The video essay is a short documentary film that's the equivalent of a research paper.

This website explores the use of video essays as pedagogical, teaching tools. As well, it can be used as a guide to create low-budget personal video essays and stories. This project was conceived by Cecily Tyler along with a group of scholars affiliated with Harvard University. To start, click anywhere in the menu above; we suggest you take a look at the How to Use this Website, the History, the video carousel below or the Examples page.