Watch: ‘The Eagleman Stag’ Stop-Motion Award-Winning Short Film

Earlier this year we featured the entire Oscar winning animated short film (The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore) and, despite my love for Pixar and their film La Luna, it was easy to see why it won the Oscar. It’s the same case here again, with the short that won the 2011 BAFTA for Best Animated Short, titled The Eagleman Stag about “Peter Eagleman”, made by UK animator Mikey Please. The short is beautifully stop-motion animated and made out of this white, foam that adds a very unique aesthetic to the overall story. I always love discovering great work like this and I highly suggest seeing the entire film below. Thanks to Colossal for first finding this. It is now available in full from their official website or watch it here: Here’s an excerpt from Short of the Week which also covers the plot: “Animated through stop-motion, the film incorporates …