Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. The first effort from filmmaker Neil Blomkamp’s ...

We’re used to seeing textured, gritty future worlds in the films of director Neill Blomkamp: his Oscar-nominated debut District 9, Elysium and Chappie. Rakka, meanwhile, is perhaps his darkest piece ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If nothing else, Rakka shows that filmmakers such as Blomkamp are now taking all sorts of novel approaches to building excitement ...

Oats is Blomkamp's own project house dedicated to making ambitious short films. He described the studio as an attempt to remain creative in a film industry that rewards endless sequels and franchises.

A new short science fiction movie has been published this month via YouTube from Oats Studios which is taken to Steam to raise awareness and asked for help in creating and supporting the project.

On the eve of its release, I spoke with Blomkamp about his new film, the real-world inspirations, and the key to success for Oats Studios. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Only a few weeks after Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) debuted his new production company Oats Studios with an exciting and confusing trailer for their new project, we already have the first ...

We’re used to seeing textured, gritty future worlds in the films of director Neill Blomkamp: his Oscar-nominated debut District 9, Elysium and Chappie. Rakka, meanwhile, is perhaps his darkest piece ...