Short Films

Replay Takes place in a futuristic world where humans live underground and are impoverished.
A woman named Lana lives underground with her little brother Theo. Everyday Lana brings back items that she finds on the surface for sale. One day she brings back a tape recorder that Theo is particularly enthralled in. When Theo presses the button the sounds of the world we know fill the air. In contrast to Theo's own deserted world there are the sounds of birds singing and children playing. Theo's imagination ends up transporting him into a world that he creates with the sounds from the tape recorder. I chose this film as it is a good representation of how far animation has come from its early beginnings. It was also a featured video on youtube and has 120,910 views which shows how many people a short film on youtube can impact.




This is Neil Bloomkamps original film, Alive in Joburg, which is what the new movie District 9 is based on. It tells the story of an alien race that has to live in poor and slumlike conditions on Earth. I chose this as I thought it was interesting and it shows how short film has the ability to cross over into screen.




Spin tells the tale of a DJ who visits a busy area of the city as he uses his turntables as a time machine. It explores how it is the little things that counts and can have the biggest impact on people. It is one of the most popular short films on youtube and has already won 35 film festival awards worldwide. It shows how popular small screen web video can be and how accesible it is for consumers.