@Paulatics pixelfed is a separate platform from Mastodon but speaks the same protocol underneath, as many have probably explained.

Pixelfed is focused on pictures and being an alternative to Instagram. Short videos are the focus of a subproject called "loops".

Fun fact: @dansup like you and me hails from Alberta, so I guess it would be like the social media equivalent to "shopping local".

For long-form video #PeerTube is probably the best but if something of a more insta vibe is what you're looking for Pixelfed is the closest thing to that.