Gift for cosmic-llin by jacquelee (Star Trek - Next Generation)

[fv_poster]

Title of vid: Shine with all the untold
Recipient: cosmic-llin
Vidder: jacquelee
Fandom: Star Trek - Next Generation
Music: Shine by Vienna Teng
Summary: This is a character study video for Guinan, mostly concentrating on her role on the ship and the relationships she has with the other women. I also wanted to shine a light on underappreciated female characters in the show. This can be seen as a little shippy between Ro and Guinan.
Content notes: Canon character death
Signed length: 02:34
Signed URL:

"Shine with all the untold" (Watch on YouTube)

Lyrics
In this desert land
I know some rain must fall
See where we began
We've come so far
On this harbor shore
We hear the ocean call
In our minds at war
We have so far to go

Shine with all the untold
Hold the light given unto you
Find the love to unfold
In this broken world we choose

In unending storms
We search for space to breathe
How our hearts are worn
We've come so far
In this desert
How we blossom and we cease
Tell your story now
We have so much to know

Shine with all the untold
Hold the light given unto you
Find the love to unfold
In this broken world

Shine with all the untold
Hold the light given unto you
Find the love to unfold
In this broken world we choose
In this broken world we choose

Comments

[sophia_gratia]

Oh. No. I'm not crying at all about this, you must be mistaken.

I love this interpretation of the lines of the song's refrain, and love this as a portrait of how connected Guinan is to the women of the Enterprise.

[par_avion]

Guinan! And Tasha and Ro and Beverly...

Guinan was the best, funky hats and wisdom. This vid made me so happy!

[laurashapiro]

That was lovely!

[cupidsbow]

I love Whoopie Goldberg so much. I'm feeling all the Guinan love now.

[jetpack_monkey]

This was lovely, very moving.

[cosmic_llin]

Oh! Oh my goodness! I just! So many <3 pouring out of me right now. This is pretty much my dream vid. It's so thoughtful and quietly strong and so Guinan, and I love her connection with the other women of the Enterprise, and her perspective on them all. There's a real sense of community, and of Guinan's steady, wise presence in it even when she's in the background of events.

Also you included my babies Sito Jaxa and Ensign Taitt! And Keiko! And everyone awesome!

I cried! Thank you so much, awesome festividder! \o/

(Editing to add, K'Ehleyr! Alyssa! And obviously Tasha and Ro! Whose bits made me cry! OK I might just have to watch this on repeat for the rest of forever!!!)

[purple_smurf]

So, this is a). a TNG vid set to a Vienna Teng song, b). about Guinan, c). heavily featuring Ensign Ro. Yeah, uh, hanging out with this from here to eternity.

[opusculasedfera]

This was such a lovely portrait of women being friends and important.

[leanwellback]

Yay Guinan! Yay ladies! This is lovely ♥

[sasha_feather]

What a nice character study!

[gorgeousnerd]

This vid was a lot of the TNG I remember as a child. Thanks for making it.

[lunabee34]

I love me some awesome ladies of Trek. This is an excellent vid!

[colls]

This is wonderful

[valoise]

Thank you for highlighting Guinan, this vid has heart, just like her.

[franzeska]

Oh, beautiful! I haven't thought about some of these characters in years.

[shallowness]

Beautifully done.