New on TikTok: TITLE: The Work of Freedom SUBPLOT: What Your Hands Remember VISUAL DESCRIPTION: Seconds 0-7: Open on Elder Ruth, African American woman, late 60s. Silver-streaked hair in two braids. Rich mahogany skin. She sits at her sewing table by a window, late morning light streaming through sheer curtains. Quilts folded behind her. Her hands rest on fabric she's been working. Medium shot, camera slightly below her eye line. She taught herself to read at forty-two. Raised five children alone. iPhone realism. Natural window light, soft and even. Seconds 8-13: Camera pushes in. Her hands lift the fabric, fingers tracing the stitching. Her voice fills the small room without effort. Refrigerator hums in the next room. A clock ticks on the wall. She speaks in complete thoughts, pausing where the wisdom needs space. Seconds 14-20: Close-up. She sets the fabric down and looks directly at camera. Light catches one silver strand in her hair. Behind her, the quilts show patterns passed down. She finishes with "your own two hands" - taps the table twice. Birds outside the window. Her eyes hold steady. Seconds 21-25: Camera pulls back slightly. She picks up her needle again. Doesn't look down yet. One long breath. Fade to black as her hands return to work. DIALOGUE: Interviewer off-camera, soft: "Elder Ruth, how do we build something that lasts?" Elder Ruth: "Marcus Garvey taught us to rely on ourselves, not wait for others. You want something to last? You build it with your own two hands. Not theory. Not talk. Hands. The work that matters is the work you do yourself." AUDIO: Morning stillness. Clock ticking. Refrigerator hum from kitchen. Birds at the window feeder. Fabric rustling. Two soft taps on wooden table. Low Rhodes piano, warm like sunlight through glass. Brushed snare, patient as breathing.

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