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Welcoming new additions to Mercy Law!
We are pleased to announce two additions to our team, Heber Rowan (Fundraising & Communications Officer) and Katherine Finn (Locum Solicitor). With their diverse range of skills, we are delighted to have Heber and Katherine on board to support our efforts to vindicate the rights of those at risk of homelessness.
The past year was extremely challenging for all of us and has had a profound impact on the way we work. MLRC has been no different and during this time we adapted and intensified provision of our essential legal services to ensure that we continue to meet our clients' needs while being responsive to changing Covid-19 restrictions. Our new team members will be an important part of those on-going efforts.
Heber Rowan
Heber has joined us as our new Fundraising and Communications officer.
Previously, Heber worked in a wide range of industries with policy and communications as his central interest. He has significant experience in political campaigning throughout Ireland with an academic background in Philosophy, International Development, Economics and Public Relations. In his working life he has been a language teacher in Japan, a parliamentary assistant, a civil servant, an advocacy officer and even an actor on occasion!
He has a passion for social justice and with his broad range of experience in the charities sector, we are thrilled to have him on board.
Katherine Finn
Katherine qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and was engaged in general practice and legal education until 2001, when she joined the office of the DPP as a prosecutor. During her time there she worked in judicial review, Circuit Criminal Court trials and District Court prosecutions, which she personally conducted daily in the various Dublin District Courts. She then qualified as a barrister and practised mostly in the area of criminal defence, with some defamation and more general civil work.
Katherine worked as a casework and legal adviser and national policy developer with MABS from 2013 to 2016, where she advised frontline staff on queries from their clients and lending institutions. She was responsible for highlighting the lack of free legal and financial aid for MABS clients when facing court, and designed the outline of what is now the government's Abhaile scheme. She also co-wrote a debt management protocol with the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI) which resulted in the write-down of more than €10M in unsecured debt by their members within a year. Having re-joined the register of solicitors in 2019, she acted as criminal prosecutor on behalf of the National Transport Authority.
She holds a BA Hons, a postgrad diploma in criminology, and a BL degree from Kings Inns. She served as a member of the board of Caranua from 2013 to 2021. She has volunteered for FLAC, NALA, and the Robert Emmet after-school homework club as a tutor, and has participated in international humanitarian tours with other lawyers to Colombia and Syria.
Her work at MABS on threats to security of housing during the last recession, as a result of a lack of housing supply and repossessions, has prepared her for her current role at MLRC.
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Being in a body – Embodiment, gender, sexuality and spiritual accompaniment
Radical hospitality – The fourth step on the #JourneyOfHope
Justice & protection for all – International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia 2019
By abravefaith in Bullying, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, IDAHOT, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Open Table, Pride, Spirituality, Transphobia
In 70 countries, loving someone of the same sex is illegal and, in 7 countries, it is punishable by death.
In many more countries citizens are denied their right to live as their true gender identity, and 369 murders of trans and gender-diverse people were reported worldwide in 2018. As well as legal discriminations, social homophobia, biphobia and transphobia daily serve to deny millions of people across the world their basic human dignity.
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) was created in 2004 to draw the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to this issue. The date of May 17th was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization's decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. IDAHOTB is now celebrated in more than 120 countries. LGBTQIA+ organisations, governments, cities, human rights organisations, corporations and celebrities have all taken action on May 17th to:
Draw media attention to the issue of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia
Demand attention from policymakers and engage in lobbying activities
Network with like-minded organizations and develop new partnerships, at home or beyond.
The theme for IDAHOTB 2019 is 'Justice and protection for all'. The United Nations Free & Equal campaign has produced this 1 minute film which explains why:
Fair treatment and protection from violence and abuse are things that many of us take for granted. Yet for millions of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, justice is far from guaranteed. Globally, too many countries retain outdated or repressive laws, either lagging behind or willfully rejecting progress towards LGBTI equality. Because of this, being LGBTI often means hiding who you are or risking rejection, discrimination and violence. In some countries, it means arrest, a jail sentence or even the death penalty. Legal reform is urgently needed to protect people from acts of injustice and abuse and hold the perpetrators of such violations to account. Real progress has been made in the fight for equality, but we're not there yet. That's why it's so important to mark our support for LGBTI equality and show governments around the world that their citizens do not support repression or abuse in any form. It's time to accelerate the global march towards equality. Join the UN in demanding justice and protection for everyone, no matter who they are or whom they love.
For more information about IDAHOTB visit:
Web: may17.org
Twitter: @may17org
Facebook: @may17.org
This Sunday evening, 19th May 2019, I am leading a reconciliation service at St Bride's Liverpool, on behalf of Open Table Liverpool, the first in the Open Table network of ecumenical worship communities for LGBT+ Christians and all who seek an inclusive church.
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots which became the catalyst for the LGBT civil rights movement worldwide, I will offer a reflection asking what Peace, Reconciliation & Activism mean for the LGBT+ Christian community today.
Open Table Liverpool meets on the first and third Sundays of each month at St Bride's Church, Liverpool L8 7LT. Refreshments from 6.00pm, worship from 6.30pm. The first Sunday of the month is a bring-and-share 'agape' meal with simple, informal prayer to begin and end the meal. The third Sunday of the month is a communion service, where #AllAreWelcome to #ComeAsYouAre.
Open Table began in 2008 with just six people – now Open Table communities gather across the UK, hosted by inclusive churches, serving more than 300 people each month.
Find out when and where you can 'come as you are'.
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Wonderland cover girl FKA twigs teams up with Nike.
Wonderland cover star, undisputed creative genius and general babe, FKA twigs, is up to something special.
Having posted a mysterious teaser video on her Instagram, FKA twigs has confirmed her newest project as Nike Women's creative director for their Spring 2017 launch. Collaborating with Zonal Tights, the incredible singer and dancer is bringing her edgy artistic aesthetic to the mega sporting brand.
Styled by Matthew Josephs and shot in Mexico City by David Uzochukwu, the collection spotlights modern movement and is modelled by a group of young people selected by FKA twigs herself. Ranging from musicians to athletes, the entire group have individually influenced twigs's own work in some way.
Somewhat inspired by those who don't always see dancers as athletes, twigs soundtracks the video with her own track 'Trust in Me', asking us to trust the hard work and athleticism evident in the stunning choreography. And as the group contort into challenging poses, there is no debate about the stunning force of their athletic talent.
The collection defines sport as an important channel of self expression, with twigs viewing the collaboration as "an opportunity to show young people that they have the power to become the best version of themselves".
"Do you believe that, in six months' time, you'll be able to run like that, or jump like that? Do you believe that you'll be able to train longer? Do you believe that you can get in your best physical shape? Do you believe that you can use your confidence to get that promotion, or finish that creative project?".
We believe, twigs. We believe.
Editorial: L.E.S Girl
FKA twigs x Nike
Introducing 'Rooms' by FKA twigs
FKA twigs launches new online archive
New Issue: FKA twigs shot by Matthew Stone
FKA Twigs Performers Wanted
Premiere: FKA twigs – "Soundtrack 7"
M.I.A. × Astrid Andersen
New Issue: Bella Hadid by Ben Rayner
Olympic boxers Joshua Buatsi and Ramla Ali cover our Spring 19 issue, wearing Nike.
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Announcing Hero Mages!
Posted 3/20/09 By: Ross Przybylski, Manager of D20Studios, LLC
It is with great pleasure that I announce on behalf of D20Studios the near completion of Hero Mages, a turn based strategy game nearly three years in the making.
Hero Mages is a free online board game that can be played by 2-4 players via any Flash enabled web browser. Each player commands a team of three heroes fighting to control the fate of Papillion, a once peaceful land now at war after the foretelling of a mysterious prophecy. One of these heroes is a powerful magician who has the ability to play spell cards that confer special effects within the game, such as casting destructive fireballs, enhancing the strength of your troops, summoning magical creatures, and manipulating terrain. The goal of the game is to eliminate all of your opponents' heroes to emerge victorious as the fated Hero Mage.
Hero Mages was created under the belief that there are many people out there who've always been excited by strategy games, but are turned away by the intricate rules, complex statistics, and enormous learning curves that riddle the genre. This belief is best expressed in something my police officer/fire fighter brother once told me: "I love playing games, but with my schedule, I don't have time to read an 80-page rule book. I just want to get together with friends, kill things, find it funny, and go home."
Hence, the most remarkable trait of Hero Mages is its simplicity. By stripping away complex rules that isolate gamers, Hero Mages delivers the best elements of miniature, collectible card, role-playing, and social board games in a unique experience that can be easily learned and played over a lunch break. At the same time, Hero Mages offers a wide diversity of characters and abilities that provide unique entertainment each time you play. In the hundreds of games play tested thus far, no two games were ever alike. Players always found distinctive ways to combine different card effects, develop new successful and not-so-successful battle tactics, and humorously taunt each other silly (as is the nature of a well balanced strategy game).
Excited? We are anxious to share our game with you! The beta release of Hero Mages is scheduled for late April 2009, with the public release to follow in July of 2009. So, whether you're on a lunch break at work, have access to a computer at study hall, or just sat down at your desk and realized you need a quick gaming fix, an exciting new way to connect and battle with your friends will soon be just a click away.


These meditations are collaborations with Denise's higher self called Astar, a gathering of consciousness that flows in the eternal stream of Denise's consciousness. Everyone has his or her own Astar. Through your blossoming love, take a journey to your wise inner guidance, where you can connect with your own higher self and the loving, passionate creator that you are.


BYRON (KCBS Radio) -- Firefighters are dealing with strong winds as they try to extinguish a series of grassland fires that broke out Wednesday afternoon in the Altamont Pass area.
CalFire has dubbed the complex of 7 separate fires the "Grant Fire" and said flames had consumed 500 acres by nightfall Wednesday night. The first of the fires was reported at 2 pm Wednesday in the vicinity of Grant LIne Road and Mountain House Road.
KCBS Radio reporter Tim Ryan says CalFire reported nearly 80% containment of the fires by daybreak on Thursday. No cause has been given.
Wind gusts of nearly 60 MPH raked the area overnight.
No homes had burned as of Thursday morning, although a number of vehicles and outbuildings reportedly burned. The flames charred outbuildings at the Lazy M Marina in Byron and came close to a number of boats stored there.
Road closures, including Mountain House Road and Grant Line Road, were expected to be in place until later Thursday.


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Yo Un-hyong, pseudonim Mongyang (; ur. 25 maja 1886 w Yangpyeong w Gyeonggi, zm. 19 lipca 1947) – koreański działacz na rzecz niepodległości tego kraju, polityk, wiceprezydent krótkotrwałej Koreańskiej Republiki Ludowej w 1945.

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Był synem posiadacza ziemskiego. W 1894, w okresie powstania chłopskiego, jego rodzina przeniosła się do Danyangu, skąd wróciła po dwóch latach. W 1905 jego matka zmarła, rok później to samo stało się z ojcem. W 1907 przyjął chrześcijaństwo. Początkowo pracował jako nauczyciel. W 1914 wyemigrował do Chin. Brał czynny udział w ruchu niepodległościowym. Powróciwszy do kraju w 1929 został uwięziony przez Japończyków. W 1932 wyszedł na wolność. W 1944 założył w konspiracji Koreańską Ligę Niepodległości. Od sierpnia do września 1945 pełnił funkcję przewodniczącego Komitetu Przygotowawczego Niepodległości Korei, a od września 1945 do lutego 1946 – wiceprzewodniczącego KC Koreańskiej Republiki Ludowej, zlikwidowanej, gdy kraj znalazł się pod okupacją amerykańską. W listopadzie 1946 założył Partię Ludową (centrolewica). Został zamordowany przez bojówkarzy skrajnej prawicy.

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The Evil Returns When "Ash vs Evil Dead" Hits Blu-ray and DVD August 23
18 July 2016 Last Updated on 18 July 2016 Written by David Cantu 0 Comments
ASH IS BACK!
AND HE'S MANKIND'S LAST HOPE…AGAIN.
From the creators of The Evil Dead comes a new STARZ Original Series on
Blu-ray™ and DVD August 23, 2016
BEVERLY HILLS, CA (July 18, 2016) – "Ash vs Evil Dead," the 10-episode half-hour STARZ Original series, is the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror film The Evil Dead. The series is executive produced by Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, The Grudge), Rob Tapert (The Evil Dead, The Grudge), and Bruce Campbell ("Burn Notice," Oz the Great and Powerful, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness), the original filmmakers, and Craig DiGregorio who serves as executive producer and showrunner.
Campbell reprises his role as Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons – personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its "Evil" grip.
The cast also includes Lucy Lawless as Ruby ("Parks and Recreation," "Spartacus" franchise, "Battlestar Galactica," "Xena: Warrior Princess"), a mysterious figure who believes Ash is the cause of the Evil outbreaks, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar (In Time, "Raising Hope," "Dexter," Meet the Fockers), an idealistic immigrant who becomes Ash's loyal sidekick, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell ("Impress Me," A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas), a moody wild child trying to outrun her past and Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher ("Sleepy Hollow," "Girlfriends"), a disgraced Michigan State Trooper set to find our anti-hero Ash and prove his responsibility in the grisly murder of her partner.
With a suggested retail price of $49.99 for Blu-ray™ and $39.98 for DVD, "Ash vs Evil Dead" includes exclusive audio commentaries by Bruce Campbell and more!
To learn more about this title, please visit www.anchorbayentertainment.com.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashvsevildead/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ashvsevildead
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Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and entertainment company with operating units that provide premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television networks (Starz Networks) and global content distribution (Starz Distribution), www.starz.com. The Starz Networks operating unit is home to the flagship STARZ® brand with 24.0 million subscribers in the United States as of March 31, 2016, with the STARZ ENCORESM network at 32.4 million subscribers. Through STARZ, the company provides high quality, entertaining premium subscription video programming with 17 premium pay TV channels and associated on-demand and online services. STARZ is sold through U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, telecommunications companies, and other online and digital platforms. Starz offers subscribers more than 5,000 distinct premium television episodes and feature films every year and up to 1,500 every month, including STARZ Original series, first-run movies and other popular movie and television programming. The Starz Distribution operating unit is home to the Anchor Bay Entertainment, Starz Digital, and Starz Worldwide Distribution divisions. In addition to STARZ Original series, Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires movies, television and other entertainment content for worldwide home video, digital, and television licensing and sales.
"Ash Vs. Evil Dead" Blu-ray
Street Date: August 23, 2016
Pre-book: July 20, 2016
Catalog #: BD63966
Run Time: 294 mins.
Rating: TV-MA
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
"Ash Vs. Evil Dead" DVD
Catalog #: ST63965
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E-commerce, the undisputed winner of 2020
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E-commerce / 28 June, 2021
Edgar Mondragón Tenorio Journalist
Are you interested in investing in the most relevant companies and ETFs dedicated to E-commerce?
In 2020, one of the undisputed winners was the E-commerce sector, driven by the restrictive measures applied in all countries of the world, which promoted the closure of physical establishments to reduce waves of contagion.
Online stores sprang up like mushrooms in the rain, and many of the previously existing outlets consolidated their place in this sector.
The future of e-commerce: How to invest?
The pandemic accelerated a process of digital transformation that was already underway, triggering the need for users to shop from home. How can we invest in and take advantage of this trend?
Understanding the business
In simple words, E-commerce can be understood as the sale of physical or digital products over the Internet, however, there are substantial differences that we must consider understanding the complexity and potential of this market that continues to expand at an accelerated pace.
To begin with, there are 5 types of e-commerce
B2B (Business to Business): in this model, companies offer various products and services for other companies to buy.
B2C (Business to Consumer): this is the traditional model, in which companies sell their respective products and services directly to consumers.
C2B (Consumer to Business): this is the inverse version of the traditional model, under this concept people make different types of services available to companies.
C2C (Consumer to Consumer): this is perhaps the best-known form of e-commerce, since it involves interaction between consumers and suppliers through different marketplaces, such as Mercado Libre.
S-Commerce (Social Commerce): this modality has become so common that sometimes we do not consider it, it is given by means of the spaces that some social networks already have destined to lodge electronic commerce.
Differences between E-commerce and Marketplace
Although they may seem similar, there are differences between these models. An E-commerce is basically an online store that only sells, through its platform, its own products, and for this, in the first instance, owns its own web domain.
The e-commerce takes care of the entire process from warehousing, delivery logistics, marketing, and payment processing.
On the other hand, the Marketplace is the space for different product suppliers to host and promote their products. In this modality, the Marketplace is regularly in charge of managing payments in exchange for a commission.
It is also in charge of the promotion of these products at the convenience of this host, taking away the independence of those who offer their products there in terms of marketing strategy. At the same time, those who host in these spaces expect to see their sales boosted by the renown of the big Marketplaces.
Although it may seem the opposite because of how overwhelming Internet marketing can be at times, the truth is that, regardless of the boost this sector has had because of the pandemic, today 80% of commerce is still offline, which means that this sector is constantly expanding and there is still a lot of ground to cover.
This is a market with many challenges ahead and it must face several challenges to reach a full boom. Among others, the fact that a large part of the world's population still does not have an Internet connection, which immediately rules out many potential consumers.
Another factor is the cultural differences in the acceptance of e-commerce. Around the world there are scenarios as diverse as, in Spain, 19% of the population with internet access made purchases by this means in 2019, while in England, more than 50% of the population makes weekly purchases in some e-commerce, or in China, up to 82% of the population was already in the habit of buying various products online in the same year 2019.
By 2020, in Spain, the proportion of people who made purchases online increased to 70%. In Mexico, online sales in the same year increased by 80% compared to the previous year, and in the United States, Walmart alone also saw its online sales increase to 74%.
Currently, India, China, Mexico, the Philippines, Malaysia, Canada, Argentina, Russia, Indonesia, and South Korea are among the fastest growing e-commerce markets, and it is estimated that this sector will reach $6.54 trillion in sales by 2023 worldwide.
The expansion of electronic commerce, or e-commerce, is not likely to stop any time soon; on the contrary, there is still plenty of market space to cover and opportunities remain in sight.
How to invest in E-commerce?
From BBVA New Gen we have compiled the companies and investment funds that are dedicated to E-commerce?. Find out how to invest in the companies that are revolutionizing the sector
The most popular types of e-commerce
The Internet is a buying and selling channel through which customers can get what they want from anywhere in the world with just one click. These transactions range from the use of credit cards on the Internet to online stores.
Family businesses: Why do they survive?
Family businesses can become a source of conflict between the different members making up the it. However, why are there businesses that have been very successful in generational change and others that have not? Discover with BBVA in Switzerland how a family protocol can contribute to success.


For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Rebecca shares some tips for prevention and what to know when it comes to your annual check-ups.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Early detection, education, and support are very important. Some factors associated with breast cancer cannot be changed such as being a woman, your age or your genetics. However other factors such as being overweight, lack of exercise, smoking cigarettes and unhealthy eating can be changed by making better choices. Mammograms are probably the most important tool doctors have not only to screen for breast cancer, but also to diagnose, evaluate, and follow people who've had breast cancer. For women at average risk, screening mammograms should be performed annually beginning at age 40 to check the breasts for any early signs of breast cancer.
If you have a higher risk of breast cancer, you and your doctor may decide that you will start screening mammograms at a younger age.
Under the Affordable Care Act, mammograms, as well as your annual OB/GYN visit, are covered at 100% not subject to deductible or copay.


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Sheffield Doc/Fest Alternate Realities 2019
Maturity in craft, thoughtful use of place and the power of deep fakes – just some of the takeaways of Sheffield Doc/Fest's 2019 Alternate Realities exhibition (6-11 June), as observed by the i-Docs team – Judith Aston, Sandra Gaudenzi, Mandy Rose and Julia Scott-Stevenson. What follows is an abridged and adapted version of our conversation about some of the immersive …
UPDATE: Resources added to – Making Your Media Matter: Narrative Strategy and Social Impact with Lina Srivastava
An enormous thank you to Lina Srivastava for her talk, Making Your Media Matter: Narrative Strategy and Social Impact, held at Watershed on 5 June. Lina took the audience on a journey through a number of case studies of media projects she has worked on that have had incredible impact in their communities – local or issue-based – and presented …
Tribeca Immersive 2019 – juxtapositions of style and content
i-Docs research fellow Julia Scott-Stevenson recently returned from Tribeca Film Festival, New York, where she checked out some of the offerings in the Immersive Arcade and 360 Cinema. Most striking about Tribeca Immersive, in New York earlier this month, was the sheer diversity of media styles on display. Across 22 projects showing in the Immersive Arcade, there was VR, realtime …
Interactive ideation methodologies – research opportunities
!F Lab will not happen this year. The training programme that I started in 2015 with the collaboration of innovation agency iDrops, the creative help of Mike Robbins and the financial support of Creative Europe[1], has not obtained the necessary EU funding to continue its activity. This is partially due to the fact that we had proposed to transform it …
Virtual Futures: A Manifesto for Immersive Experiences
In her research conducted during a fellowship on immersion with the South West Creative Technology Network, Julia Scott-Stevenson explores: How can immersive media create shared experiences that imagine pathways towards a preferred future? This piece was originally published in Immerse: creative discussion of emerging nonfiction storytelling on March 8, 2019. Climate armageddon, the rise of the far right, the arrival …
This is the story of the space between people…
Julia Scott-Stevenson writes about her experience of The Collider, the latest immersive work from creative duo Anagram — in its inaugural showing at IDFA DocLab in November 2018. A fellow participant and I are directed through two separate doors to begin the experience independently, accompanied by a narrator's voice through headphones. I enter a tiny room, and the narrator describes the machine …
Video: The Poetics and Politics of Polyphony (i-Docs 2018)
The panel 'The Poetics and Politics of Polyphony' occurred on day one of i-Docs 2018 in March; although in the words of presenter Judith Aston of UWE Bristol, it stands more as a collective conversation than a panel. Aston and co-presenter Stefano Odorico of Leeds Trinity University gave an opening presentation around dialogue, polyphony and intervention in i-docs, before opening …
Video: Immersive Documentary Encounters (i-Docs 2018)
Up next in our series of videos from i-Docs 2018: Immersive Documentary Encounters. First to take the lectern is Karim Ben Khelifa, a photographer and artist, with "Producing 'The Enemy' – a VR and AR exploration of the points-of-view of combatants on opposite sides in armed conflict." Secondly, Danae Stanton Fraser & Mandy Rose, co-investigators on the EPSRC project Virtual …
Video: Mediated Interactions: VR & AI Art (i-Docs 2018)
This panel from i-Docs 2018 brings together three different artists creating work across virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Nadav Assor explores his showcase installation Titchener's Cage and current claims around empathy in "Embodiment and fragmentation in Titchener's Cage and related projects". In "The Job Vacancy: Echoborg Project: Staging a Chatbot Documentary", Rik Lander presents an overview of his interactive theatrical …
Alternate Realities at Sheffield Doc/Fest
i-Docs research fellow Julia Scott-Stevenson gives a rundown of her visit to the Alternate Realities showcase at Sheffield Doc/Fest, with additional comments from Mandy Rose and Juliet Lennox. I'm handed a VR headset which feels disconcertingly wet when I place it against my face. At first I think perhaps the attendant has been slightly overzealous with cleaning it between users, …
Video: Mixed Realities (i-Docs 2018)
These two i-Docs 2018 presentations approach materiality and place from different directions – one explores the connection between intangible media experiences and physical objects or installations, and the other wonders how these intangible yet immersive experiences might allow us to visit places that no longer have a material element, and exist only in the past and in memory. Captured at …
Video: Across Time and Space (i-Docs 2018)
In the second instalment of our 2018 i-Docs Symposium video posts, Across Time and Space brings together explorations of contested histories, contested spaces, and the ways in which Augmented Reality, technology and documentary might offer us new experiences of these debates. William Uricchio of MIT presents 'Marking Spaces and Creating Stories: Lessons from the deep history of augmented reality', followed …
Video: At the Intersection of Technology, Art, Science & the Future (i-Docs 2018)
i-Docs was thrilled to host two arts media practitioners at the recent Symposium in March, in a double bill keynote: 'At the Intersection of Technology, Art, Science & the Future'. Robin McNicholas, from award-winning creative studio Marshmallow Laser Feast, has directed myriad VR experiences and installations, and took the i-Docs audience on a journey through some of these works and …
i-Docs 2018 in sketches: part 1
There was immersion, there were interventions, there was innovation, and there was certainly impact. i-Docs 2018 proved a rich, intense, fruitful and inspiring event for presenters and attendees alike, running over three days from Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd March. To begin at the end – it wrapped up on the Friday evening with an enthralling and fast-paced talk from …
Final i-Docs 2018 tickets, and 'Immerse Yourself': a Showcase
Just over one week to go until i-Docs 2018 kicks of at Watershed, Bristol! The full programme has been released, you can peruse our packed schedule of keynotes, panels, workshops, work-in-progress presentations and more over on the symposium microsite. There are still a handful of tickets left, if you're quick you can get one here. As part of i-Docs we …
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Sketches – Reconstructing meaning of displacement | Guest post from Zuhair Mehrali
Recent graduate Zuhair talks us through his work Sketches; a 2-part project consisting of an experimental film and interactive accompaniment, which use oral histories and archive material to explore the theme of displacement. The ethico-political narrative of the world presented by the media is a scattered montage of disarray: images of refugees out at sea, essays of political expression weaved through threads …
How to tell the refugee story? | Guest post from Veronique Mistiaen
The complexities of 'the refugee story' have formed the basis for a number of interactive and immersive projects over the past few years. Standout examples include Submarine Channel's online interactive Refugee Republic, Aardman and BBC collaboration We Wait and more recently, Sheffield Doc/Fest's Alternate Realities commission Future Aleppo. Journalist Veronique Mistiaen has looked at a number of creative approaches to the …
The technologies behind modern i-docs | Guest post from Michael Geraci
In the two decades that I've worked as a multimedia professional and educator, I have experienced the constantly shifting sands of digital platforms used for interactive media. I've developed multimedia projects in HyperCard, Director, Flash, and all versions of HTML. A recent deep dive into the current state of the i-doc has not only renewed my passion for the digital …
Interdocs Barcelona 2016 – A Closer Look Into User-Centered Development of Interactive Documentaries
by Joanna Camargo InterDocsBarcelona 2016 was filled with news from the interactive storytelling world. All different kinds of makers and audiences came together at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona to hear about the newest and the prize-winning projects of the industry. Data usage and its many implications, together with the refugee crisis, were recurrent subjects in the presentations made …
Taking time: The relationship between time & interactive narratives
This article is an excerpt from Ben Hoguet's book Narration Reinvented – a guide to creating, designing, producing and distributing innovative interactive narratives and transmedia works. With permission, it has been translated with from French by Jess Linington. It is worth noting a few of the examples used are French projects that may not directly translate to English. You can …
Precarious times and nonlinear thinking: Using i-docs to explore the temporary city
by Ella Harris Precarity seems to define the contemporary structure of feeling. From the migrant crisis, to climate change, to intensifying austerity, the precarity that has long been a recognised feature of labour economies is expanding into new arenas. This widespread precarity is impacting on the geographies we inhabit. In London there are some obvious 'precarious urbanisms' such as sites …
A Polish Journey – A web-doc about migration and its legacy
A Polish Journey, a web based documentary produced by using Klynt, is a highly poetical interactive experience exploring borders, the theme of migration and the legacy it holds for future generations. Focusing its lens on landscape, referencing the romantic poetry of Heinrich Heine and Adam Mickiewicz, documentary filmmaker and media artist Julian Konczak embarks on a journey across the frontiers …
Qualified (Ambtítol). The university, subject of debate.
By Carles Sora and Neus Ballús In recent years, the number of people with university qualifications has been enormously increasing. In a society in which each new academic year sees more university degree holders, it is important to reflect on the role that university plays in our lives. Ambtítol is a compilation of the experiences of several former university students; …
It's Not You, it's Me – The Fly-on-the-Wall Documentary and Virtual Reality
By Katy Morrison – Producer at VRTOV . We talk a lot about Virtual Reality. What to make, how to make it, why we should be making this thing instead of that other thing. And yet while the promise of VR — be anywhere! Come face-to-face with anything or anyone! — is expansive, the conversation is not. Aside from the constant …
Forward/Story: The pirates of future storytelling plot and explore their craft
Fellow Pervasive Media Studio resident and Splash & Ripple's Creative in Chief Rosie Poebright has just returned from Forward/Story; a place in Costa Rica where the pirates of future storytelling gather to plot and explore their craft… She has kindly allowed us to repost a blog about her experiences there: I've been wondering how to write about what I know will become a …
interDocsBarcelona 2015 – The conference
The third edition of Inter Docs Barcelona was full of great surprises this year, counting with speakers from different nationalities, important figures of the industry and even interactive presentations. During the morning we could listen to international speakers while in the second part of the conference, held in the afternoon, a few Spanish professionals and artists showed their extensive experience …
Chinese migrant workers: Their lives & their poetry
By Jaya Mahajan. Originally published on Factual for Asia – republished with permission. One of the most inspiring projects that I came across during the Asian Side of the Doc during February in Xiamen was an upcoming documentary that looked at the lives of migrant workers in China, through their poetry. The subject matter and treatment of the documentary – The Verse of …
Creating an open source tool for non-linear storytelling
by David Dufresne. Original post here, republished with permission. On January 14th, in a room of the Open Documentary Lab at MIT, we are a dozen people gathered around a crazy project, a simple project: Let's build a tool for writing non-linear stories. An open source tool, open to all. In the room: some designers like Jeff Soyk (UX architect for Hollow), students like Deniz …
Making digital history: The Dragon and the Eagle
By Colin Thomas Putting history on television can be a hugely frustrating business. One history professor I worked with found it so frustrating that on one occasion he flung his notes down in front of the cameraman and stamped on them. I could sympathise. In one television series we were cramming three hundred years into twenty-five minutes, no time for …
The Making of Priya's Shakti: Innovative transmedia project that attempts to change attitude towards rape victims in India
By Jaya Mahajan. Originally published on Factual for Asia – republished with permission. Title: Priya's Shakti Genre: Multi Media-Comic book with augmented reality, street art, social media Producer: Rattapallax Inc-Ram Devineni Budget: USD 250,000 Developed at: Crossover Labs and Dok Leipzig Net lab Funded by: Tribeca New Media fund, Ford foundation Rape and gender based violence is one of the most distressing issues facing modern India. …
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Hidden in plain sight: Interactive 3D sculptures tell the story of NYC food vendors
Artist Michelle Hessel is a multimedia creator born in Sao Paulo and based in New York City. She's created incredible interactive 3D sculptures for her project 'Hidden in Plain Sight' to tell the often overlooked stories of food vendors in New York. The series of portraits feature video and audio merged into 3D printed high-fidelity sculptures of food carts and the …
Interview: Zohar Kfir on interactive VR project Testimony
Selected by Time as one of the best VR experiences at Tribeca earlier this year, Testimony is a project still in its first iteration, according to creator Zohar Kfir. The piece is an ongoing interactive documentary delivered in virtual reality that gathers stories from survivors of sexual assault and their journey to healing. I spoke with Zohar about her motivations for …
Catching up with the creators of The World in Ten Blocks
Released at the end of 2016, 'The World in Ten Blocks' is still attracting attention in the interactive documentary field, featuring in the Alternate Realities Exhibition at this years Sheffield Doc/Fest. The project explores the stories of immigrant entrepreneurs in Toronto's Bloorcourt neighbourhood through an i-doc that weaves together photos, video and text with a first-person perspective that places you …
Light into VR darkness – an in-depth interview with Arnaud Colinart
When directors Peter Middleton and James Spinney were working on their documentary Notes on Blindness, their attention was on finding a filming style that could convey the deepest emotions sensed in John Hull's voice – a professor of religious education at Birmingham University that went blind in 1983 and spent much of a decade recording his journal on tape as …
#HACKED: Syria's Electronic Armies – through the eyes of its makers
Launched on the 4th of October by Al Jazeera, #Hacked is a web app that invites users to investigative a deadly cyber war in Syria, while the clock is ticking. Through mobile interviews, internet searches, and investigations, users need to un-tangle a network of cyber criminals without having their own phones hacked. Designed for mobile and tablets, but also playable …
Data as a Narrative Device – 'A Means to an End and not the End itself'
An interview with Janine Steele and Loc Dao on data-driven story-telling and emotional engagement During his stay as a Fulbright Scholar in the Digital Studios of the NFB in Vancouver, Lomax Boyd, a scientist and documentary producer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, had the opportunity to work with Janine Steele and Loc Dao of NFB/Interactive. As Chief Digital Officer …
Obliterated Families: Bringing the audience closer to the reality of life in Gaza
Recently released, Obliterated Families is an interactive documentary that draws attention to the families from Gaza whose lives were shattered during the Israeli offensive in 2014. Blending together striking images, in-depth text, infographics, animations and short videos, the project is designed to bring the audience closer to the reality of life for Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. I spoke with the authors of …
The R/O Institute: a new accelerator for transmedia projects
Just when you thought that European countries are not investing enough in interactive content, Domenico La Porta, Head of Transmedia at Wallimage and Director of the R/O Institute, announces that the R/O Institute will open the doors in October in Charleroi (Belgium), and offer a free 6 to 9 months immersive training to selected transmedia projects. An accelerator for interactive stories at our …
Exploring immigration, integration & identity in Good Luck Soup interactive
Good Luck Soup is a transmedia documentary project on the journey of Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians, from past to present. Created by Matthew Hashiguchi, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and Assistant Professor in Multimedia Film & Production at Georgia Southern University, the interactive documentary weaves together individual stories from different generations in a series of seven chapters that, when viewed together, reflect …
VR filmmaker Darren Emerson on the creative & ethical challenges of 360° documentary
Darren Emerson's 360° documentary Witness 360: 7/7 has been shown at festivals internationally, most recently at the MIT Virtually There conference. It is perhaps one of the more ambitious projects i've seen in the format, with a running time of almost 15 minutes and a strong narrative led by a survivor of the 7/7 bombings. I caught up with Darren …
Do we need an i-doc sourcebook?
If you have worked in film/tv production you will know that the industry sourcebook is your bible: this is the place you go to to find where to hire your equipment, what is the date of the next film festival and how to get to the freelancers you need in your team. Now… we don't have an i-doc sourcebook – is this a problem? …
Karim Ben Khelifa on VR, empathy and how to deal with the enemy within us
VR and 360 video projects have dominated the festival landscape this year, and small and big players want to catch the train while they can. Similar to the effect of The arrival of a train at La Ciotat (1895), the illusion of "being there" is associated with a wave of enthusiasm. Immersion and empathy are the new keywords, and the hope …
Gaming Revolution: Vassiliki Khonsari on bringing real stories to interactive narratives
Named as one of the top 5 highlights of Sundance 2015, 1979 Revolution in an action/adventure game which immerses players into the gritty, euphoric streets of Iran in the midst of the revolution. I caught up with Vassiliki Khonsari – co-founder of iNK Stories – who is producing the game to find out more about their work. Could you describe yourselves …
Gaming the news: Juliana Ruhfus on pushing the boundaries of investigative journalism
Award-winning journalist Juliana Ruhfus has spent a decade working as a reporter and producer for British and international broadcasters, specialising in programme making and investigative work. I caught up with her ahead of i-Docs 2016, where she will be talking about her interactive journalism projects with Al Jazeera: Could you describe yourselves and your work? I am a senior reporter and …
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The 4th iteration of !F Lab comes with a complete new methodology: the WHAT IF IT Process
A few personal reflections before hosting a panel on methodologies of production at i-Docs 2018 (21-23 of March, Bristol). Our application to the IF Lab 2018 workshop, a training in interactive storytelling, is opened till mid February. But why should you apply? What is !F Lab, and what are we trying to do? While I am waiting for challenging and inquisitive …
Don't miss our Immerse takeover: Why do i-docs matter?
Last month the i-Docs team took over Immerse, posing the question, Why do i-docs matter? to practitioners and academics, many of whom contributed chapters to our book i-Docs: The Evolving Practices of Interactive Documentary. An initiative of Tribeca Film Institute, MIT Open DocLab and The Fledgling Fund, Immerse is a monthly online publication providing creative discussion around emerging nonfiction storytelling. Now in …
CLOSING SOON! i-Docs 2018: Call for Participation
SUBMISSIONS CLOSE MONDAY OCTOBER 16, 2017 Following the success of the previous i-Docs Symposia, and the continued dynamic expansion and evolution of the field, we are seeking proposals for papers, case studies and projects to showcase at the fifth edition in 2018. Convened by Judith Aston, Sandra Gaudenzi and Mandy Rose, and hosted by the University of the West of …
Catch up with i-Docs at Visible Evidence 2017
Now in its' 24th year, the international conference on documentary film and media, Visible Evidence 2017 will convene in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from August 2-5. This year both Mandy Rose and Judith Aston from the i-Docs team will be presenting papers, chairing sessions and participating in workshops. The conference this year also coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution …
VR for News: The New Reality? | Reuters Institute Report
Reuters Institute have released a must-read report by Zillah Watson, who has led the editorial development of VR experimentation at the BBC. VR for News: The New Reality? examines ongoing developments in VR, the major challenges – both in terms of content and application, and technology – and what the future of VR might look like for news organisations around the world. "The …
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Alternate Realities in Latin America & other dispatches from Sheffield Doc/Fest '17
Announced over the weekend, Sheffield Doc/Fest and the British Council will be taking a selection of work currently being shown in theAlternate Realities exhibition on tour to Latin America. Between July and November, nine projects will be shown at DocMontevideo, Uruguay, DOCSP, Brazil, and Noviembre Electrónico, Argentina. The British Council-supported tour is central to Doc/Fest's strategy of connecting audiences from across the …
Navigating Alternate Realities at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017
Starting this Friday and running until 14 June, the Alternate Realities programme at Sheffield Doc/Fest features a great selection of talks and projects from the interactive and immersive documentary field. The majority of the talks this year are part of the Alternate Realities summit which kicks off on Sunday. A day curated by digital creative Dan Tucker and hosted by May Abdalla …
Why do interactive stories matter?
Why do interactive stories matter, especially after the Brexit and Trump vote? This was the springboard for a discussion held earlier this week for the London launch of the recently published i-Docs book. Organised by Sandra Gaudenzi, the event was part of "disLAB presents", a series of free encounters from the Digital and Interactive Storytelling Lab at Westminster University. Attended by industry folk, …
12 fully-funded collaborative PhDs with industry partners
The 3D3 Centre for Doctoral Training has been awarded 12 fully-funded PhD studentships from the National Productivity Investment Fund to in October 2017. Each studentship is a collaboration between one of the three universities' research centres and an industrial partner that guarantees training and access to facilities, a variety of internships/placements and in some instances co-supervision. All students will be part …
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Living documentary provides 'digital megaphone' for families affected by Mexico's drug war
I-docs as Research Method – Recap from the Bremen interactive documentary workshop
A full day packed with insightful presentations and a highly inspiring round table discussion – that's probably the shortest way to describe a long one-day workshop organised by Stefano Odorico and hosted at the University of Bremen on May 3. The workshop is one of the outputs of Stefano's 3 year's DFG project (fully funded by the German Research Council) …
The ups and down of interactive factuals
I have just returned from the Doc Tank Laboratory in Prague, where I was invited to mentor 5 interactive projects and lead them from concept to pitch in 4 days. Luckily enough, organizer Miriam Ryndová had lined up a great team of experts: William Uricchio (MIT Open Doc Lab), Arnau Gifreu (Transmedia Expert), Suzanna Lotz (Transmedia Expert), Bruno Choiniere (Akufen Studio), John MacFarlane (POV Digital). Christian Popp (Zuzu Productions) and Arjanne Laan (William de Kooning …
Play #Hacked and don't get hacked
Al Jazeera English launches a mobile game about the Syrian cyberwar: #HACKED – Syria's Electronic Armies. Learning from her experience while producing Pirate Fishing in 2012, Juliana Ruhfus, senior reporter for Al Jazeera's People & Power investigative and current affairs strand, has decided to go mobile for her second interactive investigation. Pushing the boundaries of traditional journalism, #HACKED is Al Jazeera's latest experiment …
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Curating VR: Catherine Allen offers lessons learnt
Virtual Reality is increasingly ever-present at arts venues and other cultural events – but curating it isn't always an easy task. A recently published report by Catherine Allen and commissioned by the Watershed (Bristol, UK) seeks to address what role cultural cinemas and independent arts venues play in the presentation of VR. Catherine curated 'VR Sessions' in June, a season …
i-Docs: The Evolving Practices of Interactive Documentary
Released earlier this year, i-Docs: The Evolving Practices of Interactive Documentary looks at the creative practices, purposes and ethics that lie behind these emergent forms. The book is structured around three themes, with its editor introducing each section: 'Co-Creation', by Mandy Rose; 'Methods', by Sandra Gaudenzi; and 'Horizons', by Judith Aston. Some of the contributions were originally papers at i-Docs …
Interactive documentary – what does it mean and why does it matter?
Having just convened our fourth i-Docs symposium, it feels like an opportune moment to reflect on what is meant by 'interactive documentary' and why we at i-Docs have always seen it as a way of framing a set of possibilities, as opposed to being a specific medium, genre or platform. This seems prescient in light of the 'immersive turn' with interactive …
COME/IN/DOC Documentary Series – Episode 1 – Part 2
In our previous post we explained the story behind the experimental project COME/IN/DOC, and last week, during the 4rth edition of the i-Docs Conference we launched the last part of the transmedia project: the Documentary Series. Very happy to say one week after the release that important people in the field said to me 'thank you' for this resource, which may …
Projects selected from the first interactive documentary call of Catalan Broadcasting Corporation
The Catalan Broadcasting Corporation (CCMA) opened last year the first call to coproduce interactive documentary. The projects selected were published a few weeks ago. Of the 28 projects presented in this first call, the Department of Digital Media and Documentary of the CCMA and New Television Formats of Television of Catalonia (TV3) selected six projects, in accordance with their current …
Who tells what to whom and how: The Prison Memory Archive
Cahal McLaughlin, director of the the participatory storytelling project Prison Memory Archive, has recently published a paper addressing the issues of co-creation and co-ownership of documentary material within participatory projects. He also goes into some detail around the use of interactivity in the project: Our intention is to encourage users not to rush to judgment with their inevitable, and understandable, prior …
The tricky topic of impact & interactive documentary
There has been much attention given to impact within documentary over the last couple of years. While BritDoc have stated in their recently published impact guide; 'the power of film to change the world has become impossible to ignore' and the Puma prize has been established to reward impact, what is meant by impact is not self-evident and for some, …
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Interrogating audiences: What do we mean by engagement and evaluation?
Kate Nash is a Lecturer in Media and Communications at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds. Her research is focused on emerging forms of documentary, combining production and audience study. She has kindly provided her paper: Interrogating audiences: What do we mean by engagement and evaluation?, which she presented during i-Docs 2014, in its entirety including the accompanying presentation (see …
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A selection of papers and publications about interactive documentary. Most are freely accessible online, some may require institutional login.
Impact & Engagement
A set of tools and resources for interactive documentary impact & engagement: including measurement guides, tools, research papers and articles. If you think there is something missing from this list, please contact us via idocsinteractive@gmail.com.
Funding for interactive documentary projects is not always easy to find and there is often not a one-size-fits-all solution for every project. However as the field is becoming more established, more opportunities are emerging and an increasing amount of work is being funded. A list of tips and resources to get you started.
A list of tools and further resources for creating your own interactive documentaries. Think we're missing something? Tell us in the comments or via idocsinteractive@gmail.com…
A collection of research articles and papers from i-Docs contributing editors and associates. If you have a relevant piece of research you'd like to see published here, please contact us at idocsinteractive@gmail.com
A collection of blogs and websites about i-docs put together by the i-Docs team. We'd love to grow this list, so please send suggestions via email or our Facebook group. If you think we've missed any resources off this page – please contact idocsinteractive@gmail.com.
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i-Docs 2018: Marshmallow Laser Feast, Alex Juhasz & Memo Akten speaking, and symposium website launched
With just one month to go until i-Docs 2018, here is our third instalment of featured speakers! We're thrilled to be announcing talks from: Robin McNicholas, co-founder and Creative Director of Marshmallow Laser Feast Dr Alexandra Juhasz, Chair and Professor of the Film Department at Brooklyn College, CUNY Memo Akten, artist We are also excited to announce the launch of …
Hyphen-Labs & Claire Doherty at i-Docs 2018, and early bird extended
Announcing new keynote speakers for i-Docs 2018! Carmen Aguilar y Wedge and Ece Tankal, co-founders of Hyphen-Labs, join us to discuss their practice and present NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism – seen in 2017 at Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca Film Festival. We are also thrilled to be hosting a keynote address from Claire Doherty, Director of Arnolfini – the centre presenting the …
Things to Come: The possible futures of documentary from a historical perspective
Constructing Door into the Dark: an insight into the immersive documentary experience
Door into the Dark – an immersive documentary experience about what it means to be lost, from producers Anagram – was fully booked throughout Sheffield Doc/Fest and has been receiving nothing but praise from its' participants since. As well as installing DITD for festival delegates at Sheffield, project creators May Abdalla and Amy Rose (Anagram) also took part in a session about …
i-Docs & beyond: 5 things to consider
At the end of March, i-Docs 2014 took place and although I documented the event through Storify, it's been a struggle to pull together my key takeaways as Hot Docs, Webdox, i_doc Workshop and TFI Interactive seemed to continue so many of the themes and expand upon them in interesting ways. So this has now become a much longer, two-part …
From iPad to installation: interactive documentary on multiple platforms
Avatar Secrets, the interactive documentary for the iPad has scaled up its ambitions, installing a large scale interactive installation at Hot Docs for the duration of the festival. This is the first time that an interactive documentary has been included in the programme of North America's largest documentary festival and it's great to see Ramona Pringle's work has been picked up. …
Webdox 2014: hands-on workshops & inspiration for online storytellers
Here is the great news: this year i-Docs and Webdox are exploring the same areas, but in different ways, and in different places. i-Docs 2014 (Bristol, 20-21th of March) was organised around three themes that seemed topical to us: new production models, how to assess engagement and evaluation and new i-docs territories & platforms. We had two amazing days of explorations and, …
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i-Docs 2016 panel: VR – Inventing the medium
Virtual Reality presents creative and ethical challenges – featuring voices from the Guardian and the BBC, this panel is a chance to hear from people and organisations who are using VR to tell non-fiction stories. The embrace of Virtual Reality as a non-fiction platform has been a remarkable rapid development within emerging documentary. A wave of experimentation has followed the appearance …
i-Docs 2016 panel: The promise of VR for non-fiction storytelling
Virtual reality has come to dominate the interactive documentary landscape over the last couple of years, presenting an exciting opportunity t0 use a new medium and for makers. This i-Docs 2016 panel responds to the varied approaches, issues and ethics that are entangled with using VR for non-fiction storytelling. Moderated by Adrian Miles (RMIT/nonfiction lab) this was one of a few key discussion at …
Personalising interactive documentary: Digital Me case study at i-Docs 2016
Commissioned by BBC's Chris Sizemore in 2015, Digital Me is an interactive experience that asks us to reflect on our online persona through a narrative that is deeply personalised. Produced by Sandra Gaudenzi and Helios Design Labs, the project uses data mining and face recognition to bring the user into the centre of the narrative. As a prototype, it was launched on …
Hacking Documentary: Watch Vassiliki Khonsari's keynote from i-Docs 2016
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a docu-game about the Iranian revolution from iNK Stories, an independent studio founded by documentary filmmaker and anthropologist Vassiliki Khonsari and gaming veteran Navid Khonsari. Named by Independent as one of the '10 Filmmakers to watch in 2015′, Vassiliki's keynote at i-Docs 2016 focused on the approach, production and design of 1979 Revolution: Black Friday – coined a 'Verite …
Sharon Daniel on Inside the Distance: Affectivism and Activism
Sharon Daniel: Affectivism and Activism at i-Docs 2014 from DCRC on Vimeo.
Creating a Layered Narrative Experience through Touch: Ramona Pringle on Avatar Secrets
We are the species that tells stories. It is how we store memories and make sense of the world around us… and for the most part, our stories stay the same: man versus man, versus nature, versus himself… versus machine. But, as technology advances at an exponential rate and new gadgets become ubiquitous tools in all of our lives, the …
MIT public lecture: The Art, Ethics and Technology of Documentary Co-Creation (video)
Last month MIT Open Documentary Lab convened a public lecture investigating co-creation practices within documentary. Moderated by Documentary Director and MIT Visiting Artist Kat Cizek, the panel included i-Docs co-director Mandy Rose, Andrew Lowenthal, Open Documentary Lab Fellow and Executive Director of EngageMedia and Ethan Zuckerman, Director of the Center for Civic Media and principal research scientist at the MIT Media Lab. If …
The Learn Do Share methodology: An interview with Lance Weiler
The first chapter of the UX Series (on my website www.interactivefactual.net) was dedicated to open a debate on whether we should, or should not, use design thinking / UX / agile development / minimum viable product (etc…) methodologies while developing interactive documentaries. Over all the creatives that I interviewed seemed to say "yes, of course" but did not really know how, …
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Future of Natural Gas in the UK
UK shale gas exploration and efforts to mitigate climate change have stimulated debate about the future of the natural gas sector. This briefing looks at potential future pathways for the sourcing and use of natural gas in the UK. It also considers the implications for the economy, energy prices, the reliability of energy supplies and efforts to cut emissions.
Trends in ICT
This note looks at developments in information and communication technology (ICT) and their relevance for UK policy in the next five years. It examines the capability, use and economic impact of ICT; technical barriers; and implications for cybersecurity, privacy and internet governance.
Trends in Energy
Providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is a key issue in UK policy. Energy policy can be informed by current energy sector trends and projections into the future. This briefing outlines key trends in energy, the factors driving these changes and future projections. It also highlights the implications and challenges of these trends.
Trends in Transport
Transport is a key driver of economic growth. It links people to their workplaces and connects businesses. It also affects health, the environment and societal wellbeing. This POSTnote looks at why transport is changing, outlines current trends across and within transport sectors and considers the planning of transport networks.
UK Broadband Infrastructure
The growing use of smart phones and data intensive services (such as video streaming), has increased demand for both fixed and mobile internet. This POSTnote looks at patterns in broadband access and use, and the technical and policy challenges of enhancing UK broadband infrastructure to meet future needs.
The Government lists energy storage as one of eight great technologies in which the UK can become a global leader. This briefing outlines the roles of energy storage in the electricity, heat and transport sectors and describes the technologies used from the household level up. It also discusses current barriers and policies for energy storage and potential future uptake.
Measuring Living Standards
This POSTnote outlines different approaches to setting and measuring thresholds and their strengths and limitations. It also summarises research on recent trends in living standards and the key factors that influence them.
Smart Metering of Energy and Water
Friday, 11 July, 2014
Smart meters record energy and water usage and improve how this information is relayed to both consumer and suppliers. The Government plans to roll-out smart meters of electricity and gas to all households in Great Britain by the end of 2020. This POSTnote examines the potential benefits and risks associated with smart metering of both water and energy, and the challenges for the energy smart metering roll-out.
Intermittent Electricity Generation
Thursday, 29 May, 2014
Sources of electricity that exhibit uncontrolled increases or decreases in output are often referred to as intermittent. This POSTnote examines the effect of wind, solar, wave and tidal intermittency on electricity prices, carbon dioxide emissions and the provision of electricity to meet demand. The note also describes measures to manage intermittency.
New Nuclear Power Technologies
Friday, 14 February, 2014
Nuclear power stations provide a low carbon source of electricity, which could help the UK achieve its policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. This POSTnote reviews new and potential future nuclear power technologies. It also outlines the regulatory approach toward new nuclear build and summarises some of the related challenges.
Electricity Demand-Side Response
Demand-Side Response describes electricity users (the demand side) changing their patterns of use in response to incentives. It is one of several options eligible for Government support introduced by the 2013 Energy Act. This POSTnote outlines DSR, how it is provided, its role for the UK and its potential future development.
Negative Emissions Technologies
If emissions of greenhouse gases are not sufficiently mitigated, it may become necessary to artificially accelerate the rate at which they are removed from the atmosphere in order to restrict global warming. This POSTnote provides an overview of some technologies that could remove atmospheric CO2 and summarises the environmental, social and economic issues they raise.
Environmental Impact of Tidal Barrages
A tidal energy barrage across the Severn Estuary could produce up to 5% of the UK's electricity demand. It would help meet renewable energy targets but would have significant environmental impacts. This POSTnote summarises evidence on environmental impacts associated with the operation of tidal energy barrages and the effectiveness of compensatory measures.
Residential Heat Pumps
Heat pumps capture ambient heat from the air or the ground and transfer it inside a building. They provide an efficient alternative to conventional methods of heating, such as boilers. This POSTnote summarises the use of heat pump technology for residential buildings and the constraints to their uptake in the UK.
Energy Use Behaviour Change
This POSTnote introduces the factors and interventions that can influence behaviour, and discusses the behavioural aspects of the Green Deal and the smart meters programme.
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President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a Creative Arts Senior High School, to be located in Kwadaso, in the Ashanti region.
Cutting the sod on Sunday, 1st December, 2019, President Akufo-Addo stated that "we reaffirm our commitment to the growth of the creative arts industry by cutting the sod for the construction of the very first Senior High School in Ghana dedicated solely to the industry."
He added that "there could be no more fitting place for the siting of the first of many of such edifices than the ancient, vibrant city of Kumasi, famed for its rich pedigree of culture, music, dance, folklore and drama."
Government, President Akufo-Addo stressed, intends to construct more of such schools across the country, so that young people, from every nook and cranny, can gain access to this kind of specialised education to improve and hone their skills in the creative arts.
"I have every confidence that this school will serve as an important beacon for many young and talented people, seeking a fulfilling career in the creative arts," he said.
He urged leaders in the industry to make themselves available to provide guidance and inspiration to the new school, "as it takes its initial steps in order to ensure that a legacy of excellence is passed on to the younger generation within a clear and solid framework".
It will be recalled, for the creative arts sector, the New Patriotic Party pledged to promote, at the regional and district levels, literature, music, dance and drama competitions, particularly in schools and colleges, establish a Creative Arts Fund to provide funding to modernise and develop the sector, and also establish a Creative Arts Council to co-ordinate and harmonise the various interests and fragmented associations of the sector into a well-functioning body to protect the interests of its members.
Towards the realisation of this, the Creative Arts Industry Bill has been presented to Cabinet for consideration, and, once passed by Parliament, the Act will establish the creative arts fund and an agency to promote the industry, and help Government create an enabling environment through which direct and indirect support for practitioners and the industry can be channelled.
J.A Kufuor SHS
Earlier in the day, President Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the construction of a state-of-the-art Senior High and Technical School named after the 2nd President of the 4th Republic, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor.
With the school set to be completed in ten (10) months, the President commended the Ministry of Education for this admirable gesture of constructing and naming the school after the former President in his hometown of Dabaa.
Government, he explained, recognises that science, technology and technical skills rule industry, and one rules him or herself out, if they are not appropriately equipped.
"Every child must be offered the opportunity to bring out her inherent talents for innovation. It is in the laboratories and workshops that young people get the opportunity to expand their imagination, and develop the skills that would equip them for the modern world. We need to modernise all aspects of our lives, and we need skilled people to lead the modernisation process," President Akufo-Addo added.
The President told the gathering that Government, through the Education Ministry and in collaboration with AMATROL, is equipping the country's Technical Institutes, Technical Universities and Colleges of Education that specialise in TVET.
"Additionally, 20 state-of-the-art TVET centres, like the one to be constructed here at Dabaa, are being established across the country to make Ghana a world-class centre for skills development, and a leading country in TVET delivery in Africa. We want to emphasize the importance of TVET, and eliminate the misconception that technical and vocational education is inferior, and patronized only by less endowed students," he added.#
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Archives|High Winds Hamper Oil Spill Cleanup Off Alaska
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High Winds Hamper Oil Spill Cleanup Off Alaska
By TIMOTHY EGAN and SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES MARCH 28, 1989
March 28, 1989, Page 00001Buy Reprints The New York Times Archives
The cumbrous attempt to clean up the biggest oil spill in North American waters, already slowed for three days by organizational snafus and lack of proper equipment, was further hampered today by winds in excess of 70 miles an hour.
As the weather grounded a fleet of helicopters bound for the hundred-square-mile oil slick in Prince William Sound, another storm was stirring around the issue of crew competence on the stricken tanker.
Frank Iarossi, president of the Exxon Shipping Company, which owns the tanker and the oil it carries, said Exxon officials had been told that the captain of the Exxon Valdez had a history of drinking problems.
''One of my people said there was a history of more than five years or more,'' Mr. Iarossi said in response to a question about Capt. Joseph J. Hazelwood, who was not in control of the tanker at the time of the accident. Test Results by Thursday
With the National Transportation Safety Board taking over control of the investigation today, Mr. Iarossi said he would have no further comment on the crew's conduct until the investigation is completed.
Mr. Iarossi said he does not know why Captain Hazelwood was not in command when the tanker hit a shallow reef early Friday. A pilot who is not certified for commanding the tanker through these waters was directing the ship at the time of the accident, Mr. Iarossi said.
Results of a blood alcohol test, administered to the captain, the third mate and the helmsman hours after the accident, are expected by Wednesday or Thursday, said William R. Wood, the chief Federal investigator of the accident.
The third mate, Gregory Cousins of Tampa, Fla., was in command of the 978-foot tanker when it ran aground.
The tanker, loaded with 1.26 million barrels of oil, struck the reef at 12:04 A.M. Friday after it veered off course in an attempt to avoid icebergs from the calving Columbia Glacier.
The accident, in some of the world's most environmentally sensitive and biologically rich marine waters, has emptied about 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound. Some biologists say the damage to tourism, fishing and marine life could last for years, officials here said.
Fingers of the oil spill spread today into inlets and smaller coves in this part of Alaska, where glacial mountains meet the sea. Dead birds, frozen after their plummage became fouled with oil, have washed up on several of the numerous wilderness beaches that dot the sound. Pumping Operation Continues
Nearly 900,000 barrels of oil remain in the tanker. Mr. Iarossi said it will take three to four days for all the oil to be pumped from the Exxon Valdez to a companion ship. Pumping is being done at a rate of 3,600 barrels an hour. A barrel is 42 gallons.
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The winds also blew the oil slick onto several beaches today and ripped apart booms that were supposed to contain some of the spill. The winds were so fierce that they tore off a roof on the Valdez Airport terminal and nearly blew away several grounded Exxon helicopters.
Various fishing and environmental groups say Exxon wasted precious cleanup time in two days of good weather over the weekend and now must wait for the winds to calm before they can make progress on the rapidly expanding spill. Port to Be Reopened
Meanwhile, Coast Guard officials said that on Tuesday they would allow empty tankers that have been waiting to get into the Port of Valdez (pronounced val-DEEZ) to enter the port and begin to load oil now backed up in the 800-mile-long Alaska Pipeline.
Oil from the pipeline, which provides about 24 percent of the nation's domestic supply of crude, has not been loaded onto tankers since Friday, when the port was ordered to shut down. Environmentalists say opening the port will cause further damage to inlets and fjords, because the tankers will drag oil in with them. The Coast Guard has acknowledged such a risk, but it says the need to get oil to rest of the nation outweighs the possibility of further environmental damage.
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Two cleanup methods were supposed to be used today, but high winds rendered them ineffective. One plan was to burn the surface oil with a substance similar to napalm. Such burning causes thick clouds of acrid black smoke, and Indians from villages in the area have already complained about the smoke from test burnings.
But burning is considered the fastest way to rid the water of oil. ''You're basically taking water pollution and changing it into air pollution when you burn,'' said Jacqui Michel, a cleanup expert with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
When burning is used, small boats try to corral the oil into a concentrated area. The winds have made such a task virtually impossible. Past Assurances of Safety
A second cleanup plan involves using a chemical dispersant that is supposed to break up the oil particles. This operation, which some biologists say would cause further harm to the water, was to be done from the air by helicopters and planes.
The entire cleanup is being conducted by Exxon; under Federal law the firms responsible for the spill must take charge of mitigating the damage.
As recently as a month ago and as far back as the mid-1970's, when the pipeline was proposed, Exxon and other companies that are members of the consortium that owns the Alaska pipeline reassured environmentalists that they had a cleanup plan that could contain a major spill within five hours of a rupture.
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