When we posted the First Kiss video last week, people felt moved. Then they felt manipulated. What appeared to be an "art project" turned out to be an ad for a small fashion line. The video has inspired tons of questions about what makes something "real", how marketing affects meaning, and disclosure (or lack thereof) on the internet. It also inspired sister-wifey Hye Yun Park to make her own response, "with more color, dust, dirt, curves, spark and queer juice." So what happens when you get 28 New Yorkers—who are also strangers—together and film their first kisses? THIS.
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Who is the hot dude with the nail polish kissing both a woman and a man?
I came here from the Slate article, which says this was “thoroughly unromantic.” I disagree! They were going at it just as much as the “actors” in the original. I’ll bet lots of real couples wish they had this much lust and sweetness in their lives. Best of the response vids. Didn’t like the blindfold thing though – gives it an element of creepiness since they are strangers and that could have thrown things off, plus what woman could feel her best when her hair is messed up?!
how did you get some many inbreds in one room?
why can’t advertising be considered art? the people who create advertisements are innovative and artistic. isn’t the point of art to evoke feelings? why not combine that with the art of psychology to try and evoke a specific emotion? art and science can coexist. just a different perspective
Jane Varney
He was singing Friday night services called “Kabbalat Shabbat”
I thought the original was meehh. did not “like” it.
But this here is really nice. 🙂
oh, and I even got turned on a little bit.
Kiss a stranger…literally
Love it
did one guy just say he had a boner? hahahhahahaha
Black people don’t kiss each other obviously.
so curious what happened after the shoot?….Anyone tracking?
My fave: high five, I guess. Good job!
My fave: high five, I guess? Good job!
I wish I were picked to pucker up! Next time I’m kissing all the people in the waiting area, telling them they’re auditioning with me.
This was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen. Sometimes I love people.
Eh I’ve got mixed feelings on all of these first kisses videos floating around and don’t feel that this is any less manipulative. The general idea of these lacks passion that people like me live for
Hey JRC! That was actually an editing mistake due to the all-nighter-editing we were doing in a rush. I’m going to re-post it with the fabulous drag-fabulous Sh’Moan kissing. Stay tuned! Thanks for pointing it out. I was so upset when I realized the mistake yesterday.
Where’s the kiss between the trans woman and beardy boy? did I miss it… i went through twice. But totally cred for tall guy that made out with a guy and girl
love it, i wana kiss a few boys in it too , 🙂
great idea
boner guy bahahahs
this is good on so many levels.
good chemistry
real people not actors for an advertisement equals I like this alot
the jewish singer was great!
nice twist with the blindfolds. i like the guy who got full of lipstick
I love this. everyone was excellent.
Too bad the singer and the boner guy didn’t kiss. That would’ve been perfect. Maybe in the sequel…?
a great mix of awkward and tender moments.it shows humanity in a great light because any two people can connect if they drop their defenses and be themselves. and the boner guy was the perfect comic relief.he was so naturally funny.someone write a part for him in a show he is a natural.
finally real people and not an ad selling something. and Hahaha for the guy with the boner.
I would have liked to see some couplings of elderly people with younger people. other than that,it was great.and like the other comments said, the guy with the boner cracked me up.
I love the awkward moments. the most awkward was the black woman with the bald Jewish guy. the funniest part was the guy who had a boner, i cried from laughing.
this is great. what was that one guy singing about? was that in Hebrew?
Totally agree with the comment about the drag queen and the super hot guy. Their kiss should have been included in the film.
The drag queen and hot guy were a really interesting pairing. What a shame they weren’t shown kissing.
well done.very well done.The guy who got a boner needs his own sitcom he was hilarious.
hahahaha the guy who got a boner I laughed so hard
this is fantastic. I love the wide variety of people.
I like this so much better than the original because the people are real. the singer and the guy who got a boner stole the show.
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