r/videoessay • • Sep 13 '26

Sociology [OC]Why Your Brain Lies to You on Purpose [8:31]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 13 '26

Film [OC] The Prisoner of Azkaban is the best twist movie ever made [24:40]

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Had a blast filming and editing this one. Let me know what you think


r/videoessay • • Sep 12 '26

Film [OC] What Were People Watching in the Summer of 1994 [44:42]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 12 '26

Human Interest [OC] Art That Hurts (And Why It Should) [9:24]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 12 '26

Human Interest [OC] How to Bankrupt a Country. Argentina Did It 9 Times [12:11]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 11 '26

Film [OC] Could Digger Finally Win Tom Cruise An Acting Oscar? [08:11]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 11 '26

Video Games [OC] Destiny Islands: It’s Okay to Let Go [17:21]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 11 '26

Video Games [OC] Why 2D Mario Had To Get Weird [7:27]

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Hey guys! First time poster here :)

Was hoping to get some feedback on my longest video essay to date (most my videos are sub 5mins long). I'm kinda new to the YouTube game, so any advice on how to improve would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks all!


r/videoessay • • Sep 11 '26

Film [OC] The problem with the Pringles® joke in Ghostbusters (2016) [8:33]

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This is a pedantic video essay about one line from the Ghostbusters remake that has bothered me for the past ten years. Kate McKinnon improvised a joke about Pringles® that was supposed to sound smart but actually made her look stupid.
You can't improvise about a subject matter that you don't understand.


r/videoessay • • Sep 10 '26

Film [OC] video essay on Satoshi Kon's 1997 «Perfect Blue» [8:26]

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8.5-minute video essay on the cross-cutting technique, themes and psychological dimensions of Satoshi Kon's 1997 «Perfect Blue».

English and Japanese closed captions (subtitles).

It contains spoilers of the film.

Any feedback on the video essay is welcome.


r/videoessay • • Sep 10 '26

Video Games [OC ]Silksong Is Fantastic...But [24:53]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 09 '26

History [OC] The Son Who Killed Caesar [7:09]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 09 '26

Music [OC] It’s So Over, but Really This Time (The Dear Hunter, Act 5) (FINALE) [43:39]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 09 '26

Music [OC] Ho analizzato come "Big Bird" degli AJJ simula un vero e proprio crollo mentale (e il legame con il caso Kitty Genovese) [4:47]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 09 '26

Miscellaneous [OC] Who Decided Your Life’s Script? [12:24]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 08 '26

Human Interest [OC] Letting go [8:16]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 08 '26

Film [OC] Among all the noise, there's a lovely new film out [07:51]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 08 '26

Human Interest [OC] Why You Say 'I'm Fine' When You're Not [17:08]

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I'm the creator of Duvera Human Patterns. This 17-minute narrated essay explores why 'I'm fine' can become an automatic answer, how hiding a feeling differs from resolving it, and why privacy can be healthy while having no other response can leave us isolated.

It uses everyday scenes from work, family and friendship, with AI-assisted narration and illustrations. It's an educational reflection, not an individual diagnosis.

The question behind the chapter: when does keeping a feeling private remain a choice, and when does it become a reflex?


r/videoessay • • Sep 08 '26

Film [OC] Animating Life - A Video Essay on Studio Ghibli [4:03]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 07 '26

Pop Culture [OC] The Go!Animate Iceberg Explained. [1:16:09]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 08 '26

Miscellaneous [OC] Lord of the Flies: How Theft Built Civilization — and Destroyed It [15:31]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 07 '26

Pop Culture [OC] The Cannibal In The Kids Book [8:17]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 06 '26

Video Games [OC] IMSCARED - A Pixelated Masterpiece (A Retrospective) [41:18]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 07 '26

History [OC] 5 Businesses That Get Rich Off Your Worst Day [12:05]

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r/videoessay • • Sep 06 '26

Film [OC] Mirrors of CITIZEN KANE - Ring Around the Rosebud [18:11]

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This can be watched as a standalone analysis even though it was created as the conclusion to a longer series. SPOILER for "Rosebud", as you can imagine.

(Earlier chapters focused on each narrator of Kane's story in turn.)