FOR EVERY ONE

This film isn’t for any specific kind of dream. It isn’t intended for a certain genre, medium, trade or denomination; it is only intended for the courageous...
Written and Performed by Jason Reynolds
Director - Dan Buyanovsky
Cinematographer - Mikul Eriksson
Production - lowkey
1st Assistant Camera - Celeste Barbosa
2nd Assistant Camera - Clarisse Calahan
Gaffer - Jesse Lee
Key Grip - Chris Hartsell
Fisher Tech - Scott Odgers
Sound Mixer - Manuel Lopez
Studio Tech - Fernando Espiritusanto
Production Assistant - Reed Jackson
Original Score - Greg Borodulin
Colorist - Lucas Alvarado-Farrar
Designers - Chris Kitahara and Chengxi Tian
Animators - Nathan Mallon, Spencer Wainacht, and Dixon Wong
Thanks - Elena Giovinazzo, Candace Greene McManus, Jason Dravis and Thunder Studios
Presented by 826 Digital: 826digital.com...
For more on Jason Reynolds: www.jasonwrite...
For more on Dan Buyanovsky: www.danbuyanovs...

[@samryan8848]

came from online school, very cool video

[@lukewatson1484]

Wow wow I had to watch this for English class and this opened my eyes

[@brandongrein1348]

Mrs Nowicki?

[@lukewatson1484]

Brandon Grein nope

[@cadefairris1862]

Bro same

[@its_not_jessi]

Same!!

[@colbyjensen8496]

Same

[@Countryblack]

I am a 60 year old black man who has had many dreams that were never fulfilled. I am impressed with your wisdom at an early age, you see things that I have lived through many years of pursuing dreams and not fulfilling them. But in my pursuit of, searching caves, looking under rocks, and behind trees, I have found little trinkets that have added a wholesomeness and certain quality to who I am as a person and even though I may not have achieved many of my dreams I satisfied with my life.

[@akilasmith6063]

But isn't this better than living a life of quiet desperation?

[@marcusescamilla7399]

Wow you should become a book writer and keep trying to make those dreams a reality 🤩

[@okterlox0]

Whoa! I’m a 63 year old white female and your words dear sir have me cry with recognizing a fellow traveler upon this earth. Thank you.

[@marcaswebb4917]

You lived and continue to live.

[@lil_bro2144]

His voice is calming and makes me feel chill

[@Sustard]

everyone commenting how they had this assignment for La class and i am here for the same reason , but this person is specking their thoughts

[@chrisengland6493]

I watched this with my son for his English class. This beautiful soul touched mine in a way I never believed possible. Thank you for breathing a little bit of beautiful into these dark times.

[@annagalvin7379]

Dear Mr. Reynolds, After watching you perform your poem "FOR EVERYONE" it moved me. It makes me feel like almost anything is possible after that. I respect how honest and vulnerable you were during your presentation and on paper. How you used your own life experience to connect with the audience was effective. I connected to the part when you jumped back to your teen years, when you said "I thought/ I would've made it by now"(14). I am seventeen and currently in high school. I am experiencing the same feeling. I feel partially independent, but I feel like I should feel more complete. Even though I didn't relate to everything you said, I connect on that level. I felt included, and it made me think about the future and how there's hope. Towards the ending of your poem when you mention that you feel that you didn't have much more to say, it was enough for me. You inspired me to stay motivated no matter the circumstance. Your words motivated me to keep my engine running because I have dreams. I am thinking about college and I have goals ahead of me. Even when I won't know where I am going, I think there is a plan set out for me somewhere, somehow. Thank you for writing a poem that I felt connected and inspired by. This is the first time that poetry had an effect on me. For me you are the one that opened up a new way of seeing poetry. I look forward to re-reading this during those days I may lose hope. Please keep writing and inspiring others with your words. Respectfully, Anna Galvin

[@therambler8921]

This was a things for school but wanted to cry through the whole thing. I couldn’t bc my parents are home and they can’t see me cry so i held it back. But thank you so VERY much for this. I am going to watch this over and over, share it with everyone i know and i love your dedication and devotion to this world, your dream and us. Thank you.

[@alexhammond2356]

Don't ever feel like you have to hide your tears. As a guy, I've been sad and not cried because of the stigma against men showing emotion, and I've let it stop me. But don't, it's perfectly healthy, and if it changes someone's perception of you so what, you're human and things will upset you, and crying is an outlet.

[@Tapps9977]

My ELA teacher showed my this over half a year ago today. Yet I am still endlessly enticed by this message.

[@rcolorado2364]

My 11 yo sent me here, I assume she had to watch it for a class. Glad she did it was excellent and I hope she understands. The pursuit is the journey. Beautiful!

[@bobbiewhalen3985]

Cried through the whole thing. Thank you for this masterpiece ❤️

[@lauriepessemier]

this is so good. this is me from ever; now 65 years old. You are so right: it isn't making it that matters so much, it's the doing

[@georgecapehart4666]

Thank all for this work. Beautiful, insightful and touching poetry by Jason Reynolds and fantastic cinematography. Awesome work!

[@andreaarteaga5642]

Dear Jason Reynolds, In all honesty when I first started reading the book I couldn't take in the words you were saying. I wasn't allowing myself to be openminded, thinking that this was going to be yet another self help book I've read urning to find something I could relate to. It wasn't until I read, "Nobody really knows what it depends on, but everybody knows it depends." (19, Reynolds) there was something that spoke to me and opened my mind to the wisdom you had to offer. I started to mark the pages that moved me or made me think and reflect, this was the first page I marked. As I kept reading I did not expect to feel any emotion till I started get teary eyed, "My eyes swollen with exhaustion, my body sputtering on its way down, but my dream won't stop crying, screaming like a colicky infant. Sometimes I think that it needs to be changed usually it just needs to be fed." (52, Reynolds) There have been so many times I've wanted to give up on my dream, thinking that its too hard to achieve, putting myself down by saying that I'm not good enough, and being scared of what was to come. You have reminded me that I am more than capable of achieving my dreams, that they need to be fed passion, resilience, positivity, and smother the embers of doubt that linger. Your words have helped me realize that we all have dreams and they do not require a timeline, nor do they have deadlines, and the journey we take won't always be perfect. (76, Reynolds) Thank you for helping me find my truth and thank you for your words of encouragement, I will be using them as firelight through my journey.

[@pizzalizza.]

I'm not old nor interesting but when I listen to this video it makes me feel better and makes me feel like I can do anything if not something important with my life

[@alexyslinares3366]

He came to my school!!! Such an amazing person.

[@elliottparrish9313]

I don't know what to say but thank you. I needed to hear this so badly. Your words are a gift to us all.

[@joeleonard5441]

Brilliant! Thank you, Jason Reynolds.

[@valleryestrada2586]

I had to watch this video for my ela class today

[@jaydind783]

I had to do an analogy on this poem for my 6th grade ELA class. I have never related more to anything. This poem is what got me into writing poetry, and stories about my thoughts & feelings. Jason Reynolds is my favorite author. I listen to this poem every time I am down or want to get into a writing headspace. So thank you Jason.

[@dianajones8643]

Thank you, thank you. I CANNOT WAIT TO SHARE THIS WITH MY STUDENTS!!!! 💕

[@slickhope]

How will you use it in class?

[@TeztDummi]

well thats why im here

[@mijo_gene8827]

Works well for any sort of commencement

[@eunicekaimila7742]

Ever since I stumbled upon this, about a month ago, I have certainly found "truth and comfort in this ramble" AND I "keep it close and use it as fire light for this long and often dark road." Thank you for this.

[@Utime777]

Phenomenal ; thank you. 💪🏿😎

[@antheakaranasos2047]

I’ll look for the book with this beautiful poem. I’m in all of those phases as once ... a late bloomer so to speak 🙏 ♥️ 🙏

[@JoyceChow]

Awesome video! Also came here because of an online class assignment.

[@isaacwhitaker9323]

Mr. Reynolds Your performance of this book was really inspiring and heart felt. Seeing it spoken in the since you spoke it really brings the words to life. A person's thoughts, written on paper, constructed in a plan, to make things happen. You made it known how a person may really feel. It's seen how a person may have an idea of wanting to succeed, and how many may have an idea to provide you on what you should, could, or might do to get to where you want to go. but how life can take ones plans and cause it to be you verses your determination to success and the road it actually takes to get there. The pauses and changes in the music causes a whole new vibe at times a moment to take time to reflect on how these thing might effect you or actually take time to think wow. There are really people in the world who feel this way, act this way, or live life in a way that their vision and purpose to succeed drives them to success despite whatever comes their way.

[@dariusvbryant.]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@swaggamerb9956]

I'm not a big fan of poetry but this is one poem that i really like

[@pinkuniku]

So very encouraging! It sheds light on all of us, no matter what color, that life can be tough and our expectations may not always be met. Nevertheless, I recognize as a white male, this road is more easily traveled. What matters is the dreams of what could be, held by us all, and that now is the time to see life as “you and me” NOT “us and them”. Thank you for this. Keep sharing the message. I share the dream, the courage!

[@chopupyourwife6193]

You are a joke 😂😂😂

[@ekko9530]

i hope more people see this because this is a amazing work which can help us all

[@lateefomidiji4735]

Feeling very inspired.

[@maimislang]

Outstanding! Thank you for being so true!

[@oliviaobrien5689]

beautiful words

[@digitalteamai]

Bring it on my friend, love it

[@l0l195]

This is so beautiful, thank you! 🥺💕

[@marcusescamilla7399]

You really have inspired many people keep doin what your doing it helps people

[@antonioramirez-rf3hk]

Jayson eres un genio expresando tus sueños a realidad

[@BigHeartsTinyVegans]

This is beauty. Thank you so much.

[@kyliechen3498]

why is this video so long, i cant understand it. CRYING

[@phoebemcaulffe1792]

You gotta open your mind to figurative language

[@taewoongjeon9242]

what is the central idea of this people. i need it for class lmao

[@ericat2179]

ME TOO LMAOO

[@emma-fh1yl]

man i think its like everyones dreams are different and important and everyone has a purppose. sorry for the 4 week late response

[@emma-fh1yl]

i do too very confusqd

[@elibomba6158]

He says he doesn't know how to make your dreams work out, but what do you do when they don't. I don't need to hear "just find another one" or anything like that, just what do I do now that my big dream has ultimately failed for good.

[@Sakshi-ex2xc]

loved it❤

[@jordany_simon]

My teacher is clutch for showing my class this

[@미국한국혼혈쌍둥이]

this is so meaningful

[@anhnesle]

very nice video

[@ALTAKnight]

this is very nice

[@presleybobek]

best words i’ve ever heard

[@미국한국혼혈쌍둥이]

I will jump

[@valleryestrada2586]

Wow i know people have different dreams but people dreams are far but their dreams don’t have to come closer people dreams can be far away

[@benh8153]

Am I really the only one who’s tired of listening to celebrities and rich people complaining about problems that everyone goes through?

[@lizascholtz7462]

I'm in love

[@lizascholtz7462]

I'm still in love

[@Slqnal]

@@lizascholtz7462what about now?

[@미국한국혼혈쌍둥이]

I like this

[@UptonFamilyAdventures]

THIS. Our 12 y/o shared with us. AWE- some and Beautiful and Inspiring.

[@anthonydi9719]

mans worth 16 million

[@officialjacobhawkins]

Very moving :)

[@anielizchico5233]

Don’t mind me, just watching one of my assignments that ima stop watching now cause I got bored of it and I need to read chapter 244 of “remarried empress”

[@rat3324]

We try to avoid the truth, we tend to forget we aren't the only one growing through things. or we lessen our struggles and pain because we been told to not be too selfish and it feels to some that it is to selfish. maybe to burden others to feel as if you blow it out of promotion, its our society that theres so many stranglers, those who've collapse before they've reached their goal .He's also stated that society sees as struggles is admiral they romatize it but don't realize the person is burning, constantly burning and unable to stop it only learning how to see past the pain to no longer feel the pain. what we romanticize is those who've learned to see the fire as a process to see that. after you see the pain the danger of burning, you become warmed you see how the burning has changed you and still is changing you but you are only seeing past the pain. that doesn't mean the pain has disappeared, its still there and always be there, the pain will come back 100x worse or 50x less then it was when it first started burning because it a step by step process that can take steps back. We keep our fires close adn "use it as firelight for the long and often dark road" just my 2 cents- a little messing cause i didn't proof but we watched this as an assignment and thought it would be important to share

[@tikkirose3580]

❤

[@Squishytrishy]

Wow…

[@danthepianoman2]

What up, Dulles kiddos

[@roadhug]

epic

[@redabenjelloun1520]

What 3 images did you guys pick

[@MrDonny8080]

whats the melody in the background?

[@Gh0stly_n0t_Foun5]

🌮🌮🌮

[@anahi8765]

i love u

[@isabellhoward9596]

so like i’m probably jsut being dumb but i cannot find a idiom or onomatopoeia

[@isabellhoward9596]

what’s metaphor from this poem 😭

[@mikantsumiki1038]

“My dream is a rapid beast” I’m working on the same assignment

[@isabellhoward9596]

@@mikantsumiki1038 omg thank you

[@mikantsumiki1038]

@@isabellhoward9596 yw❤️

[@etern327]

this is a god-tier comment for online school

[@brielle7900]

so we just all came here from school-

[@arpitkesharwani6851]

yes

[@mikantsumiki1038]

Yep pretty much-

[@eunicekaimila7742]

No

[@Smileylol]

when the fortnite is imposter omgggg

[@toddlerpunter8271]

this is gamer

[@misnoreliscolina]

in Spanish please

[@diavalouna7684]

I had to watch this for school, but I’m not impressed.

[@twinz5694]

what

[@ahhh844]

So, same here had to watch this for school. Im a very literal person, so I have a hard time with poems. I do like trying to look into and appreciate works and maybe the meaning behind. Looking through the comments here, people are saying that this spoke to them, and this changed their life, and Im like I mean it's a great poem, but it didn't speak to me like that. I think saying that "Im not impressed" may be over exaggerating, or maybe youre really trying to understand it at all. Saying Im not impressed is pretty vague, so why dont you elaborate on that? Why arent you impressed? Does it not speak to you how it spoke to others? Do you not understand it? Are you not trying in the least bit to understand it? Are you not trying in the least bit to appreciate it? I think at least trying to do all of the above will make you a better person if you are not :>

[@twinz5694]

@@ahhh844 I had to watch it 2-4 times to understand

[@ahhh844]

@@twinz5694 I get that. I pretty much had to do the same

[@17Jahseh17]

You have never had an existential crisis before and i can tell

[@thats109]

Had to watch it for English,hate it

[@defyingsenpai7367]

I had to watch it for English too but I actually ended up really enjoying it to my surprise