New on the Stash radar: an all-female animation and motion design studio based in Cape Town, South Africa called Batch. And the “The Diver” is the perfectly quirky short film that caught our eye. [Watch]
In the latest of The Atlantic’s series of visual essays, writer Matthew Stewart argues, 9.9% of the population comprises America’s new aristocracy, which often “takes wealth out of productive activities and invests it in walls.” [Watch]
Director Luiz Stockler in London: “Short piece [for US chemical maker Chemours] in collaboration with Ogilvy & Mather NYC for National Inventors Month commemorating the lesser known inventors of things we use each day.” [Watch]
Belgian designer/illustrator Robin Velghe and London director/animator Andy Baker convey all the lazy, smoky, fantasy-fueled heat required in the this new music video for “Lyk Dis” by NxWorries (Anderson.Paak & Knxwledge). [Watch]
In May 2016 Blizzard launched a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter called Overwatch with a series of groundbreaking CG trailers. Now, on the game’s second anniversary, Tracer and Reaper get the stop motion treatment. [Watch]
Blinkink director Nicos Livesey and The London Embroidery Studio transform 227,000 meters of thread into 600+ frames of animated tapestry in this formidable launch spot for the BBC’s coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup from Russia. [Watch]
