@werenotreallystrangers
Instagram · Interview Q&A
@werenotreallystrangers “if you feel like you can’t make it… you can ALWAYS make it.”🥺❤️
@werenotreallystrangers
Instagram · Interview Q&A
@werenotreallystrangers “if you feel like you can’t make it… you can ALWAYS make it.”🥺❤️
Performance
Video #37731 · Interview Q&A
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The creator captures a woman on a city sidewalk who responds to a public prompt from "We're Not Really Strangers" asking for good news. The woman picks up a red rotary phone and delivers an emotional monologue addressed to her estranged parents, particularly her father, detailing her successes—raising her kids, attending college, and starting a business—all achieved without their support. She concludes by expressing pride in herself and offering a message of encouragement to viewers before hanging up and walking away.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 30%
Hi, mom.
Visual hook · 70%
An unusual public setup featuring a bright red, vintage rotary phone on a stand next to a prominent sign that reads 'TELL ME YOUR GOOD NEWS!', creating immediate curiosity.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
Present a visually unusual public forum or prompt that invites a personal response, creating immediate curiosity about who will participate and what they will share.
Payoff
The speaker concludes with a simple sign-off, providing a sense of closure to the personal message while leaving the audience with the uplifting universal takeaway.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Public Catharsis
A participant uses a public prompt to deliver a deeply personal and emotionally charged monologue, transforming a private struggle into a universal message of resilience and triumph.
The Direct Address
The speaker begins by addressing a specific person or entity central to their story, establishing the personal stakes and the target of their message.
The Defiant Declaration
The speaker makes a bold statement of independence or success in spite of the conflict established in the first beat, immediately defining the core theme.
The Vulnerable Contradiction
The speaker briefly reveals an underlying emotional complexity or past pain, adding depth and relatability to their defiance by acknowledging a past need.
The Evidence of Progress
The speaker lists concrete achievements and positive changes as evidence to support their declaration of success. This serves as the factual 'good news'.
The Climactic Affirmation
The speaker makes a simple, powerful statement of self-worth or pride, serving as the emotional peak of their personal narrative.
The Universal Bridge
The speaker pivots from their personal story to a broader, inspirational message directed at the audience, making the personal experience universally applicable.
“if you feel like you can’t make it… you can ALWAYS make it.”🥺❤️
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Hi mom.
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and hi dad.
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Mostly dad,
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I just wanna say I made it without you
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and I'm doing great.
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There's days I need you but-
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I don't care about you...
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I'm happy...
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I'm raising my kids...
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I'm doing the best that I can...
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I'm in college now...
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I'm trying to start my own little business...
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I'm also learning how to um-
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break cycles...
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Yeah that's my good news...
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I'm proud of myself.
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If you guys feel like you can't make it... you can always make it...
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Love you guys. Bye 🥺
Hi, mom, and hi, bad. Mostly bad. I just wanna say I made it without you, and I'm doing great. There's days I need you, but I don't care about you. I'm happy. I'm raising my kids. I'm doing the best that I can. Can. I'm in college now trying to start my own little business. I'm also learning how to, break break cycles. Yeah. That's my good news. I'm proud of myself. If you guys feel like you can't make it, you can always make it. Love you guys. Bye.