# TIKTOK SERIES TRAILER
# Iran: The Revolution They Sold You Was a Lie
# Format: Vertical 9:16 | Duration: ~90 seconds
# AUDIO: "روح قاصدک" (Dandelion Soul - Farsi) — full song underneath
# NO NARRATOR. Text on screen only. Song does the work.
#
# Visual: Dark background. White text. Each title fades in, holds 8 seconds,
# fades to next. Archival image or texture behind each one — subtle, not busy.

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[0:00 - 0:08]
SERIES TITLE CARD:
Iran: The Revolution They Sold You Was a Lie

[0:08 - 0:18]
EP1: August 19, 1953
They elected a leader. The CIA removed him.
The oil was never yours to take.

[0:18 - 0:28]
EP2: What the Revolution Actually Was
They rose for democracy. A cleric stole it.
How many times must a people be betrayed?

[0:28 - 0:38]
EP3: Ten Months of Hope
For one brief window, the people governed themselves.
Then the executions began.

[0:38 - 0:48]
EP4: 444 Days
52 Americans held hostage. A nation demonized.
Both sides were used. Neither side was told.

[0:48 - 0:58]
EP5: The Deal That Worked
Diplomacy succeeded. Then one man killed it.
The most dangerous thing in politics is peace.

[0:58 - 1:08]
EP6: The War They Started
3,000 targets. 1,300 dead. A girls' school.
This is what regime change looks like.

[1:08 - 1:18]
EP7: The Lucky Seventh
Six times they rose. Six times they were crushed.
The seventh time is now. Stand with them.

[1:18 - 1:25]
TITLE CARD: "How many times must Iranians demand democracy
before they get it?"

[1:25 - 1:30]
The six-count ticks on screen:
  1906. 1953. 1979. 2009. 2019. 2022.
Then: 2026 — ?

[1:30 - END]
DandyDon
Free on YouTube. Every episode.
Link in bio.

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# PRODUCTION NOTES:
# - Cut in DaVinci Resolve, vertical timeline 1080x1920
# - Song file: music_suite/00b_series_title_dandelion_soul_farsi.mp3
# - No voiceover. No narrator. Song + text only.
# - This is the funnel. This is how they find the series.
# - Post on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts simultaneously
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