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Politics (Religion, War)

Trench warfare versus the Gulf War played out on our screens like a video game. And now the Big Brother and the war on terror

With the other forms of social progress that followed in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, freedom of culture and religion became guaranteed by the (democratic) state. But this was hard won – many bloody uprisings are behind modern Europe. And the aggression of nationalism remains a threat to peaceful co-existence. Identity politics and the battle to protect and promote group interests continue to make the world a battlefield, even within democratic nations.

The digital age has created a virtual bazaar of faith and other forms of ideology. Although many now pray to Google for guidance rather than God, humanity has not evolved beyond the memetic battleground, and likely never will.

Submissions Wanted !!

We want you to be a part of the biggest indoor screen installation in the world. The point of I-REZ is to pose questions about global matters that affect us all and look for answers – in the community, in technology, in our use of media and in ourselves.

We are embedding thousands of clips into the main images which are all based on a storyboard exploring global issues and making connections with Manchester – the first "Modern" city – where the event takes place.

We want your stories and ideas to be part of the video mosaic that tells the wider story about our world – so please submit !

Imagine youtube x500 set to the beats of some great DJ’s ….

Please read more about the event here and on Manchester Festival site and have a look at our submissions guidelines.

Then go get or make your clips and submit them, alerting the FRIEND that is closest in theme to your submission.

If your vid gets accepted, your friend will let you know. We’ll be posting the best submissions up on the various friends’ pages…

Here are some questions to get you started .

• what does freedom mean to you?
• are you free?
• what are you afraid of?
• do you want to save our planet?
• who or what do you look up to?
• what do you believe in?
• how do you experience nature?
• do you know where your food comes from?
• do you know where your food comes from?
• Is there life without the internet or mobile phones?

Please choose categories to submit to

• INDUSTRIALISATION
• COMMUNICATION
• ENTERTAINMENT
• MUSIC
• POLITICS and RELIGION
• DANCE and FASHION
• SPEED and TRAVEL
• SOCIETY and CULTURE
• SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
• ECOLOGY

Submission Guidelines:

Video clips 3 to 30 seconds long

Size no smaller than 180 x 135 and up to PAL resolution

25 frames/sec

We don’t mind what codec you use – however please avoid DivX and any codec that uses very high compression

For upload :email irez@microchunk.com for login details

Or mail DVD or DV tape :
IREZ
Microchunk Ltd
3rd floor
72 Gt Eastern St
London, EC2A 3JL

more info at myspace.com/irez