Freedom Diaries (Operation Paul Revere)

The Operation Paul Revere Contest

Screenshot from the film, “Freedom Diaries,” by Justine Spinoza.

The Operation Paul Revere contest was an indie video festival held by InfoWars.com to create and promote pro-freedom videos on the web. It was announced early this year, and recently ended. The winners have been announced, and they are fine films, but one film (which did not win) stood out to me as being particularly compelling (more so than the one that won, in my opinion).

 

Freedom Diaries

 

The film is about a guy named Philip Stevenson who starts a video diary in the present, and periodically updates it over the next few years, as freedom dies, and as the republic of the United States of America implodes into a completely tyrannical police state. Over the course of eighteen minutes, from the vantage point of Philip Stevenson’s bed room, we watch in horror as his formerly freedom loving, happy family life becomes a living hell for Philip, his family, and the United States of America. And then we see the man, in a quiet kind of desperation, rise up and take action against the communist super state that has replaced the United States government.

 

What I Love About this Film

Great art does not tell the truth; it demonstrates the truth. By this standard, this film succeeds in spades as an inspiring, pro-freedom work of art. Philip Stevenson is utterly and horribly believable, and the viewer comes to identify with him and his family almost immediately. In the short eighteen minutes of the film, the viewer comes to view Philip as a good friend or brother; a loving father and husband. Inexplicably, in this short film, with only short strands of monologue, you get the feeling that you’ve known the characters for years. The film maker also makes effective use of static techniques to let you know what is happening to the country concurrently with the ongoing diary.

Utterly relate able, believable, gritty, heart-wrenching, and, ultimately, inspiring.

This film maker has done a lot with very little. I’ve subscribed to his YouTube channel, and am looking forward to future videos from him.

 

My Operation Paul Revere Entry

I also submitted a video to this contest. It wasn’t as good as Freedom Diaries, but I welcome you all to watch it as well. It’s about gun control. It’s called A Pro-Freedom Psyop.

Freedom Diaries (Operation Paul Revere)