You should start again. 

"Never give up on something you cannot go a day without thinking about." -Winston Churchill

This one of those cinematic videos you watch and you’re like Wtf. I’m genuinely inspired. The story telling, color grading everything is just amazing.

Dunno who will see this. Doesn’t matter: I spent a decade working a corporate job hoping to climb the ladder and land a spot where I was fat and happy. But I’m unhappier than ever. I helped someone build their dream and postponed my own. On the day of my 10th anniversary I received a card from the company. No one had signed it except for my recently departed boss with the message “Best of luck”. Money is just money. Follow your ideas and dreams.

I got an entire feature length film sitting on a hard drive, in a lock box that I use as decoration for my room, that I glance at every day...

You answered a question that I think about all the time. “Why do I keep thinking about this project?” Because you care about it. I needed that. Thank you.

She has started again and we are here for it, starting with you. 🦋

"Why it keeps bubbling up is because you actually care about that shit" was so unexpectedly poignant, played it back 3 times. Lately I have been creatively procrastinating on a lot of things honestly. I haven't been in a musical in 3 years, haven't done an audition in 2 years and the last thing I wrote was 2 lines of a poem back in October 2023. I miss creating, I miss performing, I miss working with other artists. I guess I've been procrastinating on starting over again. I have had so many strong ideas, and little to no desire to execute them. Depression is a beast, but maybe one day I can tame it so I can spend my days visiting it & tending to it rather than fighting it. Subscribing to your channel, I hope you meet all of the goals you set for yourself and I'd love to witness it.

i think everyone needs to watch this. this is what the people of today need to watch. we’re all stuck in a limbo, wanting to start over tomorrow. but it never comes.

No other creator has inspired my own creativity more than you! Ever since I discovered your instagram I have been enamored by your art. Love that you're in RU-vid and love this entire challenge!

You had me at the thumbnail! But you also HAD me in the first 5 seconds! Amazing work!

Your voice so soooooooo important. Like I already know these things, but when you say them the way you say them how you say them…wakes me the fork 🍴 up, asking me to finish my breakfast.

This video has come into my life at the perfect time. I've recently started my RU-vid channel after over 3 years of wanting to but being too afraid to start. I have a chronic illness so it can be a struggle to keep up with projects, but I'm so happy to finally be doing it even if it takes me a while to upload a new video. This inspired me to work on editing a video that I've filmed and have been wanting to upload! I'm really looking forward to following you on your journey and sending you many kind wishes for this project! 😊

Thank you for this. I needed to hear these words today. I make so many creative projects but they are always for someone else. Or to pay the bills or to solve someone else's problem and yet the things I dream of doing myself always sit by the sidelines hoping for that "Someday" when my position on the Maslow's hierarchy of needs is finally above the level of "Safety and Security" enough that I can actually spend time on it and not feel immensely guilty for neglecting something or someone I love. I forget sometimes that the person I am neglecting is myself.

Thank you for this, Nneka. These poems aren't going to write themselves and my camera won't shoot on its own. Thank you for your openness. See you in video 001!!

"I implore you to check your own pockets for the key before reaching your hands for something they do not posses" is prbly one of the hardes qoutes on the internet i have ever heard!

I need to come back to this video multiple times. I feel like it’s a good reminder that I’m not alone in my struggles of putting pin to paper. It’s tough to just do it. It’s overwhelming to see others pass you by in their creative endeavors, but there is hope and community out there. I thank you for sharing your side of this.

This made me so happy. How refreshing.

i hate this video...... because it ends!! i wanted it to go on for another 90 minutes. thanks for sharing, thanks for making me feel not alone. i'm excited to see ur creative world

i never been more genuinely inspired from a youtube video.

I am procrastinating on the same project during 4 years ! everybody i have to do it to actually have my degree but in some point I am afraid of being a civil engineer because i want to have many skills ad competences before. but what i realise is we are not perfect, we are all stillleraning and what i have to do is doing what it has to be done and let God decide if i am worth to be an engineer ! maybe one day i will come back and say it was worth it !

I was definitely meant to see this today because I also turned 34 last Friday! Thank you 🌷

Nneka!!!! So excited to see your face and hear your voice!!! Your creativity always lights a fire in me. Happy to see you back at it!

I love seeing the comments of so many others who have THAT project (out of many) that they can never stop caring ahout. Thank you queen!! Excited to see your project unfold

I am so excited that I found your channel. I love the vibes. You are throwing out!!

You describe this feeling in such a beautiful way, thank you

Ngl I can keep coming back to this video over and over. Best 5 mins spent tho love your work 🔥

This cinematography is like nothing I've ever seen! Incredible👌🏾

If I tell you that I have a project in the drawer that I really want to accomplish, you won't believe how much your video has inspired and encouraged me. This project is called A Music Memoir, and it's about stories written from songs that I love and that have been part of my life in a profound way. This project came about when I realized how serious my grandfather's Alzheimer's diagnosis was, and after I watched a RU-vidr I really like share a musical diary of his life's memories, just after his own family had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I'm insecure and scared, but I'm going to write it down and record it for more people to see. You are light. Keep producing and I'll keep watching you. Xo.

This speaks to my soul and where I'm at right now (and where I find myself year after year). I have found that life/creativity is a process of starting over...again and again and again.

I asked God to speak to me and your video popped up❤. Wow. Just what i needed yo hear

This wasn’t supposed to make me cry. But it did. Lost everything, having a hard time starting over and this really hit me. Thank you.

“If it’s too open, it’s not going to get done.” So true!

Love all of this! May beautiful courage rain on us all, and wishing you emergent movement on this project and your creations 🌊✨🤲

You’re incredible. Storytelling. Visuals. Music. Thank you for blessing my timeline today 🙏🏼

I’m awake! And seeing those beautiful match cuts. 😍 Message and visuals received, Nneka. ❤

NNEKA! you will always be famous😭💓

I cried when you packed up the brushes. This shook something in me. TFS 🫶🏾

Happy birthday! I'm not sure why this popped up in my feed, but I enjoyed it. Keep pressing on, and good luck.

This is profoundly beautiful. Thank you.

One of my favourite quotes is that the time passes anyway whether you do it or not. It’s a big help and an even bigger realisation 💜

You’re so inspiring… I been procrastinating on just making an effort using my camera to create for myself.. I’m so obsessed with trying to make money while being creative that I feel overwhelmed to just create to just.. create. Thank you for this video. I look forward to seeing more from you.

the opening is so beautifully filmed, every single shot is so aesthetically pleasing im in love!!!! (ure so gorgeous & your voice is so beautiful) sending u motivation and inspiration!!

I love your voice 😩 so glad I found your channel!

Beautifully executed can’t wait to see what you have in store for us!

Have some videos I simply left alone. This reminded me that I should get back to it. Back to my enjoying simply creating. Thank you for this!!

Procrastination had a hold of me for a minute, but I recently got past it, thank God.😄

the quality, top notch. Truely wow. I feel content after consuming this piece of content. You go girl

😂😂 “it’s taking tOO long already…” x2 🤣🤣

I found out something recently, in the cortex there is a specific part dedicated to will power and it has some fancy name that I can’t remember at the moment. Basically, the way it works is that the more you force yourself and will through the things you put off or find challenging or don’t like doing, the more it will grow and the easier it will get into doing those things you don’t want to do or are a struggle to do. But when you continue to put things off, don’t do the challenges, don’t do those things you don’t want to do, it will decrease and your will power will become weaker and weaker the more you just don’t will yourself into things. Just something to keep in mind when doing this is that you are actually bettering yourself just by doing this. Feel free to send me a letter! I’d like to feel obligated to send you a letter in return.

You, my dear, are MEANT to be a filmmaker (coming from a fellow photographer with a degree in critical film studies.) This has been my introduction to your work, and I rarely come across visual storytelling this good. Automatically subscribed. I also needed to hear this today, so thank you!

5 years ago I collected addresses to do something very similar…called the mailman’s daughter (my father is a retired mail man)… I never sent one letter and the inspiration and conviction I felt watching this…my goodness . I’m both grateful for and annoyed with you ma’am! Thank you 🙏🏾💚and for that reason I’m Subscribing

That amnesia part is really impactful. Thinking of all the days that blur. Or I'll be out doing my daily life and suddenly completely loose my entire train of thought having no idea where I am or what I'm doing for a minute because I do the same thing every day.

GOD BLESS this WOMAN this CHANNEL & HER LIFE

For years, through my whole youth I carried this idea of making a certain Story (Manga/Graphic Novel) with certain characters and a certain meaning. Through the years it transformed many times and evolved so much, taking twists and turns- planned to be my magnum Opus. When the time was right. When I had published Stories before just to know how it‘s done. It had to had to be my main work, my epic with the most Volumes- all in my head. For the last to years I told myself i will start *soon*, making designs, elaborate on Worldbuilding, fleshing out everything, even what pigments to use for which characters if i would colour it- Needless to say this whole bubbled up construct kept me from ever bringing it out of my head, some charcter illustrations aside. But now, I‘m happy to say your Video came at the right time, because my Story hatched- just into one, simple small short story. Taking away the pressure of being a big project, it actually opened up so many opportunities and i‘m so eager to bring it out now. Also the idea became so pressing, my brain doesn‘t even leave me a choice anymore, last sunday i finally started writing the script, currently furnishing it. Can‘t wait to start and draw the first page…

I needed this. Thank you for inspiring me to reignite the flame💛

This is literally the best piece of media i have seen today!! i really have so many projects i want to do but i feel like i have no time or mood or energy. But i guess i was just expecting too much from my piece of work to the point that i couldn't do it

This is incrediblely well made! I can tell it took a long time...THANK YOU for making a video about your creative process and goals. Earlier tonight i spoke to my grandma in a disgusted-and-worry fueled rant about the blatant theft and deception that is AI, how its stealing people's videos and art...but your video is what humanity is really about. I guess you could say it's not important in the big, big scheme of things...because HUMANITY is more important and will always be. THIS is more important. Human creation and artistic struggle! Artistic CARING!!! So thank you!!!

God was def in the algorithm today 🙏🏾👏🏾

The words I didn’t know I needed to hear. I’ve been putting off so much. And tbh, it’s a reflection of what the past year has been for me-putting myself last. Time to get back to things. Thank you for sharing this!

I’m very glad this video came up on my recommended. As a 20 year old I have no clue what to do with my life. When you said “why do I keep thinking about this project” I realized. I think about being a freelance artist A LOT. This video gave me some motivation to keep doing that even though it will be hard. So thank you^^

I feel so seen and encouraged to start again. You’re absolutely right, it keeps bubbling up bc I care so much about my project. Thank you for this!

Thank you for existing

We are doing this. Here for it.

You are so talented, don't question, just do. Perfection isn't possible, shoot for 50%, pick it apart and shoot for 70% but never perfect. It will never live up to our standards if we wait for perfect. You are beautiful and creative, just believe.

my god I've never subscribed to a channel faster... beautiful work. I can't wait to see more. Such inspiring and thought provoking shot compositions

"If it's too open it's not going to get done." Realized this 1.5 years into my creative journey. I need just enough structure to reduce decision fatigue but not too much to crush creativity. Love the details in your video. On creative resistance: I found it to be very uncomfortable but also very rewarding to send that first blog/video out there. Even social media post. I think if you love "doing" it, you should keep going. Even if you stop for a year or don't get any results. It build character and adds a spice to the mundaness of everyday life.

and sometimes there is this one person that is different, has that edge, is that creative, doesnt't stop where society puts them. ITS FUCKING THIS WHAT IM SEARCHING FOR!

People do not listen to what they know, they listen to the unexpected, the creative, the new possibilities. If you try to adapt, you will end up alone, but if you are genuine, they will find you, offer their company, and enjoy together with you what you have to offer. 🌹 To have patience with oneself is to have self-love 🍀

Procrastinating a whole lotta rest and love for myself and my art. I body gave out this weekend - now I’m stuck in bed with nothing but time. Waking up to this video really got me feeling a sense of excitement. Thank you 🙏🏾

I’ve had this video in my watch later. Just sat down to do some work and while playing my watch later videos in the background. This video is cinematic and beautifully made that I had to stop what I was doing! Felt inspired affffff 🥹

Hello, I’ve never seen your content before but I’ve been feeling like it’s too late to do anything and just hearing you’re still trying at 34 really touched me and helped me realize I can keep trying at 35. So thank you for being a light for people like me

Happy to see you Nneka! Can’t wait to see more 🤗🤎

This is golden! You definitely need to keep going. I know how challenging it is to create these sometimes but, it's the end results like these that make it worth it. First time viewer, loved the video!

The alignment of this message with me today is mind blowing..... THANK YOU AND HERE ARE YOUR VIRTUAL FLOWERS 🌹🌹🌹❤💯🤞🏾!!!!!

Geez this is excellent. Excellent storytelling, excellent shots, excellent fonts, excellent words, excellent speech, and excellent kitchen counter setup. And 100 short films is ambitious! I wish you a buttload of self compassion in the completion of this quest :) For me a lighting project came bubbling up during the first minute. I still have pictures of how it could/should become on my desktop. Has been there for a year without touching the project. I believe in it but ... but.... butttttt - Why don't I keep going with the project? There is one _good_ reason: I'm committed to another project and I decided not to do any projects until I finish that one. I'm actually making _proper_ progress on that one and abandoning that one now or spreading my resources feels like a dummy move. It's in the same area of my deep passion: product design (physical products). Then there are the _bad_ reasons that won out: - Disappointed in my own lack of follow-through (not true because this is a self-fulfilling prophecy) - I imagine that the project will get stolen (not true because my project will still be succesful if it gets stolen) - There are many steps outside of my control (and they will stay that way unless I move on them) - Lack of time and money (true at the time when I quit but right now I have more space) - Lack of facilities (true at time I quit but now I have more options) - Lack of confidence (self fulfilling prophecy. Confidence is won by doing the scary stuff. By doing stuff outside your current zone of confidence) - I cannot crack a certain puzzle for the _ultimate_ thing. This one stays with me as a legitimate problem. But outside the _ultimate_ thing there are many worthwhile options with this project that will improve lives and livingrooms around my country. Not doing any of it because I can't do the most important amazing thing is silly. But at the same time, as I'm writing this, I do feel energy drawing away. [... ] I've been brainstorming for 10 minutes and I feel the energy returning. It's a hard puzzle to crack, but it's doable. It will require commitment. Not knowing the thing can be done before doing it, but choosing it will be done.

This is incredibly beautiful. the script, the narration, the filming, the editing; so cinematic. Relatable, humorous, compelling. You should be this very proud 🗝

Yes! I've never hit a notification bell so fast. ❤ Thank you for creating this!

I don't need motivation or permission, just a pathway to walk into and keeping walking. Thank you.

Totally, the reason that I began my channel......Accountability. But, for my own addiction/s and my desires. A place to share and report to. But, it's difficult to become that vulnerable in front of others. I want them to see me but I'm afraid of them seeing me and judging. The video I am about to upload...... confronts thos and is a middle finger to my fear.

"that haunts us." that is such a powerful note, and I am excited to see this come into being for you. Here for the long haul now

The algorithm finally gets me! I'm so glad I came across this stunning video and will follow along as you post more. As someone who, after 9 years of sitting on their story, is FINALLY writing the damn book series -- I am hardcore cheering you on!

I was considered a prodigy and was doing incredible work as a child that got me noticed by fashion designers, actors and other artists- but I was in a major accident that effected my health and even before that I was bullied out of doing anything I ever loved. and no one supported me in anything I ever wanted to accomplish, so my time as an artist has unfortunately come and gone. I don’t have the resources, finances, strength, time, energy, or health to retrain myself. anytime I pick up a pencil or stare at a canvas or look at my old audio files, all I feel is heartbreak because I know where my skill level should be, and it’s not there. I’m so glad you all found your voices again. Take it from an exhausted millennial that has given up all hope: don’t be like us. It’s so tempting, but you have something to give, something to say, something important to offer. Keep with it- don’t sacrifice the things you love for literally anyone. Yall can do it. I believe in you.

i am so glad that i found your channel, thank you for drawing from your own to spread inspiration!! ❤

I have so many creative projects I want to pursue, but the one that gives me the drive you speak about is not what I'd call creative. But listening to you has made me think, "You know what? I am doing something completely new in this. It IS a creative process. It IS infusing my every thought and effort. And I AM procrastinating on key aspects because they DO make me uncomfortable." Imma follow your journey now, because I am going to connect with and parallel it in my own endeavour. Which IS a creative one. Go Us!

Gripping from start to finish! Perfectionism really isn't not the one, ha! Recently got out of a 'bout of it. Helpful memorables "Done is better than perfect." "Just do it badly." "Lower the bar." Once you get the momentum, that "winning feeling," everything just flows. Congrats on making this and good luck in the future

Ooof I love when the algorithm does me some good! 👏 I have many personal side projects that I’ve been trying to launch for years, but there is *one* that is “bigger” and way more personal for me, and it’s the one I have the most resistance to starting because I know it requires me to show up in the biggest way. Thank you 🙏

I am in love with the over production of this video and I’m glad it came across my timeline because it is what I needed. Thank You!

You are my actual fave on TikTok. Glad YT recommended your channel.

Oh I needed to see this one. So so sooooo many unfinished projects waiting for me to revisit and actualize. This is such a powerful and wonderful reminder. Thank you for sharing your art and looking forward to that premiere for #100!!!

This is everything I needed and more. From the depths of my heart, thank you.

absolutely incredible. what a challenge! i’m going through a lot of change in my life and recently bought some gear in hopes to document my life. i haven’t done much in fear of being overwhelmed with the process but i want to accept whatever comes my way! excellent video

I absolutely needed this today. Thank you so much for creating this, and sharing this truth and wisdom with us because it’s so liberating & motivating to watch! Also the cinematography is incredible!

Thank you. This video was the motivation I needed 😅 I’ve had a particular art book idea I’ve not seen anyone else do and right when I started working on it, life around me starting falling apart. Things are better now but it’s been months really since I touched the project and in the last 2-3 days I’ve been working on it during any time I can steal away to myself and focus. Then this video comes along and reaffirms my aspiration. Be blessed and I’m so excited to see what you produce. Thank you!

I’m an aspiring author. I’ve been writing my entire life. I have 26 book drafts and they’ll all get done at some point. But there’s one… I started writing it when I was 14. It’s hard to write because it’s the most personal book draft I have and what I write is never good enough. I turned 22 in May. My goal is to finish writing this book by my 23rd birthday, and have it published by my 24th.

I loved this! I’ve been procrastinating on creating my website/blog. ✨ It’s because of fear.

Chefs kiss 🤌🏽✨✨✨ you out here cookin’ and I’m ready to indulge. Excited to witness it all 💚💚💚

Thanks for this push. You *doing* has inspired me to do. *exhales afraid*.

I have been creatively procrastinating on being a working artist. I’ve spent so much time supporting my friends who are artists and sitting in the background and now it’s time for me to produce my own work consistently and be loud about it.

I’m starting over again with you queen. Your work truly inspires me. Thank you holding the mirror up to my face 😭

Never have I been so invested in a RU-vid video… cinematic masterpiece