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The Essay Library @theessaylibrary.com · 21h

OUT NOW: 21 Video Essays About Video Essays! youtu.be/qNjiS_FHD4I For The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 10, video essayists were invited to create video essays about video essays. Video essays? Video essays!

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21 Video Essays About Video Essays

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Filmscalpel @filmscalpel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's a challenge: make a 60-second micro-essay about... video essays. The latest collaborative project from @theessaylibrary.com goes meta, turning the format’s attention back on itself. Submissions are open until September 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM.

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The Essay Library

A space for creating and discussing video essays.

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Kai After Kai @kaiafterkai.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Learn the true meaning of WALL-E as Pixar director Karl Marx always intended. And also check out the other guys afterwards. They did a good job. youtu.be/iqFif_SUMJc

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Buster The Corp @bustercorp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Im apart of this! I analyzed the Star Trek DS9 Episode "The Visitor". Watch it and then watch the rest of the essays! youtu.be/2wPcp05WtN4

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Rads @radellama.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Had so much fun being part of this, check it out!!

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BigBlueBackpack @bigbluebackpack.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I’m in this

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Pillar of Garbage @pillarofgarbage.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Patreon and YouTube supports can now watch a slightly extended cut of the essay I created for the latest @theessaylibrary.com collab. It’s about a Dr. Who episode! www.patreon.com/pillarofgarb...

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The Essay Library @theessaylibrary.com · 30/07/2026

📼 NEW VIDEO(S): Tales from the Essay Library ... IN SPACE! A collection of 20 short video essays, each about a randomly assigned movie or TV episode set in outer space. Join us for the premiere in 30 minutes 🚀 youtu.be/DDE6mpciacc

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Tales from the Essay Library ... IN SPACE!

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OutOfCharacters @outofcharacters.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Today marks 5 years since I founded @theessaylibrary.com, which is a discord server aimed at helping video essayists meet each other and improve their craft. Feel free to make jokes about me being a discord mod, it's fine.

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Batmanultra7 @batmanultra7.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Totally forgot to share mine in my 4 hours of sleep addled haze but I made a whole ass 20 minute essay about Sinners and One Battle After Another, asking the question of what's true intersectionality? youtu.be/C4fuDty6h-s?...

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What 'Sinners' Gets Right That 'One Battle After Another' Doesn't

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SamTheAnthro @samtheanthro.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

If you missed it, I took part in a video jam! Click the link from the essay library to find the full playlist! here is my contribution: youtu.be/EA0Tv6xJZyg

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The Lose-Lose Game of Blind Box Toys

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Henry Kathman @henrykathman.com · 19/01/2026

Is Game Changer even a game show? This is the question I asked for @theessaylibrary.com's 48 hour essay jam this year. I hope you enjoy the results: youtu.be/YPrDJL3Qysc

Brennan Lee Mulligan screaming "I CANNOT WIN" in front of some flames and the ghost of the Sam Reich cutout.

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Katie, LLTID (little lady till i die) @katieandcatburger.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

JEEZE it's so impressive how many submissions there were! This was a blast and there is a lil bonus katie vid somewhere in here :)

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LambHoot @lambhoot.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

JAM DONE! check out everyone’s submissions here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Video Jam done for another year! Hop in the playlist and checkout what everyone worked on 🙏 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Boingo Rider @boingorider.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

IN UNDER THE WIRE Made a video for this jam I discuss the limited nature of using win and lose is concepts when discussing games Can You Win Street Fighter 6 Training Mode? youtu.be/-rBEAyokIsw

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Can You Win Street Fighter 6 Training Mode?

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Cosmic Horror Goblin @buliaros.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

NEW VIDEO: I participated in @theessaylibrary.com's Video Jam 2026, and the result is a video exploring the way in which the Spelunky games celebrate and reward failure as much as they do success

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Spelunky Doesn't Care If You Die, and Neither Should You | Static Canvas

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jo ੯‧̀͡⬮ @bumpybeagle.itch.io · 18/01/2026

NEW VIDEO: (MADE IN 48 HOURS) (THIS IS MUCH LESS TIME THAN USUAL) youtu.be/FNMoZ4kvWz0

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Kyle the Scott @kylethescott.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

My entry is in! Always a fun time: youtu.be/roPBMg-tuZo

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Why You Always Lose

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TehSnakerer @tehsnakerer.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I've jammed out a vid about where winning and losing meet youtu.be/X4jYuMUjQHw

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WIN/LOSE/BOTH (Video Essay Library Jam 2026)

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

6 Hours Later - We're Done! youtu.be/JA-8YWWcj1U?...

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WIN OR LOSE (Essay Library Video Jam 2026)

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Buster The Corp @bustercorp.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

MY ENTRY IS UP! Talking about BreaKey, THE WORST Collectiable game of all time! youtu.be/-hsii0AF67s

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Cosmic Horror Goblin @buliaros.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I'm already working on a video at the moment, but surely another one couldn't hurt

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LambHoot @lambhoot.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

couldn’t have picked a better theme 🙏 gonna spend the next two days on this

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SamTheAnthro @samtheanthro.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I'm excited to take part in this, if you see this feel free to join!~

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The Essay Library Video Jam is now LIVE! Going to spend the next day and change figuring out my idea, but if you've ever wanted an excuse to hop into shortform essay video making, this is a perfect chance to do so!

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Henry Kathman @henrykathman.com · 16/01/2026

See ya'll in 48 hours

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The Essay Library @theessaylibrary.com · 16/01/2026

👀 Our 2026 Video Jam theme has been revealed… For the next 48 hours, we’ll be making video essays inspired by the prompt “WIN OR LOSE.” Check out the videos in the playlist below – and maybe add your own! 📼 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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The Essay Library Video Jam 2026 - YouTube

These video essays were created in 48 hours for the Essay Library Video Jam. Learn more at theessaylibrary.com.

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LambHoot @lambhoot.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

y’all this is this weekend and I’m so excited to give it a shot! 🙏 if you’ve needed an excuse to unpack a rainy day idea, HERE IT IS

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Buster The Corp @bustercorp.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Oh btw happening this weekend, a creative exercise where video essayists are given a vague prompt/theme and craft video essays around it in 48 hours. And I got to do the promotional trailer for it!

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Katie, LLTID (little lady till i die) @katieandcatburger.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Y'all I'm *so* excited to finally have the time to participate this year. It's really shaping up to be an all star line up too, I hope you'll join us!!

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The Essay Library @theessaylibrary.com · 10/01/2026

🚨 THE VIDEO JAM IS BACK! 🚨 📅 January 16–18, 2026 To celebrate five years of The Essay Library, we'll be coming together once again to create video essays in 48 hours. Learn more + join: theessaylibrary.com#jam

Illustration of jam on toast and a traffic jam in the background. Text reads: Join the second annual Video Jam hosted by The Essay Library, January 16-18, 2026. Participants will have 48 hours to create a video essay inspired by a given prompt. Learn more and join at theessaylibrary.com.

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Pillar of Garbage @pillarofgarbage.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

The latest @theessaylibrary.com collab is premiering any minute now- see a new micro-essay from me & 24 more pieces from other talented creators: youtu.be/WeXz8kr7eck

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25 Video Essays About Dreams

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The Essay Library @theessaylibrary.com · 21/09/2025

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

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25 Video Essays About Dreams

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Kai After Kai @kaiafterkai.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

We getting wacky and wild at today's camp meeting! Check my video about The Parent Traps, as well as everyone else's entries. Honestly might be one of our best. youtu.be/cdI51kZLJ3Q?...

The Parent Trap but it's actually The Thing.

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The Essay Library @theessaylibrary.com · 03/08/2025

🏕️ OUT NOW: Camp Essay Library - 20 new video essays about summer camp movies! Watch 'em all here: youtu.be/_dNoJPSKcqc [1:24:10]

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Camp Essay Library | the summer camp video essay anthology

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The Essay Library @theessaylibrary.com · 07/02/2025

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

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A 48 Hour Video Essay Journey

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Tyler L. Hogan @fluffyenderpug.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Analysis of color and setting in The Road Within (2014), made as a submission to @theessaylibrary.com's first-ever 48 hour Video Jam, the theme for which was "Journey" youtu.be/z13y7l9kToQ #videoessay #theroadwithin #analysis #indiefilm #theessaylibrary #robertsheehan #devpatel #zoëkravitz #youtube

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The Journeys Along "The Road Within"

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SocraTetris @socratetris.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

My entry for the 48hr Video Essay Jam hosted by @theessaylibrary.com I hope you will like it too! youtu.be/Xyvow4ouyOs

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Modern Day Herakles (The Essay Library 48hr Video Jam)

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Kai After Kai @kaiafterkai.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

New video courtsy of @theessaylibrary.com, who always seem to bring out the existential dread in me. Give it a watch. LINK: youtu.be/s9nn8Rg7KoA?...

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Jake @jakeitup.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

This past weekend I participated in @theessaylibrary.com Video Jam! We were tasked with making a video essay within 48 hour to the prompt ‘journey’. It was so much fun to participate and meet such a wonderful group of creators!! Here is a link to my contribution: youtu.be/34RrG4XKAYI?...

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Video Games and the Moments In Between

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Henry Kathman @henrykathman.com · 19/01/2025

As part of @theessaylibrary.com’s 2025 Essay Jam, I’ve made a video on the films of Gints Zilbalodis. Come watch what I was able to make in the span of 48 hours! youtu.be/c7Gb53c12qk?...

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Animated Journeys: the Films of Gints Zilbalodis

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