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The Sugarcane Man

The story plays on how the innocence (children) are being used for the purpose to fight in a
purposeless war that is based on the true facts of a Warlord named Joseph Kony in Northern
Uganda. Through using kids vulnerability and tempting them in whatever means necessary they
are lured to be tools for war. Africa’s children are being sacrificed to win meaningless wars.
Joseph Rao Kony commands The Lord’s Resistance Army that was formed in 1986 in Uganda.
He controlled thousands of child shoulders and forced them to kill their own parents/ family
members. The child who has killed will think how he will go back to the community after what he
has done, since they participated in killing- in result all they have left is to follow Kony. He
brainwashes the children by telling them to smear their bodies with oil and ash to make
themselves bulletproof. Some say he is a powerful witch doctor that can control nature and is a
great master when disappearing from the law- He normally leaves his men to cover his escape
while he lives to fight another day..

Tina Obo, Leroy Le Roux

Leroy Le Roux was born in Johannesburg South Africa. Since the young age of 8 he wanted to one day own a company to the likes of Disney; having grown up – his dream has now evolved to wanting to one day tell stories through the visual medium of animation from Africa to the rest of the world. Leroy believes that Animation has the power to change the way people envision life through simply stimulating the realm of imagination and therein breaking down barriers like class, race, creed, and gender. Animation has the power to not only change perspectives but also to shape future generations – who says it’s “just for kids”. This Graduation film was completed to tell an African Story that that had been lost in the past, a story that held many unheard voices and Leroy along with his Team hopes that the voices will now be realized.

Writer: Tina Obo

Producer: The Animation School (PTY) LTD

Product Manager: Nadine van der Merwe.

Art Director: Leroy Le Roux

Technical Director: Nadine van der Merwe

Editing: Yaeshen Naidoo and Sipho Moorosi

Texturing: Tina Obo, Nadine van der Merwe, Lauren Muller

Shader Dev: Lauren Muller, Tina Obo and Sipho Moorosi

Rigging: Nadine van der Merwe and Ivan Stoltz

Animation: Sipho Moorosi, Leroy le Roux, Gideon Redelinghuys and Nadine van der Merwe

Lighting: Tina Obo, Lauren Muller and Sipho Moorosi

Visual Effects: Phillip Cummings and Ivan Stoltz

Sound: Jaxxy Music and Robin Malinga

Music: Jaxxy Music

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