I absolutely love District 9 and I am really not sure why it took me 3 years to check out the short film on which D9 is based. Neill Blomkamp is either very talented or one of the best One-Trick-Ponies ever but it is clear that he was very passionate about this project.
Alive in Joburg is a very interesting little flick that features some impressive visuals considering the budget and very neat use of prosthetics, rather than CGI prawns.

There is not an awful lot to say about it as it's only 6 minutes long but I would definitely recommend checking it out.

I'm not sure why only the white folk weren't subtitled, I couldn't understand what the fuck they were saying either. Or was that the point?

A short film that works nicely as an introduction to the plot of District 9, but really does nothing to establish itself as a standalone film. Might be best if watched before District 9

An interesting sci-fi short by Neill Blomkamp -- who would later develop this original concept into the fantastic District 9. What I really love about this film is that - for once - the aliens choose somewhere else than the USA to land, the low-budget visuals, the convincing prosthetic aliens (rather than your usual CGI aliens), the documentary-style of filming (which makes it feel realistic) and the social commentary (Wikipedia: ''All of the interview statements which do not explicitly mention extraterrestrials were taken from authentic interviews with many South Africans who had been asked their opinions of Zimbabwean refugees''). Everything is just nicely put together during the 6 minute run time.

RACISTS!!!!

Jadni mali ugnjetovani ZOIDBERZI. :'-(

I dan danas izgleda dosta AUTENTIČNO, barem ukoliko zanemarimo onu uvodnu CGI scenu. Inače nema nikakve priče ni ničega, ali je kul prezentirana ideja i sve to.

A short film that works nicely as an introduction to the plot of District 9, but really does nothing to establish itself as a standalone film. Might be best if watched before District 9

In of itself not a master piece but you can really see the start of what became District 9. I think it would have been better to see it before the greatness that is District 9 as that detracted from me a little bit.

Still worth seeing

An interesting sci-fi short by Neill Blomkamp -- who would later develop this original concept into the fantastic District 9. What I really love about this film is that - for once - the aliens choose somewhere else than the USA to land, the low-budget visuals, the convincing prosthetic aliens (rather than your usual CGI aliens), the documentary-style of filming (which makes it feel realistic) and the social commentary (Wikipedia: ''All of the interview statements which do not explicitly mention extraterrestrials were taken from authentic interviews with many South Africans who had been asked their opinions of Zimbabwean refugees''). Everything is just nicely put together during the 6 minute run time.

Watching some shorts inspired by this list: letterboxd.com/lordcookie/list/short-films-that-became-features/

Really liked this one and it made me want to watch district 9 again.

A great stepping stone toward District 9 for Neill Blomkamp.

Brutal!!!

An excellent trailer for the film I would've liked District 9 to be.

This explains why District 9 was so good.