Stash Capar

Former child refugee turned filmmaker.

Known for emotional authenticity, cinematic visuals and his work with children.

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Stanislav “Stash” Capar spent his early childhood years on a refugee camp, surrounded by hopeful families looking for a place to call home. This gave birth to a deep and nuanced understanding of childhood, family life, and the human condition, that followed Stash to the U.K, Scandinavia, the UAE, Canada and finally, the U.S.A (which he now calls home).

Dropping out of two prestigious film schools (one European and one North American) in favor of real world experience, Stash worked as an editor before getting into the director’s chair, whereupon he was immediately recognized at the Cannes Young Director Award and the SHOOT New Directors Showcase for early projects. Since then, he has gone on to direct award-winning campaigns for AncestryDNA, Durex, Fujifilm, Gerber, MadeGood, Medicaid/Medicare, Tylenol and others.

Outside of commercials, Stash is a frequent collaborator with multiple sclerosis charity Shift.ms. His MS related films take a deeply personal look at how disability affects day to day life and have been featured in Free the Work. Stash was diagnosed with MS in 2012 and has been living with disability for over a decade.