
the marketing is not limited to cyberspace only . district 9 benches and bus - stops in los angeles are ‘humans only’ and a number to report ' non - humans ' is also provided which , when dialed , reaches multi national united .
that’s not the way culture works , nor the way that audiences work with culture . district 9 is the kind of film that’s good to think , not the kind of film that the representational posse should be chasing with torches and pitchforks .
from chapter 9 , toots & the maytals perform 54 - 46 , opening the lion ' s den on friday afternoon .
it’s often easy for south africans to imagine they live in an alternative reality . maybe that’s why district 9 , driven by the south african experience of its director , neill blomkamp , who lived here until his late teens , works so well .
i was reading about this a couple of days ago . i bookmarked it as it ticked all the buttons for me . . . let ' s see . got it . it was the urltoken website and the article for district 9 was urltoken
there ' s a lot more to district 9 than just exploding tesla guns . did you know one actor played all the aliens , plus some major scenes were improvised ? we list the top things you should know about the new alien epic .
south african ufo drama district 9 is one of the most anticipated films of the summer . but had it come out of hollywood – and to the attention of the us government – it might never have made it to the big screen in tact
blomkamp is good at mustering speedy action and posting grisly sight gags in the background , carnage always hovering comically at the edge of your vision . but i ' m not sure that district 9 entirely gets the earthling racism out of its own system .
pretty much every feature film that i ' ve done is not a straight piece of filmmaking . district 9 is entirely metaphor , allegory , and partially satire . elysium is satirical , and chappie is completely mental . it fits into its own genre .
anyway , that’s one way of interpreting what has happened in district 9 . as the film opens , the space ship is there . we are told by various commentators , in earnest documentary style , complete with talking heads , that we kind humans rescued the debilitated aliens from the space ship and quarantined them in a resettlement camp , known as district 9 , in soweto . now there are social problems to do with the aliens’ presence , so they have to be moved to a camp outside of town .
watching the film which is about alien refugees who set up home in a south african shanty town called district 9 , one cannot but submit that the science fiction film remains an extension of the frequentâ negative attack on the black nations by the western world .
district 9 is not a pretty movie . it doesn’t look pretty . its message isn’t pretty . it hurts the eyes to watch . in fact , district 9 is an outright ugly movie , but it is an ugly that is perfectly crafted and takes ugly to the heights of a new aesthetic . the screen is full of unflinchingly realistic ugly slums , banal ugly interiors of institutionalized spaces , and ugly people whose entire lives and bodies have been corrupted by the ugly greedy powers that dominate everything in the landscape .
can someone explain to me why there were alien weapons in district 9 , where did they come from and why there wasn ' t stricter enforcement of the nigerian camps ? they knew the nigerians had them , but didn ' t do anything about it .
great review andries , one of the best i’ve read . i wrote a premise for district 10 , check it out here :
producer peter jackson planned to produce a film adaptation based on the halo video game franchise with first - time director neill blomkamp . due to lack of financing , the halo adaptation was placed on hold . jackson and blomkamp discussed pursuing alternative projects and eventually chose to produce and direct , respectively , district 9 . blomkamp had previously directed commercials and short films , but district 9 was his first feature film . the director co - wrote the script with terri tatchell and chose to film in south africa , where he was born . [ 7 ] in district 9 , tatchell and blomkamp emulated the world explored in his short film
alive in joburg
, choosing characters , moments and concepts that they found interesting , and fleshing out these elements for the feature film . [ 8 ]
district 9 is a gritty , groundbreaking sci - fi thriller that highlights the sheer brilliance of peter jackson and neil blomkamp . from the stunning visuals to its emotionally gripping tale , the film keeps you on edge and provokes the graphic nature of survival . 5 / 5
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 .
district 9 existed because it was an allegory directly connected to apartheid . and just for argument ' s sake , look at something like alien . alien exist as an freudian exploration into this psycho - sexual nightmare , and playing on those elements inside the human mind .
with district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta , and make the film would be cool , but anything that preexists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we ' re trying here .
with district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta , and make the film would be cool , but anything that pre - exists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we’re trying here .
review : district 9 - a perspective from america it ' s very difficult not to have an opinion about district 9 so we thought we ' d write two , independently , from different sides of the globe . in this review we feature the perspective from a member of the audience for which the movie was created , america , although other nationalities are certainly welcome to read it and are encouraged to comment ( though they are also kindly asked to accept that the inadequacies of the film are an attempt to appeal to american audiences ) .
two images of the giant image that was painted on a wall in the meat packing district near west 14th street , new york .
we are pleased to present the 2018 accolades award winners . they were honored at the district ii conference in national harbor , md .
academic magnet high school ( amhs ) and charleston county school district are proud to accept a $ 100 , 000 grant . . .
i remember… stoning police vans ( only – our mothers travelled in buses ) , being beaten and thrown into jail for walking home from school – some other school’s kids violently disrupted classes and we had no choice but to leave , teargas ; it’s all in district 9 .
goldtooth creative produced several hologram shots for district 9 , farmed out to the newly formed studio by image engine . these included a shot of little christopher johnson looking at a hologram of his home planet system and the holograms and heads up displays shown inside the drop ship .
“with district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta , and make the film would be cool , but anything that pre - exists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we’re trying here . ”
filmed almost entirely on a giant south african rubbish dump , district 9 spins human trash into extraterrestrial gold . charging through a three - day story arc with end - of - the - world intensity , its characters dare us to quibble over their unpronounceable names and unintelligible accents .
i rewatched a bunch of district 9 recently after seeing elysium , and it actually seemed noticeably worse than i remember it being . the problem was mostly with the prawns and the battlemech at the end , they looked a lot more added - in than i remember them being .
on friday night detectives were examining a mass of cctv footage from the underground rail network , and from businesses around some district line stations .
the blu - ray disc and region 1 code widescreen edition of district 9 as well as the 2 - disc special edition version on dvd was released on december 22 , 2009 . [ 56 ] the dvd and blu - ray disc includes the documentary
the alien agenda : a filmmaker ' s log
and the special features
metamorphosis : the transformation of wikus
,
innovation : acting and improvisation
,
conception and design : creating the world of district 9
, and
alien generation : visual effects
. [ 57 ] the demo for the video game god of war iii featured in the 2009 electronic entertainment expo is also included with the blu - ray release of district 9 playable on the sony playstation 3 . [ 58 ] [ 59 ] the film is currently available on netflix
instant watch
feature .
this is what science fiction should be – using plausible science to illuminate aspects of the human condition . you make a great case for why district 9 is so good at this . it’s even better that its messages are wrapped up in breathless action sequences and an innovative mockumentary style !
the winner resoundingly . gloriously . district 9 took the crown at the weekend , leading the pack by a country mile , thanks to an excellent $ 37m ( £22 . 5m ) opening weekend , made all the more remarkable by the fact that the film has no known stars .
with district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta and make the film would be cool , but anything that preexists like that may not be the best fit for what we’re trying here ( at oats studio ) . “
reframing 9 / 11 : film , popular culture and the “war on terror” by jeff birkenstein , anna froula , karen randell ( eds . )
dear central unified community , the district has received a california public records act request from gv wire for the following records : 1 ) all emails and other documents from board members and district staff regarding discussions about the contract of superintendent mark sutton and his employment status and subsequent termination , between july 2017 through march 9 , 2018 . 2 ) any communications between trustees and staff with and / or about judee martinez and richard martinez . in the interest of full transparency , the district is publishing all disclosable public records responsive to the request here on the district ' s website . to facilitate your review , the records have been divided into 10 pdf files each with approximately 100 pages . please click the title above to access and review the records . if you have questions , please contact the district office . sincerely - kelly porterfield , interim superintendent
thank you for this . i have spent a couple of weeks trying to figure out what i could say about district 9 . you’ve said it all brilliantly . i just keep telling people that it is so much more than a science fiction movie and that they should go see it .
i’m not going to respond to this ( now ; perhaps later ) except to say this is the essay on district 9 i’ve been waiting for , and that it’s well past 2 a . m . but i had to read the whole thing and the comments through . thank you .
lloyd sixtyfive is a high - end development located in high - end district 9 , where it benefits from a quiet and peaceful area that is surrounded by a throng of convenience amenities , while being less than a 10 - minute walk from somerset mrt station and therefore , orchard road .
perhaps because of mr . blomkamp’s lack of directing experience and the film’s budget , hollywood saw “district 9” mostly as an also - ran , a little fan - boy picture that was overlooked as the pack focused on behemoths like “g . i . joe : the rise of cobra . ”
our heartfelt condolences goes to the family and all who have known this student ,
the school district said in a release on sunday .
district 9 is a sci - fi spectacle with a giant spaceship , stranded extraterrestrials and plenty of alien technology , but it’s also an allegory about segregation . it’s a subject director neill blomkamp ( pictured ) understands on a visceral level : he grew up in south africa during the apartheid era .
summer may be running on empty , but the sci - fi - themed trend at the box office shows no signs of abating . in fact ,
district 9
may be a case of saving the best for last - if
best
is a measure of vision and ingenuity .
as “district 9” is prepared for a worldwide release mr . blomkamp said he was unsure how certain portions of the film would be received in the united states , particularly a sequence in which mr . copley’s character is pursued by nigerian gangsters who want to cut off and eat his alien parts .
the humour makes a huge difference ; it gives district 9 a satiric edge that works a treat . it means we shouldn’t take this too seriously , or see the apartheid echoes as more than backdrop . wickus himself is a very funny character , an ordinary doos trapped in circumstances beyond his ken .
as the top post in this discussion pointed out , a lot of what helped them do the cgi in district 9 so cheaply were a number of stylistic choices meant to hide how cheap the cgi was . things like giving the aliens exoskeletons instead of soft skin and / or fur , shooting it shaky cam
documentary style
to add in motion blur , and many other tricks . basically , if you wanted all cgi heavy movies too look this good for this cheap , they would all have a similar look and feel as district 9 , and that could get very boring very quickly .
fans have been asking for a district 9 sequel ever since the movie released , so it ' s a wonder why district 10 hasn ' t happened yet . the film was a tremendous success , both critically ( earning a 90 % score on rotten tomatoes and four academy award nominations , including best picture ) and financially ( grossing $ 210 . 8 million on an estimated $ 30 million budget ) . blomkamp has previously said he has every intention of making district 10 , though he has to find the right time to do it . his last movie , chappie , released in 2015 ; he is now working on developing the long - awaited alien 5 . perhaps after his alien sequel releases , he ' ll consider making district 10 .
nigeria ' s government is asking cinemas to stop showing a science fiction film , district nine , that it says denigrates the country ' s image .
the director was quoted as saying ‘with district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta , and make the film would be cool , but anything that pre - exists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we’re trying here . ’
it is an honor to represent the residents of district 9 . i believe that our central broward community is at the beginning of a great renaissance . my vision for the future is to maintain and enhance the quality of life that attracts people to our community and supports a business friendly environment that encourages employers to bring jobs to the district while providing security and safety for our residents . the success of central broward regional park , the promise of the lauderhill performing arts center and the recent transformation of the cities within district 9 provides the nexus for economic development in the immediate future . in the long term , continued development of the sr - 441 corridor and re - development of our residential and business centers will move us forward in the future . more . . .
urltoken not only streams the movie ' s trailer ( which has been viewed 21 million times since may 1 , another indicator of robust viewer interest ) but also serves as a primer to the self - contained world of
district 9 ,
detailing security guidelines for humans and
non - humans .
the nigerians live in district 9 with the prawns , and sell cat food to them ( the prawns are cat food addicts ) in exchange for weapons . in addition , the nigerians run a prostitution ring ( renting out their women for sex with the aliens ) and occasionally murder prawns to use for juju .
“i very purposefully wanted all of district 9 to feel as real as possible , even though , you know , 50 percent of the film is presented in a cinematic way , ” director neill blomkamp told urltoken in a video interview . “the environment is 110 percent real . it’s pure , pure johannesburg . ”
district 9 ‘s creative team then inserted the movie’s giant cgi aliens into the live - action background , using creative camerawork to turn the movie into a persuasive piece of science fiction . a conscious decision not to put the special effects on a pedestal adds to the movie’s gritty , realistic feel , blomkamp said .
despite initially appearing powerless , the nigerians exert a tremendous amount of power over the aliens by controlling their weapons and food supply . these power struggles are an everyday reality in district 9 ' s slums , emulating the country ' s real - life problems during the same period in which the film is set .
alien nation thus provides an instructive counterpoint to district 9 . in the latter film , the alien - immigrants are a little further from human physiognomy ( especially , and importantly , when it comes to their faces ) and a lot further from sharing human desires . what is dramatized is not integration but its impossibility .