Pumzi (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #43 extract: Pumzi (2009)

Part cliched, part effect, Pumzi is a dystopian sci-fi film about lies and authoritarianism that has been put to the screen countless times. Separating itself from other Hollywood films, this Kenyan short has a focus on strong symbolism and themes that are specific to its time and place. This is then a film about a water crisis - an everlasting issue in Kenya - that can only be overcome with openness, hope, truth and sacrifice. 

Seeing this short under such a guise makes it far more rewarding and meaningful than seeing it as a play on Mad Max, Minority Report, WALL-E, etc. Recommended.