Student Vid Sheds Light on Iran Protests

VFS - Iran: A Nation of BloggersWith post-election drama unfolding in Iran and commentators around the world searching for answers, many are turning to Iran: A Nation of Bloggers, the student infographic made in the one-year Digital Design program at VFS.

This isn’t the first time this two-minute video, created by Aaron Chiesa, Toru Kageyama, Hendy Sukarya, and Lisa Temes and written by Kate Tremills, has made its way around the globe – it’s landed on the homepage of Digg three times, aired on Al Jazeera English, and been written up by boingboing, Andrew Sullivan, and Ann Althouse.

But with all eyes now on Tehran, Iran: A Nation of Bloggers has become a means for viewers to quickly understand a little more about Iranian internet culture and why, even with the crackdowns, media silence, and spotty internet access, civil disobedience is still happening in both virtual and real space. Yesterday, it was linked by both the Washington Post and  Slate.fr.

It’s never been more relevant. Here’s the video in its entirety:

 

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