feature: young musician (and cyborg) finds unlikely friendship in afro-cyberpunk animation short ‘rankuwa’

Rankuwa is a visually stunning Afro-cyberpunk animation short from South African artist Sandro Pellarini. The 25-year-old is based in Tshwane, Gauteng Province where he works as a professional 3D texture and graphic designer. Pellarini directed Rankuwa last year, during his final year at South Africa’s “The Animation School”, a collaboration with a team of schoolmates. The film centers around a young struggling musician (and cyborg), trying to find her sound, who forms a kinship in an unlikely being. Check it out down below.

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