Egyptian Rap Pepsi Back Your Black | STASH MAGAZINE

Egyptian Rap + Pepsi = “Back Your Black”

Good People director (and former agency creative director) Maged Nassar’s newest work features Egyptian rap artists Abyusif and Marwan Pablo in a kinetic high-contrast spot/music video full of gritty motion and post work. [Watch]

Music Unites: Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington | STASH MAGAZINE

Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington at the LA Philharmonic

Wednesday Studio in London translates a rollicking exchange between jazz greats Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock into a vibrant short film about the importance of creative collaboration and the power of music to transcend differences. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2019: BRAND FILMS | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2019: Brand Films

Longer-form marketing films unhampered by the limits of broadcast TV allow for deeper narratives which in turn often inspire forceful and innovative visuals. Here are eight brand films from 2019 we believe live up to that promise. [Watch]

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League of Legends’ True Damage “GIANTS” Music Video

Following on their 2018 breakout music video for virtual K-pop girl group K/DA, League of Legends enlists UK animation house The Line to make lightning strike twice – this time with a hip-hop-inspired group called True Damage. [Watch]

The New Yorker: Leonard Cohen by Joe Donaldson | STASH MAGAZINE

The New Yorker Leonard Cohen Interview by Joe Donaldson

Director/animator Joe Donaldson: “I was recently commissioned by The New Yorker to direct, design, and animate a pilot series of three animated visual essays. The first film features the great Leonard Cohen as he reflects on death and preparing for the end. [Watch]