--- title: Ava DuVernay and TIME Optimist Video Submission description: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is collaborating with TIME as the guest editor of our next Optimist issue. To celebrate, we’d like you to participate in the... canonical: https://time.com/5433733/ava-duvernay-optimist-video/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-30T09:30:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:57:28.106Z article:section: Press Room og:title: Ava DuVernay and TIME Optimist Video Submission og:description: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is collaborating with TIME as the guest editor of our next Optimist issue. To celebrate, we’d like you to participate in the... og:url: https://time.com/5433733/ava-duvernay-optimist-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ava DuVernay and TIME Optimist Video Submission twitter:description: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is collaborating with TIME as the guest editor of our next Optimist issue. To celebrate, we’d like you to participate in the... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Create a Video for Ava DuVernay's Optimism Project With TIME by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Oct 30, 2018 9:30 AM UTC by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Oct 30, 2018 9:30 AM UTC  Clay Benskin Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is collaborating with TIME as the guest editor of our next Optimist issue. To celebrate, we’d like you to participate in the project. Send us a short video, capturing anything that makes you feel optimistic. We may include your clip in the upcoming special project. We hope you will join us. _—Ava DuVernay and the Editors of TIME_ [**Click here to submit.** ](https://apply.time.com/time-optimists-2018) **FAQs** **What is the Optimist issue?** This is an annual multimedia project from TIME focusing on what is working around the world. See stories from [the first Optimist issue, guest edited by Bill Gates, here.](http://time.com/tag/optimist/) **Who can submit?** To submit a video, you must be 18 years of age or older and agree to the terms of our Video Submission Release Agreement. **How should the video be formatted?** Please hold your phone sideways (horizontally) when recording. **When is the submission deadline?** All submissions must be received by Dec. 3, 2018. **Can I submit more than once?** Please submit only one 30-second clip. **Can my work have been published before?** This clip should be an original submission, not previously published before. **When will I know if my submission has been included?** We will attempt to notify submitters prior to publication if their video is to be included in the project. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5433733/ava-duvernay-optimist-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5433733/ava-duvernay-optimist-video/"},"headline":"Create a Video for Ava DuVernay's Optimism Project With TIME","datePublished":"2018-10-30T09:30:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:57:28.106Z","description":"Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is collaborating with TIME as the guest editor of our next Optimist issue. To celebrate, we’d like you to participate in the...","url":"https://time.com/5433733/ava-duvernay-optimist-video/","keywords":["ava duvernay"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Press Room","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/press-room/","name":"Press Room"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5433733/ava-duvernay-optimist-video/","name":"Create a Video for Ava DuVernay's Optimism Project With TIME"}}]}] ```