festivids recs!

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Completely failed to do this during the anon period but oh well, better late than never. This was a really good year!

Can't Stop the Feeling - silly_cleo (Critical Role)
CRITICAL ROLE DANCE VID. Perfect timing, perfect motion, perfect nerds. A shot of pure joy.

D&D 101 - silly_cleo (Critical Role)
A hilarious delight. Combining Handbooker Helper with Do-Re-Mi was INSPIRED.

Garden of Your Mind - sandalwoodbox (Critical Role)
This vid made me cry. It's a wonderful celebration not just of these perfect nerds, but of imagination and creativity more generally. <333

RAISE (a little hell) - thingswithwings (Curling)
I don't know anything about curling but I am SO INVESTED in this curling lady and her team now, I want them to succeed in all their endeavours.

Body Talks - odessie (Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies)
Really glorious, wonderfully edited dance vid.

Dance Monkeys - cupidsbow (Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers )
As well as some great dance editing, this also has something to say about copyright culture and the ownership of art, which is my jam.

Try Everything - walkthgale (Gourmet Makes)
I am an emotion about this vid. It really gets to the heart of what Gourmet Makes is about: trying something hard, failing, learning, asking for help, trying again, doing better, trying another thing. <3 Also it really gets across how weird and good Claire Saffitz is. <333

Our House - cosmic_llin (Ghosts)
This is such a funny and charming vid, I love it.

Grounds for Divorce - purplefringe (Hamlet (2009))
This vid is so dense and stylish and intense, it's extremely good.

Hello My Old Heart - Scribe (Moana)
Just beautiful. I really love how this vid has a very strong sense of narrative without retelling the film.

Victorious - magnetgirl (Moulin Rouge)
Breathtakingly intense. Really brings out the darker side of the film in a way that works incredibly well.

They're On Their Way - jagwriter78 (Muppet Treasure Island)
Look this is just a delight. <333

A Gorgeous Vid Moment - cosmic_llin (Queer Eye)
So sweet and earnest and lovely. I really enjoyed the focus on the importance of a supportive community.

Clean Light - CherryIce (One Day At A Time)
So beautiful and moving and joyful.

Heroes (We Could Be) - cosmic_llin (Raising Dion)
Such a lovely sincere vid, full of hope. <3

Renegades - bironic (Roar)
I know 0 things about this show but this vid got me really invested in it. Excellent work.

Children's Work - such_heights (Star Trek Discovery)
I haven't been keeping up to date with Disco but I loved this; it really made me feel the strength of the relationship between Michael and Spock.

Untitled Goose Vid - eruthros and thingswithwings (Untitled Goose Game)
Probably the most popular vid in Festivids, and it deserves to be. I haven't actually played the game but I feel like the vid really captures its tone of joyous mayhem.

Juice - odessie (The Vicar of Dibley)
This vid is so much FUN. It's a wonderful combination of song and source.

That Don't Impress Me Much - hexenmeister (The West Wing)
The perfect marriage of song and source, with some genius clip choices.

Higher Love - trelkez (Xanadu)
I don't know the film at all but this vid is extremely glorious and extremely queer and I love it.