Life Up Close: Death-Cap Mushrooms The Atlantic Elyse Kelly | STASH MAGAZINE

Death-Cap Mushrooms are Terrifying and Unstoppable!

Yes, the title sounds like clickbait but this explainer (the first in The Atlantic’s new four-part series called “Life Up Close”) directed by Washington DC’s Elyse Kelly backs up the hype with science and intricate graphics. [Watch]

88 Basquiat at the Barbican by Ruffmercy | STASH MAGAZINE

“‘88” Honors Basquiat at the Barbican

Ruffmercy, the UK animator/director (and Stash regular) best known for his music video work, lets loose with a magnum opus called “’88,” a gloriously chaotic 11-minute film made for The Barbican’s Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective in London. [Watch]

Celia Hsu Perception animated short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Exploring “Perception” with Celia Hsu

Taiwanese motion graphic designer and SCAD graduate student Celia Hsu contemplates the effects of environment on our emotions in her introspective yet dynamic animated short film “Perception.” [Watch]

Time to Play “MTL Pinball”

Fourteen Montréal motion designers indulge their “desire to play together instead of just working together” with this kinetic and freeflowing celebration of the world of pinball. [Watch]

TED Ed The Science Of Surfing animated explainer by Wonderlust | STASH MAGAZINE

TED Ed “The Science of Surfing” by Wonderlust

Halifax motion studio Wonderlust: “We all know that surfing requires incredible skill, but there’s also a lot of science involved. This video explains just that.” [Watch]