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Can you find some short videos that bring to life "freedom" and "hope"
Hello! Thank for asking us to identify a list of short uplifting, thought provoking, and humorous videos that deliver the message of hope and freedom.
Below you will find a list of 18 short videos with a varying degree of seriousness, from diverse categories, such as socio-political, artistic, music videos, commercials and motivational videos.
METHODOLOGY
For this request I have used a number of different strategies to find videos that would satisfy all the included criteria. I searched for popular videos and most shared videos on various platforms, I looked for collections of short videos, I searched for videos on Youtube, as well as on Vimeo, I looked for reviews in prominent magazines, etc.
I could not find many videos that would fulfill all the criteria, as most of the thought provoking videos are usually not quite humorous and sometimes not uplifting.
Also, as the duration shorter than 3 minutes was not a strict requirements, I included videos that are a little over that threshold as well.
Though not all of the videos in the final list are humorous, I excluded the most depressing ones. For example Amnesty International have made many videos on freedom, but they are not uplifting at all.
As the Pharrell Williams example is a music video, I included several music videos in my list. There are many songs called freedom, however I did not include videos from such artists as Pitbull and Nicki Minaj, as they are probably not very thought provoking in the context of this request.
However, I tried to keep the list varied, and included both very serious as well as light videos.
I also did not include speeches from movies, such as the freedom speech from Braveheart.
Below you will find a list of 18 short videos under 4 minutes on freedom and hope, grouped in several categories: socio-political, artistic, music videos & commercials, motivational videos. For each video I wrote a short description and specified the duration.
SOCIO-POLITICAL VIDEOS
Video duration: 3:32
A short video showing how American civil rights activists were inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's movement to free India using non-violence.
Video duration: 4:11 (but the actual video stops at 4:00)
A video created as a visual for a poem by Sh'maya,
with "Song of Every Soul" by Young Oceans as a soundtrack.
Video duration: 4:30
This video is at the intersection between socio-political and music videos categories. It is a will.I.am song, created on the basis of Barack Obama's speech, featuring many celebrities who are singing phrases from the speech along with the former President Obama.
Video duration: 2:05
This is a visual representation of a famous Nelson Mandela speech on freedom.
Video duration: 3:25
A BBC News video with people sharing what does freedom look like to them.
ARTISTIC VIDEOS
Video duration: 2:38
An artistic video intended to deliver the message that when we act together there is hope.
Video duration: 3:14
A simple but beautiful and colorful video where kids and teachers from a school share on a chalkboard their hopes.
Video duration: 3:03
A very beautiful dance named "Hope", dedicated to Japan by the dancer/choreographer Lionel Hun who was performing in Tokyo during the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. There are no words in the video, just music and dance, but the story behind it is very relevant to the hope topic.
MUSIC VIDEOS AND COMMERCIALS
Video duration: 4:39
An uplifting pop cover of Beyonce's song.
Video duration: 1:54
Vogue collaborated with Instagram to celebrate the 25th anniversary of George Michael's video "Freedom '90". The video includes 11 Supermodels lip-syncing to George Michael's song. I didn't include George Michael's original video as it's a little over 6 minutes.
Video duration: 1:10
A humorous short representation of freedom, advertising beach towels. It might be a little too sexy (there is nudity in it), depending on the audience.
Video duration: 3:24
A music video with a strong socio-political message and beautiful music.
Video duration: 3:04
A gospel on freedom illustrated with pictures from the Civil Rights Movement.
Video duration: 1:47
A commercial advertising the Audi brand, showing a man who leaves the office and goes snowboarding.
MOTIVATIONAL VIDEOS
Video duration: 3:33
An inspiring visual version of the speech "Death Gave Me Life: Redeem Yourself Of The Mental Social & Biological Slavery To REALLY Become Free" by Julien Blanc. Focuses more on the personal freedom of choice.
Video duration: 2:43
Another motivational video about the freedom of personal choices and the determination to succeed, with clips from various movies and short speeches from Eric Thomas, Ashton Kutcher and
Sylvester Stallone.
Video duration: 3:39 (the actual video ends at 3:30)
An inspirational video about finding hope, featuring short speeches from Nick Vujicic, Jim Rohn, Les Brown, Jason Silva and Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Duration: 4:15
An uplifting Jim Carrey speech on the freedom to choose your own dreams and freedom from external acceptance, with many funny clips from his comedies.
CONCLUSION
To wrap it up, I compiled a list of short videos from diverse categories, such as socio-political, artistic, music videos, commercials and motivational videos with a focus on hope and freedom. I hope you will find this list helpful for your presentation.
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