Grand Rapids, The City That Refuses To Die

"This Grand Rapids LipDub Video was filmed Sunday, May 22, 2011 with 5,000 people, and involved a major shutdown of downtown Grand Rapids, which was filled with marching bands, parades, weddings, motorcades, bridges on fire, and helicopter take offs. It is the largest and longest LipDub video, to date.

This video was created as an official response to the Newsweek article calling Grand Rapids a "dying city." We disagreed strongly, and wanted to create a video that encompasses the passion and energy we all feel is growing exponentially, in this great city.

We felt Don McLean's "American Pie," a song about death, was in the end, triumphant and filled to the brim with life and hope." - Rob Bliss, Director & Executive Producer

This $40,000 production was entirely financed by the generosity of local sponsors"

A 'One Take' video with no edits

Video Courtesy SEF video (Grand Rapids)

This video cost the city $0.
The $40,000 video was privately financed and has been seen by 5,140,204 and still counting.

Attention Allentown:
This is how you sell a city. You create a video that goes viral!