Octavia Roodt Collaboratively Illustrates: 'We Made The Constitution'

Published 30 November 2020 in News

Constitution Hill Trust

'Octavia Roodt Collaboratively Illustrates: 'We Made The Constitution' - An Animated Story of the Making of the South African Constitution in 5 Episodes'

Constitution Hill Trust

Published 30 November 2020


‘We Made The Constition' - An Animated Story of the Making of the Constitution in 5 Episodes

These five animations provide a snapshot of the making of our constitutional democracy by interspersing drawings, archival photos, film, and a rich soundtrack. With their graphic novel feel, they have a theme of a journey, of struggle, and of overcoming, and draw on motifs of water, land, and fire.

Join us for this vivid glimpse of the evolution of a nation struggling to entrench human rights.

Watch the first two episodes of the animated story of our Constitution. Episode three, four and five to follow shortly.

Octavia Roodt l Still from upcoming Episode of 'We Made The Constitution' l Courtesy of the Constitutional Hill Trust and The Artist


Octavia Roodt notes the following on her contribution: "It was a pleasure and an honour to have made these drawings for the Constitution Hill Trust's new website. The site teaches us about our country's most important document, its founding and its function.

As South Africans, our Constitution declares that we are free from slavery, servitude & forced labour, and are free to express ourselves. I also worked with our right to privacy and to just administrative action."


For more information about the Constitution Hill Trust and to watch the animated story, please navigate to their website here 

Image Credit: Still from 'Episode 1: An Animated Story of the Making of the Constitution' l Courtesy of the Constitutional Hill Trust and The Artist

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