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Check Out the Best Video Essays of 2020

by Dan Schindel January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Sight & Sound has released its annual poll of which essays different video makers loved most. Here are some of the highlights.

Video Essays That Address Race, Inequality, and the Movement for Black Lives

by Cydnii Wilde Harris August 13, 2020November 5, 2020

Curator Cydnii Wilde Harris highlights some of her favorite works in the Black Lives Matter Video Essay Playlist.

Explaining Your Favorite Gifs and Translating Video Games: Web Docs to Watch

by Dan Schindel April 17, 2020April 16, 2020

Check out video essays and shorts about making terrariums, the history of the Seattle Mariners, and more.

Film Essayist Chloé Galibert-Laîné on the Careful Choreography of Desktop Cinema

by Dan Schindel April 15, 2020April 16, 2020

Ahead of Galibert-Laîné’s debut at Images Festival, she talks to Hyperallergic about making video essays solely with a computer.

True, False, and Everything in Between at America’s Most Adventurous Film Festival

by Dan Schindel March 9, 2020April 14, 2020

Year after year, True/False has provided a forum for filmmakers, critics, and viewers to do the work of considering documentary outside of its traditional boundaries.

The Complicated Personas of Mozart, Rock Hudson, and Jean Seberg

by Mark Asch February 7, 2020February 6, 2020

A new retrospective at Anthology Film Archives presents the work of pioneering independent director and film essayist Mark Rappaport.

A YouTube Doc Exposes What Went Down at the “Unite the Right” Rally

by Andrew Swafford December 31, 2019December 31, 2019

In Charlottesville: The True Alt-Right, creator “Shaun” lays out a recreation of the deadly 2017 event in Virginia with a precision only possible through social media documentation.

Stream New Documentaries on Ants, Snails, Hacker Graffiti, The Simpsons, and More

by Dan Schindel August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

Some exciting things to stream right now include a half-hour monologue on masculinity and abuse, a look at the difficulties of building public housing, and a survey of all the weird and wonderful Simpsons fan creations.

Web Documentaries on Diplomatic Translators, Princess Makeup, and More

by Dan Schindel July 18, 2019July 18, 2019

Some exciting things to stream right now include a video essay on Unbreakable, “The right way to kill a fish,” and a look at the club kids of Chengdu, China.

An Innovative YouTube Series Visualizes Sports Data in a Mesmerizing Manner

by Ryan Swen July 12, 2019November 4, 2019

SB Nation’s Jon Bois brings a singular style to his video storytelling.

A Roundup of Web Documentaries on Debbie Harry, Climate Denial, and More

by Dan Schindel June 14, 2019June 13, 2019

Some exciting things to stream right now include “The IMAX of the 1890s,” a video essay on My Own Private Idaho, and “How Silent Films Invented the Soundtrack.”

Stream Docs About Beauty, Robin Williams in Aladdin, and More

by Dan Schindel May 24, 2019

This week, in our ongoing series on the best recent documentaries, we also highlight shorts about video games, reflecting the close relationship between YouTube and gaming.

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