New access to media tools has played a critical role in recent geo political activism as well as allowing many independent artists to seize their means of production. Along with this has come access to new modes of distribution through the internet and DVD authoring. This discussion will address how the democratization of digital video tools has changed the political nature of the medium across the moving image landscape: including the political ramifications of independent media activist groups, whose voices are represented in independent cinema and experimental cinema, and how broadband, fiber and changes in video journalism have affected our concept of media immediacy.