This is the first time I’ve commented about one of my video of the week selections. I had to. This video was the most moving, most amazing video I’ve seen. Since I started this blog, I’ve probably surfed through several hundred clips. None has moved me in the same way this clip did. None even came close. “Randomsign” (from Armenia) created this mash up video from the YouTube videos of other people who appear to be fighting depression. The voices you hear (including the main narrator’s) are the voices of real people on YouTube talking about depression or struggles in their lives. The images are of real people struggling with something difficult in their lives. The message is simple, but powerful, and the entire video is so artfully constructed and edited.
A Harvard Medical School study in 2003 estimated that 13 to 14 million Americans suffer from some bout of major depression each year. 33 to 35 million Americans will suffer major depression in their lifetime. The major depression typically debilitates a person for over a month, if not longer. If you know someone who is depressed, be there for that person, help them get help, and make them realize that they are not alone. If you are that person, realize you are not alone.
Please watch this video and share it with friends. If you are like me, you probably didn’t realize that there’s more to YouTube than entertainment. There’s hope.
November 18, 2006 at 4:25 pm |
This video is absolutly beautiful. The words, the images, the music and structure work so well. congratulations to the makers of this video as I dont think there is anything else out there that hits the point about depression as much as this does.
November 24, 2006 at 5:35 am |
wow! how amazing is this video? life is hard, it is sad and we all get depressed, but the sun continues to shine – as long as you can remember that when things get tough…you are so not alone!
January 1, 2007 at 2:20 am |
merci
January 7, 2007 at 8:32 am |
Wow, So nice to see a video targetting this major problem which touches all of our lives in one way or another.
Well Done !!
January 22, 2007 at 5:17 pm |
It says the video is no longer available. Just thought you might want to know. I missed it
