William Kentridge, born in South African,1955, is a filmmaker, draughtsman, and sculptor, and the son of Sydney Kentridge, one of South Africa”s foremost anti-apartheid lawyers. After studying politics and African history at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg from 1973 until 1976, Kentridge studied Fine Art at the Johannesburg Art Foundation (1976–1978) and the École Jacques Lecoq in Paris. His interest in theater—specifically in acting and design—influenced his artistic style and inspired a desire to connect film and drawing. Kentridge”s drawings, usually rendered using pastels and charcoal, were often created as studies for animated films.