For this past week, I’ve decided to plug a video Essay that I watched recently as I have been looking for research material for my thesis. This video essay by Thomas Flight Explores a really interesting aspect of Atlanta that is simultaneously overlooked yet ever-present in almost every episode of the show. To clarify, it is the theme of Afro-Surrealism that Flight explores throughout the video. He First breaks down how Afro-Surrealism functions within the show. He explains how within any given episode, the feeling of something being off, and it’s something that the show utilizes throughout as texture to further flesh out the world and the inhabitants of the world. Flight then explores the history and emergence of the term. I really liked the visuals that he provided throughout the video, especially when it came to the highlighted text portions that helped to enhance how Afro- Surrealists differ from general surrealists. The spaces of Black- specific surrealism felt very much like an untapped well that artists, and creatives are now beginning to tap into. Towards the end of the video, Thomas explores the possibility of whether or not Donald Glover was intentional behind this consistent insertion of Afro- Surrealist, I think his notes surrounding everyone around Glover point towards one direction. But I think that it is framed in a way that allows audiences to still come to their own conclusion. I think I found his interview with D. Scott Miller to be the most interesting and almost inspiring aspect of this video only in the reflection of how a video essayist was able to interview someone who has so closely connected to the entire concept. All in all, its a fascinating video, and definitely worth the watch.