( CNN ) -- In honor of the one-year anniversary of her groundbreaking self-titled work , Beyonce has taken us by surprise yet again . The superstar singer gets personal in a nearly 12-minute short film titled `` Yours and Mine , '' which was released Friday without warning , much in the same way she unleashed her album `` Beyonce '' in December 2013 . The result is a visually arresting piece that also includes nuggets of insight from Bey , who speaks on a range of topics from feminism to fame to marriage . Here 's what we learned : . 'Humanist ' rather than 'feminist ' One of the biggest hits from `` Beyonce '' is the track `` ***Flawless , '' which uses a snippet from a 2013 TEDx talk given by writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie called `` We Should All Be Feminists . '' Though Beyonce 's always been a proponent of female empowerment , even going back to her Destiny 's Child days , she admits in her short film that she was initially skittish around the word `` feminist . '' `` I 've always considered myself a feminist , although I was always afraid of that word because people put so much on it , '' Beyonce says . `` When honestly , it 's very simple . It 's just a person that believes in equality for men and women . Men and women balance each other out , and we have to get to a point where we are comfortable with appreciating each other . '' When it comes to men and the cultural pressures they face , `` I have a lot of empathy , '' Beyonce continues . `` I have the same empathy for women and the pressures we go through . ... I consider myself a humanist . '' 'The property of the public ' No one is immune to the price of fame , and that includes Beyonce . With global stardom , `` you become the property of the public , '' she laments . `` There 's nothing real about it . '' To be honest , `` I sometimes wish that I could just be anonymous and walk down a street like everyone else , '' she adds . `` Before I was famous , I was the girl on the hill with the guitar . I was the girl that just wanted a beautiful view of the beach . And now that I 'm famous , it 's really , really difficult to do very simple things . I think it 's the hardest thing to give up . '' CNN 10 : Beyonce and more of 2014 's most influential entertainers . 'Never make excuses ' That said , Beyonce is never one to play the victim . `` My mother always taught me to be strong , '' she says . `` Never make excuses ; never expect anyone else to provide for me things that I know I can provide for myself . I have dreams , and I feel like I have a power to actually make those dreams become a reality . '' 'We 're supposed to depend on each other ' There are those who think they 'll `` lose something when they get married , but it does n't have to be that way , '' Beyonce , who 's been married to Jay Z for six years , reflects . `` There 's nothing more exciting about having a witness to your life . '' And beyond that , she sees something powerful in partnership . `` You know , everybody 's not good at everything . It 's OK to depend on someone ; it 's actually what we 're supposed to do , '' she says . `` We 're supposed to depend on each other , and when you find the person that you trust and you love and that you feel that is going to respect you and take all of the s*** that you have and turn it around and bring out the best in you , it feeds you . It is the most powerful thing you can ever feel in your life . ... One thing that 's for sure : The love that I have for music , for my husband , for my child , is something that will last far beyond my life . ''
Beyonce released a short film Friday . She reflected on a number of topics , from feminism to fame . She also talked about marriage .