Library weekly: Neill Blomkamp

On 17 September 1979, South African-Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator Neill Blomkamp was born in Johannesburg. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects, and his films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the critically acclaimed and financially successful science fiction action film 'District 9', for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also directed the science fiction action films 'Elysium' and 'Chappie'. Read more