Communication

Division & Unity

It’s a beautiful mid-winter afternoon in the midwest. The sun is shining and it is a  surprising 60 degrees for the end of January. For the last week, everyone in America has been bombarded by the new president’s “Alternative Facts” and shifting misinformation. No, I’m not going to go on a political rant. I am however going to post this nice little piece of eye candy with a message that might make you stop and think. Produced by T

Produced by Territory Studio / ODD, Division and Unity is a black and white animated short narrated by Oli Whitworth. The message is a comment on how our digital age has shaped and influenced us, and a message of how we’re stronger together. It is also a message about how people bend the facts to meet their needs and attempt to influence those that now live by sound bites, and 120 characters as though they were absolute truths.

Oh and it’s quite lovely to look at, so if you don’t want to hear the message, turn the sound off and just look at the nice visuals.

 

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If there is a will, there is a way. The story of Mahabir Pun and his quest for the internet.

Having just returned from a four day business trip, and listened to tons of people bitch about first world problems that are really pretty damn meaningless, I was so inspired by the video below. The story is so compelling, proving that if there is a will, there is a way. This is the story of Mahabir Pun and how he brought wireless internet connectivity to his village in Nepal, after six years of hiking once a month for 2 days just to check his emails.

The short film is by  . It is filled with amazing scenery, great cinematography, and such a great story. This was so inspiring after my two hour shuttle ride from Fort Wayne to Indy where the driver expounded the hollow racist virtues of Donald Trump. After sitting in the lounge at my hotel last night listen to people gripe that the free meal they got from the conference they attended wasn’t good enough. After hearing all the dumb ass complaints at the airport this morning.