US studio Swell.tv and Buenos Aires motion designer Manu Correa Soto apply snappy moves and a stripped down collage treatment to this online film for artisanal San Francisco coffee company Port of Mokha. [Watch]
For their first in-house animated short, New York prodco Dress Code tackles a story of childhood addiction. In production for two years, the film renders a complex issue in a stark palette punctuated by fluid transitions and powerful visual collisions. [Watch]
UK director Kris Hofmann, who charmed us with her gentle call to save Britain’s hedgehogs, is back with another warm and tactile multi-media stop-motion project. [Watch]
Strong character work, wonderful art direction and a brief lesson in listening from Léa Cousty and her short film “Sur Ecoute,” created during her fourth year studying animation at Supinfocom Valenciennes. [Watch]
In 2015, Barcelona director Ernest Desumbila burst onto the Stash radar showcasing his graphic design roots in a meticulous jaw-dropper for Adidas soccer boots called “There Will be Haters.” [Watch]
Los Angeles freelance art director and designer CJ Cook reveals the design and motion process behind “Totems,” his personal experiment with “colors, camera moves, and different kinds of animation.” [Watch]
