Is it an alien invasion or the Rapture? And is there any real difference between the two? That seems to be the tension driving Michael Matthews' Sweetheart, a half hour long South African short film produced on a tiny budget.
District 9 put South African film on the map and since then it has just become increasingly clear that there is an untapped, overlooked well of talent in the country. The scale of what Matthews has put together here is absolutely staggering for the budget he had to work with and all of the technical values are spot on. Acting looks very strong as well.
Take a look at the trailer below.