What Makes a Video Essay Great?

Originally published on Fandor, December 2014

 “Kevin B. Lee himself is hyper-aware of the video essay as a medium, especially when he explores his chosen form in ‘What Makes a Video Essay Great.’ In this video, he runs down some of the trends and outliers that existed in the video essay space at the time. Similar to what was explored earlier, Lee asks the question: ‘…is there room for more meditation or questioning in online video essays, or in culture as a whole?’”

“Long Future, Short Films: Three Questions for Kevin B. Lee” (Miniflix)