An animated short film in which we watch two figures who are walking side by side in the desert in the early afternoon. They are established as the Apprentice, who is an impressionable fifteen year old, and his Master who is a resilient ninety year old.
They trek through the dunes all afternoon and eventually arrive at a Holy Place just as the sun is setting, ending their long and tiresome journey, so that the Apprentice can begin his African ritual in order to begin his rite of passage as a sorcerer. As he gets into his intense ritual dance, an unexpected fight ensues between two spirit creatures that have appeared on the sacred site. Soon he discovers that in order to become the new sorcerer, he has to prove his worth, and earn the position in a fight to the death.

This was a student film I made with my team during my studies as The Animation School in Johannesburg. In such a small team, I had to wear many hats, including: Lead Rigger, Simulation Effects Artist, Animator, Clean-up Animator, and Pre-production Member.