A digital painting of a person with long, wavy blond hair against a purple and gold abstract background, looking over their shoulder with a serious expression, inspired by The Vampire Lestat Opening Titles AMC by Antibody. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Nightmare & Nightlife: Antibody Opens “Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat” for AMC

Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat (aka the third season of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire), premieres this June with these titles by CD Patrick Clair and the team at Antibody – an appropriate mix nightmare and nightlife. [Watch]

A collage of four quirky cartoon images: a wide-eyed monster with Japanese text, a monkey with a giant glove tail on a branch, hands peeling a banana titled "Dirty Work," and a person tangled by a snake. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Hard Science: Dirty Work & Jamute “Beat Cancer Off”

Armed with hard science and a cheeky song, US non-profit Fuck Cancer encourages men to take their prostrate health in hand with a brilliant animated film from São Paulo studio Dirty Work and audio house Jamute thru agency VML Health. [Watch]

An animated man with a mustache sits against a green wall, looking up. Next to him, a woman in a red dress and jewelry lifts her shawl, both bathed in dramatic lighting—like a scene from a Tinariwen music video. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Director Axel Digoix Reveals Tinariwen’s True Story in “Erghad Afewo” Music Video

In his latest video for Saharan collective Tinariwen, director/animator Axel Digoix details the band’s incredible origin story of how two Tuareg children fell in love with music and persevered despite intense conflict and censorship. [Watch]

Anime-style girl with brown hair sits hugging her knees, looking sad. Her body is covered in colorful “STOP” and “NON-STOP” stickers—reminiscent of Takashi Ohashi’s CALF works. Bold shapes and Japanese characters fill the Wildest Flower-inspired background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Takashi Ohashi & CALF Plant the “Wildest Flower” for Hatsuboshi Gakuen in New Music Video

Working through Japanese collective CALF, animation director Takashi Ohashi delivers a masterclass in character and style with this music video for Hatsuboshi Gakuen, the fictional band from the mobile game Gakuen Idolmaster. [Watch]

Émilie Tronche Brings “Samuel” Style to Music Video for Miki’s “it stings a little though”

Émilie Tronche, the French director/screenwriter whose breakout animated series Samuel now resides on Netflix, applies the same easy charm and childlike style to this video for French-Korean singer-songwriter Miki. [Watch]