Iran: A Nation of Bloggers

Dir: Aaron Chiesa, Toru Kageyama, Hendy Sukarya, and Lisa Temes / Canada / 2008

An exploration of how the digital world allows many Iranians access to ideas and freedom of expression they haven't had for close to thirty years. Blogging is, in essence, a means of revolution.

Produced at Vancouver Film School. Check out more here -- http://www.youtube.com/user/VancouverFilmSchool

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[Wedhro]

I feel so bad for iranians, such an ancient and rich civilization doesn't deserve to be strangled like that.

[farshadf1000]

@emiledingemans None of them my friend! We were more than happy if they ever did one of these. They just keep on dealing with Iranian government, prepare technology for Iranian oil industry to use the produced oil, and help Iran to buy what they (Iranian government) need in terms of keeping people silent and to feed their soldiers -official and unofficial- to shutter people with bottoms, prison them, rape them, kill them and bury them like a bastard dog. Just dont support Iran government.

[Wedhro]

@isometric85 I know, persian civilization is much older than islam.

[isometric85]

@Wedhro real iranians are different from muslims

[maccyjames64]

@mahamza86 Islam hasn't been in shape since the middle ages when the doors to interpretation were pretty much closed. Its not anti-Islamists which are the problem but for the most part manipulative leaders and the outdated nature with which the Qur'an has been interpreted in many parts of the world.

Religion is a very easy way to lead people astray if applied in the wrong way and in many places Muslims have deluded each other commit acts of horror for the sake of being the most extreme.

[xxrebel2uxx]

I didn't think about Iran much before this video, now I want to know more. By more, I don't mean omid djalili... however funny he is

[WillemWouterV]

very good

[farshadf1000]

youtube.com/watch?v=BDuzhhHt2l­Q

[farshadf1000]

@eternity899 Just have a look to see what has happened to us. You should be blind if you say these can not be used as evidence of what is going on in Iran on a daily basis. See the video response.

[eternity899]

@farshadf1000 man shut up! do you think iran is the only place in the world where elections are faked? but without proof you cant point fingers so find some or just keep quiet.

[sks2795]

@farshadf1000 im sorry to hear that... i really do hate and am irritated with the indecisiveness of our governments...

[segan25]

@NameLessPsychoPath

the media in israel pretty much does no report, or reports only the army spokesperson's pov, anything related to human rights violations of non-jews. it is not that nothing really happens here, its that reality is constantly distorted by the gov's power over the local media. the best thing to do is to read maan news with haaretz. or al jezira with ynet. and bloggers are always the best news source' imho. they report on everything from poverty to hamas rocket attacks.