diff --git a/src/components/video/VideoContext.tsx b/src/components/video/VideoContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd8301d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video/VideoContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import React, {
+  createContext,
+  MutableRefObject,
+  useEffect,
+  useReducer,
+} from "react";
+
+interface VideoPlayerContextType {
+  source: null | string;
+  playerWrapper: HTMLDivElement | null;
+  player: HTMLVideoElement | null;
+  controlState: "paused" | "playing";
+  fullscreen: boolean;
+}
+const initial = (
+  player: HTMLVideoElement | null = null,
+  wrapper: HTMLDivElement | null = null
+): VideoPlayerContextType => ({
+  source: null,
+  playerWrapper: wrapper,
+  player,
+  controlState: "paused",
+  fullscreen: false,
+});
+
+type VideoPlayerContextAction =
+  | { type: "SET_SOURCE"; url: string }
+  | { type: "CONTROL"; do: "PAUSE" | "PLAY"; soft?: boolean }
+  | { type: "FULLSCREEN"; do: "ENTER" | "EXIT"; soft?: boolean }
+  | {
+      type: "UPDATE_PLAYER";
+      player: HTMLVideoElement | null;
+      playerWrapper: HTMLDivElement | null;
+    };
+
+function videoPlayerContextReducer(
+  original: VideoPlayerContextType,
+  action: VideoPlayerContextAction
+): VideoPlayerContextType {
+  const video = { ...original };
+  if (action.type === "SET_SOURCE") {
+    video.source = action.url;
+    return video;
+  }
+  if (action.type === "CONTROL") {
+    if (action.do === "PAUSE") video.controlState = "paused";
+    else if (action.do === "PLAY") video.controlState = "playing";
+    if (action.soft) return video;
+
+    if (action.do === "PAUSE") video.player?.pause();
+    else if (action.do === "PLAY") video.player?.play();
+    return video;
+  }
+  if (action.type === "UPDATE_PLAYER") {
+    video.player = action.player;
+    video.playerWrapper = action.playerWrapper;
+    return video;
+  }
+  if (action.type === "FULLSCREEN") {
+    video.fullscreen = action.do === "ENTER";
+    if (action.soft) return video;
+
+    if (action.do === "ENTER") video.playerWrapper?.requestFullscreen();
+    else document.exitFullscreen();
+    return video;
+  }
+
+  return original;
+}
+
+export const VideoPlayerContext = createContext<VideoPlayerContextType>(
+  initial()
+);
+export const VideoPlayerDispatchContext = createContext<
+  React.Dispatch<VideoPlayerContextAction>
+>(null as any);
+
+export function VideoPlayerContextProvider(props: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  player: MutableRefObject<HTMLVideoElement | null>;
+  playerWrapper: MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
+}) {
+  const [videoData, dispatch] = useReducer<typeof videoPlayerContextReducer>(
+    videoPlayerContextReducer,
+    initial()
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: "UPDATE_PLAYER",
+      player: props.player.current,
+      playerWrapper: props.playerWrapper.current,
+    });
+  }, [props.player, props.playerWrapper]);
+
+  return (
+    <VideoPlayerContext.Provider value={videoData}>
+      <VideoPlayerDispatchContext.Provider value={dispatch}>
+        {props.children}
+      </VideoPlayerDispatchContext.Provider>
+    </VideoPlayerContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/video/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/video/VideoPlayer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2395bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { forwardRef, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import {
+  VideoPlayerContext,
+  VideoPlayerContextProvider,
+  VideoPlayerDispatchContext,
+} from "./VideoContext";
+
+interface VideoPlayerProps {
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+const VideoPlayerInternals = forwardRef<HTMLVideoElement>((props, ref) => {
+  const video = useContext(VideoPlayerContext);
+  const dispatch = useContext(VideoPlayerDispatchContext);
+
+  const onPlay = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: "CONTROL",
+      do: "PLAY",
+      soft: true,
+    });
+  }, [dispatch]);
+  const onPause = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: "CONTROL",
+      do: "PAUSE",
+      soft: true,
+    });
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {}, []);
+
+  return (
+    <video ref={ref} onPlay={onPlay} onPause={onPause} controls>
+      {video.source ? <source src={video.source} type="video/mp4" /> : null}
+    </video>
+  );
+});
+
+export function VideoPlayer(props: VideoPlayerProps) {
+  const playerRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
+  const playerWrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+
+  return (
+    <VideoPlayerContextProvider
+      player={playerRef}
+      playerWrapper={playerWrapperRef}
+    >
+      <div ref={playerWrapperRef} className="bg-blue-900">
+        <VideoPlayerInternals ref={playerRef} />
+        {props.children}
+      </div>
+    </VideoPlayerContextProvider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/video/controls/FullscreenControl.tsx b/src/components/video/controls/FullscreenControl.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..332df675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video/controls/FullscreenControl.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { useCallback, useContext } from "react";
+import {
+  VideoPlayerContext,
+  VideoPlayerDispatchContext,
+} from "../VideoContext";
+
+export function FullscreenControl() {
+  const dispatch = useContext(VideoPlayerDispatchContext);
+  const video = useContext(VideoPlayerContext);
+
+  const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: "FULLSCREEN",
+      do: video.fullscreen ? "EXIT" : "ENTER",
+    });
+  }, [video, dispatch]);
+
+  let text = "not fullscreen";
+  if (video.fullscreen) text = "in fullscreen";
+
+  return (
+    <button type="button" onClick={handleClick}>
+      {text}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/video/controls/PauseControl.tsx b/src/components/video/controls/PauseControl.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ea9bcb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video/controls/PauseControl.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { useCallback, useContext } from "react";
+import {
+  VideoPlayerContext,
+  VideoPlayerDispatchContext,
+} from "../VideoContext";
+
+export function PauseControl() {
+  const dispatch = useContext(VideoPlayerDispatchContext);
+  const video = useContext(VideoPlayerContext);
+
+  const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
+    if (video.controlState === "playing")
+      dispatch({
+        type: "CONTROL",
+        do: "PAUSE",
+      });
+    else if (video.controlState === "paused")
+      dispatch({
+        type: "CONTROL",
+        do: "PLAY",
+      });
+  }, [video, dispatch]);
+
+  let text = "paused";
+  if (video.controlState === "playing") text = "playing";
+
+  return (
+    <button type="button" onClick={handleClick}>
+      {text}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/video/controls/SourceControl.tsx b/src/components/video/controls/SourceControl.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7ad0c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video/controls/SourceControl.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useContext, useEffect } from "react";
+import { VideoPlayerDispatchContext } from "../VideoContext";
+
+interface SourceControlProps {
+  source: string;
+}
+
+export function SourceControl(props: SourceControlProps) {
+  const dispatch = useContext(VideoPlayerDispatchContext);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: "SET_SOURCE",
+      url: props.source,
+    });
+  }, [props.source, dispatch]);
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/setup/App.tsx b/src/setup/App.tsx
index b23cf7ee..091aa967 100644
--- a/src/setup/App.tsx
+++ b/src/setup/App.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { WatchedContextProvider } from "@/state/watched";
 import { NotFoundPage } from "@/views/notfound/NotFoundView";
 import { MediaView } from "@/views/MediaView";
 import { SearchView } from "@/views/search/SearchView";
+import { TestView } from "@/views/TestView";
 
 function App() {
   return (
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ function App() {
           <Route exact path="/media/movie/:media" component={MediaView} />
           <Route exact path="/media/series/:media" component={MediaView} />
           <Route exact path="/search/:type/:query?" component={SearchView} />
+          <Route exact path="/test" component={TestView} />
           <Route path="*" component={NotFoundPage} />
         </Switch>
       </BookmarkContextProvider>
diff --git a/src/views/TestView.tsx b/src/views/TestView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01e0af45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/TestView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { FullscreenControl } from "@/components/video/controls/FullscreenControl";
+import { PauseControl } from "@/components/video/controls/PauseControl";
+import { SourceControl } from "@/components/video/controls/SourceControl";
+import { VideoPlayer } from "@/components/video/VideoPlayer";
+
+// test videos: https://gist.github.com/jsturgis/3b19447b304616f18657
+
+export function TestView() {
+  return (
+    <VideoPlayer>
+      <PauseControl />
+      <FullscreenControl />
+      <SourceControl source="http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4" />
+    </VideoPlayer>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bd46f9e2..75b2fabb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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     "regenerator-runtime" "^0.13.11"
 
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   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.20.6.tgz"
   "version" "7.20.6"
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "ip-regex" "^4.1.0"
 
-"classnames@^2.0.0":
+"classnames@^2.0.0", "classnames@^2.2.6":
   "integrity" "sha512-CSbhY4cFEJRe6/GQzIk5qXZ4Jeg5pcsP7b5peFSDpffpe1cqjASH/n9UTjBwOp6XpMSTwQ8Za2K5V02ueA7Tmw=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/classnames/-/classnames-2.3.2.tgz"
   "version" "2.3.2"
@@ -2101,6 +2101,11 @@
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.merge/-/lodash.merge-4.6.2.tgz"
   "version" "4.6.2"
 
+"lodash.throttle@^4.1.1":
+  "integrity" "sha512-wIkUCfVKpVsWo3JSZlc+8MB5it+2AN5W8J7YVMST30UrvcQNZ1Okbj+rbVniijTWE6FGYy4XJq/rHkas8qJMLQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.throttle/-/lodash.throttle-4.1.1.tgz"
+  "version" "4.1.1"
+
 "lodash@^4.17.15":
   "integrity" "sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz"
@@ -2787,7 +2792,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "read" "1"
 
-"prop-types@^15.6.0", "prop-types@^15.6.2", "prop-types@^15.8.1":
+"prop-types@^15.6.0", "prop-types@^15.6.2", "prop-types@^15.7.2", "prop-types@^15.8.1":
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   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.8.1.tgz"
   "version" "15.8.1"
@@ -2821,7 +2826,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "performance-now" "^2.1.0"
 
-"react-dom@^0.14.2 || ^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0", "react-dom@^16 || ^17 || ^18", "react-dom@^17.0.2":
+"react-dom@^0.14.2 || ^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0", "react-dom@^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0", "react-dom@^16 || ^17 || ^18", "react-dom@^17.0.2":
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   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-dom/-/react-dom-17.0.2.tgz"
   "version" "17.0.2"
@@ -2882,7 +2887,7 @@
     "shallowequal" "^1.0.0"
     "subscribe-ui-event" "^2.0.6"
 
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   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-17.0.2.tgz"
   "version" "17.0.2"
@@ -2941,6 +2946,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "picomatch" "^2.2.1"
 
+"redux@^4.0.1":
+  "integrity" "sha512-oSBmcKKIuIR4ME29/AeNUnl5L+hvBq7OaJWzaptTQJAntaPvxIJqfnjbaEiCzzaIz+XmVILfqAM3Ob0aXLPfjA=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/redux/-/redux-4.2.0.tgz"
+  "version" "4.2.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.9.2"
+
 "regenerator-runtime@^0.13.11":
   "integrity" "sha512-kY1AZVr2Ra+t+piVaJ4gxaFaReZVH40AKNo7UCX6W+dEwBo/2oZJzqfuN1qLq1oL45o56cPaTXELwrTh8Fpggg=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.13.11.tgz"
@@ -3415,6 +3427,17 @@
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/value-equal/-/value-equal-1.0.1.tgz"
   "version" "1.0.1"
 
+"video-react@^0.16.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-138NHPS8bmgqCYVCdbv2GVFhXntemNHWGw9AN8iJSzr3jizXMmWJd2LTBppr4hZJUbyW1A1tPZ3CQXZUaexMVA=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/video-react/-/video-react-0.16.0.tgz"
+  "version" "0.16.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.4.5"
+    "classnames" "^2.2.6"
+    "lodash.throttle" "^4.1.1"
+    "prop-types" "^15.7.2"
+    "redux" "^4.0.1"
+
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