This weekend we're making video essays in 48 hours! Come join the fun 👇

A poster for a fundraiser stream showing the face of Elster from Signalis against the red background. The text says: Get Nina to Safety Fundraising Stream (Part 1) Featuring: Darkfry, Noah Caldwell-Gervais, Errant Signal, Daryl Talks Games, The Cursed Judge, Ashley Heather Quills, Casey Explosion, Codex Entry, Ashley Schofield, Hoots, RickiHirsch, Sam (afterthoughts), Talistheintrovert, Kai After Kai and More! December 6th, December 13th 15:00 (GMT), 10:00 (ET), 07:00 (PT), 09:00 (CT), 02:00 (AEST)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

On Saturdays December 6th and 13th @darkfry.bsky.social and I will be hosting the first two 24 hour fundraisers with a bunch of cool guests to help me move to safety and finally marry @deviousbec.bsky.social

Oh yeah, and we'll be playing Signalis! Info below:

25 Video Essays About Dreams YouTube video by The Essay Library

OUT NOW: 25 new micro-essays about dreams, presented in a curated compilation on our YouTube channel.

Total runtime is just under half an hour, so set aside some time today to discover your next favorite video essayist!

📼 The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 9: Dreams [English CC] youtu.be/WeXz8kr7eck

New interview about my creative process, my work with @theessaylibrary.com, and what I'm doing next!

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(honestly shocked i got it)

update btw

I re-edited some of my 60sec video essays and posted them on TikTok in late 2024. I deleted the app a while ago, but friends will send me periodic updates. One of my essays got 2 million views... look at this 💀

Kingscreek - Release Date Trailer YouTube video by Kingscreek

Kingscreek Season 1 will premiere on April 16th! Check out the full release date trailer on Youtube! We're very excited to bring this to you soon!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m78L...

#kingscreekpodcast #horrorpodcast

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! SIGNAL BOOSTS APPRECIATED!

On March 22nd and March 23rd, I will be doing A MARIO MARATHON CHARITY STREAM! Join me for a 48 hour stream where I play EVERY mainline Mario game and raise money for TRANS LIFELINE!!!

(And yes, me announcing this on Mario Day was on Purpose)

it was the best of timezones, it was the worst of timezones

A tremendous video essay about AI, writing, selfhood, poetry, art, and plosives - highly recommended!

After 82-ish hours of Mario gameplay I have entered the final world of the final game, Super Mario Wonder! Wow I'm tired! This is the last specific post I'll bug y'all with, but now would be a great time to come in for the final push!! Raising money for Trans Lifeline!!

A 48 Hour Video Essay Journey YouTube video by The Essay Library

Premiering tomorrow: a creative supercut of all 29 Video Jam submissions condensed into six minutes. youtu.be/3orPbb18vTc?...

"What is feminism? ♥" in the back lol

Congrats @willwebbful.bsky.social!

Congrats to “THE ARCHIVE BOOGIE” by Samantha Close (@butnocigar.bsky.social)

Second Place winner of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest.

This celebration of 1929’s cinema mixes film & public domain imagery. More: archive.org/details/2025-public-doma...

Very proud to share that my video won first place! You can watch it now on the Internet Archive. Check it out :)

Congrats "WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND" by @queline.bsky.social! (50s clip ⬇️)

First Place winner of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest.

The short blends movies, images, music & text into a meditation on time’s passage. Full film & more ➡️ archive.org/details/2025...

Beat Every Mario Game for Charity! Starts 1/28, 11am PST YouTube video by Skyehoppers

Live now! Beating Every Mario Game for Trans Lifeline! I'm matching the first $300 in donations!

youtube.com/live/sM2nD3o...

The Essay Library A space for creating and discussing video essays.

The 48 hour Video Essay Jam begins with me going to bed 👀 but I’ll be posting updates over the weekend here! If you’re keen to get involved, check out the site: theessaylibrary.com#jam

Our first Video Jam is now underway, and the theme is JOURNEY! Stay tuned as Essay Library members attempt to create video essays in 48 hours. 👀

📼 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

6 hours from now!

The Rise of Film TikTok YouTube video by kikikrazed

I would be remiss not to mention TikTok's impact on my video essay career. I remember struggling to explain Vine's impact on video essays because so many videos were lost forever when it shut down. Even though Film TikTok was short-lived, I'm so glad I captured a snapshot of it. youtu.be/iqajurNSp1Q

The real story behind the Backrooms YouTube video by Kendra Gaylord

If you've ever wondered where the Backrooms is and why it's famous I hope this video covers it. My goal was to make this "internet thing" understandable to everyone.
youtu.be/o3cTIn2Z_Ck

Omg I love cine2nerdle! In The Essay Library we like to team up against randos online + battle royale in vc

The Essay Library A space for creating and discussing video essays.

Next weekend, The Essay Library is hosting a "Video Jam," a cross between a game jam and a 48-hour film festival. Solo essayists and teams are welcome. Join us as we try to create video essays in 48 hours! theessaylibrary.com#jam

A screenshot of the 2024 Sight and Sound video essay poll with the following section highlighted: "Interestingly, while YouTube was the most common publication method (70 uploads to Vimeo's 56), Vimeo-published videos collected more total nominations (99) than YouTube (90). The average runtime continues to increase year by year, reaching 30 minutes in 2024."

A screenshot of the 2024 Sight and Sound video essay poll with the following section highlighted: "Our longest submission this year, Jenny Nicholson's The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel, has a few close competitors from the YouTube space, including Contrapoints' Twilight retrospective and the aforementioned Hbomberguy epic."

A screenshot of the 2024 video essay poll. A section about "Plagiarism and You(Tube" by Hbomberguy (Harry Bewis): It reads "Released at the end of 2023 (and therefore just missing the deadline for inclusion in last year's poll), this nearly four-hour epic reverberated throughout 2024, bringing to light issues about citation practices on YouTube that had been brewing for years. Considered by this year's voters to be a "mic-drop" moment (Sam Kern) and "one of the most influential and important video essays of recent years" (Ariel Avissar), Brewis's essay may very well become a foundational text for YouTube video essayists moving forward."

My three main-takeaways from this year's Video Essay Poll (2024) on @sightsoundmag.bsky.social, as analyzed by @queline.bsky.social, @willwebbful.bsky.social and @cydniiwilde.bsky.social. Thank you for your great work this year!

The best video essays of 2024 From film festivals to TikTok, our annual poll showcases 183 unique video essays nominated by 47 international voters.

From film festivals to TikTok, our annual poll showcases 183 unique video essays nominated by 47 international voters

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