Nicholas Ellenbogen

The true story of America's iconic 16th president is told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.

13-year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother Lindiwe thinks jazz is the devil's music. When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elitist private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father's old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.

The story of the birth of Christ brought to life in this claymation short film.