THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards

Actually Happened

Nominated in Breakout YouTuber of the Year

About Actually Happened

Storytelling sensation “Actually Happened” is bringing fascinating real-life accounts to YouTube. Launched mid-2018, the YouTube channel providing people the opportunity “to have their personal stories turned into animations and shared around the world.” A breakout viral sensation over the 1M+ YouTube subscriber mark, the fan-contributed narratives told through animated shorts make tough topics accessible, relatable and a little less scary. Featuring full-spectrum stories the empowering to triumphant to tragic, the YouTube series serves as short-form therapy, uniting the world through the power of story.

Actually Happened's best work on social

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1AYXaA8qJk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kImRoOUkZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvJOKlZcowY