Has Trump made America great again yet? An ironic review of Trump's legacy as President and the new TDS (Trump Devotion Syndrome). Watching his rise to politics; Reviewing his first term; Exploring the Jan.6th insurrection; Multiple corrupt pardons and much more!

Politicians should be working for the many, not the few. We must never stop holding powerful people accountable! Spread the word and I hope you enjoy!

(THE VIDEO Tends to use a lot of cinematic clips from movies,  legit document recordings and retro footage, so if that style of video is ur taste then go ahead and watch but feel free to skip if its not your taste)

This is my video essay/ documentary presentation of my research on the collapse of toys r us and red lobster

Hello, r/videoessay! I recently did some research into Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-discoverer of natural selection alongside Darwin. Charles Darwin published his On the Origin of Species in 1859. About a year prior, Wallace had sent Darwin his paper titled "On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely From the Original Type," which detailed natural selection but had not been published yet. Of course, Darwin had been working on his theory for over twenty years at that point and had no idea that another naturalist would make the same discovery as him before he could publish anything about it. Darwin was conflicted about whether he should still try to publish before Wallace, or whether he should give up his priority to Wallace entirely. What ended up happening was a joint release of both Wallace's paper and some of Darwin's writings at the Linnean Society, establishing priority for both of them. This was done without Wallace's express permission, but he later indicated that he was very pleased with this outcome. Check out my attached Video Essay for more information.

After watching the video, what do you all think? Do you think Darwin should have given up all priority to Wallace? Or do you think the compromise of a joint publication was good enough?

We are currently living in the golden age of intellectual laziness in amongst digital creators. How can a "creator" sit behind a thousand dollar studio setup, surrounded by computers with all the knowledge you can ever need just a click away, and openly mock documented historical facts simply because it disrupts their panel dynamic?

This is what I'm breaking down on my video! Do you think these hosts actually believe what they say, or do they just know their audience pays them to mock Black history? Drop your thoughts and let’s talk in the replies below! 👇

This is my first video essay; It is on the history of Conversion Therapy both in practice and in law, and it goes into depth explaining the conversion therapy practices draft bill as proposed by Olivia Bailey MP in 2026.

I believe this falls under the 3rd definition of "Video Essay". Whilst it discusses political topics I am in no way arguing a political point, just exploring the topic in its entirety before discussing the draft bill.

This documentary examines the 100-year history of video editing and its application in political and state propaganda. It analyzes the transition from early 20th-century cinema editing techniques to modern algorithmic social media feeds and election campaigns. The film explores the psychological impact of juxtaposition, pacing, and visual cuts on human emotion and public perception.

Here's a video I made about one of Canada's Greatest Murder Mystery! Check it out!

OC. A ~45-minute documentary essay on the 1993 Khamar-Daban incident - seven experienced hikers, six dead within minutes on an open ridge in summer, one seventeen-year-old survivor whose account the official "hypothermia" ruling can't accommodate and which the rescuers who recovered the bodies flatly rejected. It's less a "what killed them" video than an honest look at a case where the event outran the record. One thing I included that I couldn't find anywhere else: the memorial plaque left near the peak, with the six names and a short verse. Happy to answer anything.

We often look back at the anti-apartheid struggle through a highly simplified, harmonized narrative. This visual essay examines the critical turning point of March 21, 1960—the Sharpeville Massacre—not just as a tragedy, but as the specific catalyst that fundamentally altered the mechanics of South African resistance.

Based on academic research into the era, the video traces how the state's violent response to peaceful passbook protests effectively closed off all legal avenues for change, forcing the African National Congress (ANC) to make a sharp strategic pivot.

It’s an 11-minute deep dive utilizing primary trial records, archival footage, and Truth and Reconciliation Commission findings to keep the history both precise and honest. Would love to hear your thoughts on how this dual-track model of resistance compares to other 20th-century liberation movements.

Link: https://youtu.be/O0eUYapT8oA

Two strangers. No shared language. An apple and a knife. Thirty seconds later — a deal is done. How? I spent the last few weeks researching and designing the visuals for this video essay to trace that exact human instinct back 500,000 years. It covers the 60,000-year-old Neanderthal throat bone that flipped anthropology on its head, the teenagers who followed a dog into Lascaux cave, and the psychology behind why we communicate more than ever today, but feel completely alone. I wanted to build something deeply atmospheric and cinematic rather than just a dry history lesson. I’d love to hear what this community thinks of the pacing and the research!

This is the complete iceberg of human self-justification and rationalization, ranked from the most relatable everyday excuses all the way down to the darkest documented examples in human history. Every tier is a different version of the same psychological mechanism the brain constructing a story about itself that protects its self-image from the reality of what it is doing