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Written by Elena Rossini ⁂ on 2025-01-22 at 10:36

My profile's bio may need to be tweaked soon. I'm thinking of coming out of filmmaking retirement to make promotional videos for the #Fediverse.

I just rewatched a video I made years ago to criticize Big Tech and oh my goodness it's so tame when you consider the horrors we are facing today: https://vimeo.com/292544650

Images from Monday's spectacle (feat. Big Tech oligarchs) would be PERFECT as promotional material for the Fediverse.

Oh my, I'm so tempted to make a video. Talk me out of it 🙃

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Written by Elena Rossini ⁂ on 2025-01-22 at 10:51

Thank you for your encouraging responses 😊

For context: I spent a decade making films for progressive causes (and freelance corporate gigs on the side, for clients that aligned with my values).

I stopped in 2022 because of: lack of time / schedule incompatible with caring for an infant.

When I was making films professionally I could work for 10+ hours, uninterrupted. Not anymore.

At most I have 4-5 hours now. And it's so hard to get in a state of flow and get everything done (cont')

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Written by Elena Rossini ⁂ on 2025-01-22 at 10:55

Still, I keep having a recurrent thought that if I don't make videos now, to help promote the Fediverse, I would regret it in the future.

Yes my daily schedule makes it a challenge to do videos. But this is a good challenge, for a GREAT cause.

I'm so frustrated and angry and disgusted by Big Tech barons and their horrid behavior... I need to channel this rage somewhere... into a creative project 🎥

Please be patient with me (making videos is SOOO time consuming). But do know I'm on your side.

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Written by Elena Rossini ⁂ on 2025-01-22 at 11:22

Thank you again for your sweet, encouraging messages. I’m typing this as I go pick up my child from daycare.

So yes I will definitely make a video soon. It will take time. Weeks possibly. But on the upside: as soon as I finish the English version, I could get to work on French and Italian ones for maximum impact. One of the perks of being a polyglot ✌️

I’ll be mostly offline for the rest of the day, thanks again ❤️

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Written by Chuck Miller on 2025-01-22 at 12:34

@_elena when you make these videos, I would be very happy to share them on my blog to bring more good people to the fediverse.

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