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2025-01-22 16:06:24

_elena@mastodon.social

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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2025-01-22 16:08:14 Last edited 3 days ago

jalict

jalict@mastodon.gamedev.place

@_elena Ever considering doing journalism/podcasts to create more visibility on federation? 👀

2025-01-22 16:10:46

Kommadieb 🏙️

kommadieb@norden.social

@_elena No, I won’t talk you out of it

2025-01-22 16:11:15

Shaun Watters

timeslip1974@mastodon.social

@_elena The Fediverse is the only viable future,more people that know that the better

2025-01-22 16:15:14

Jena

sandropisano@mastodon.uno

@_elena pregevole intento Elena

2025-01-22 16:15:23

Stefano Marinelli

stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

@_elena Even though neither of us was born in that city, let me tell you with a single, sharp, clear, unmistakable word they use in the capital of our birthplace: DAJE!!!!

2025-01-22 16:15:51

sk@hub.utsukta.org

@Elena Rossini ⁂ looking forward to subscribing to your peertube instance !

2025-01-22 16:15:53

Elena Rossini ⁂

_elena@mastodon.social

@stefano 😂

2025-01-22 16:20:38

Simona Casolari

symcasolari@mastodon.social

@_elena not me sharing The Realist teaser in all of my private messaging groups saying 'watch how relevant this 2018 documentary is!"

2025-01-22 16:21:22

Elena Rossini ⁂

_elena@mastodon.social

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')

2025-01-22 16:25:01

Urban

Banur@metalhead.club

@_elena
Yeah you should do it :)

2025-01-22 16:25:41

It's a me, Mauro

mauro@mograph.social

@_elena @stefano I join you loudly with a DAJE!

2025-01-22 16:25:56

Elena Rossini ⁂

_elena@mastodon.social

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.

2025-01-22 16:26:36

Elena Rossini ⁂

_elena@mastodon.social

@symcasolari awww 🥰 😘

2025-01-22 16:28:05

haui

haui@mastodon.giftedmc.com

@_elena I dare you! Make that video! MAKE IT! PLEASE!!! <3

2025-01-22 16:28:37

Elena Rossini ⁂

_elena@mastodon.social

@jalict if I had a clone: YES 😅

2025-01-22 16:33:34

Elena Rossini ⁂

_elena@mastodon.social

@haui I think I will! Just give me a bit of time 😅

2025-01-22 16:45:25

Elena Brescacin

talksina@mastodon.uno

@_elena I'm getting creative too, lately. But no one gave me a day lasting 72 hours at the least.

2025-01-22 16:47:01

Fernando M. S. 🇵🇸

fmors@fosstodon.org

@_elena looking forward to it! 🤩

By the way, the teaser is 7 years old... it was scary back then, but I lack an adjective to define how terrifying this is now.

2025-01-22 16:47:09

Dane

TheLastOfHisName@sharkey.world

@_elena@mastodon.social take as much time as you need. You may not be able to churn out videos like a full time content creator, but nothing or nobody says you have to.

Good things come to those who wait 😁

2025-01-22 16:52:08

Elena Rossini ⁂

_elena@mastodon.social

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 ❤️

2025-01-22 16:53:22

Elena Rossini ⁂

_elena@mastodon.social

@TheLastOfHisName thank you ☺️

2025-01-22 16:57:58

Marko

decorum@kanoa.de

@_elena Keep up the good work. 🎬 And thank you so much for creating such movies about the Fediverse.

2025-01-22 17:04:24

Julia

catnip@mastodon.online

@_elena Please do!

2025-01-22 17:07:19

Nicolas Dufour

nrdufour@gardenstate.social

@_elena Oh yes ! Tremendous idea Elena :) You can do it, take your time :)

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