We Live in Public
2009•1h 29m•6.9•Released
Documentary
In 1999, Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris recruits dozens of young men and women who agree to live in underground apartments for weeks at a time while their every movement is broadcast online. Soon, Harris and his girlfriend embark on their own subterranean adventure, with cameras streaming live footage of their meals, arguments, bedroom activities, and bathroom habits. This documentary explores the role of technology in our lives, as it charts the fragile nature of dot-com economy.
Director
Ondi Timoner
Writer
Ondi Timoner
Languages
English
Studio
Interloper Films
Cast
Josh Harris
Self
Douglas Rushkoff
Self - Author
Nacho Platas
Self - Software Developer, Operator 11
Jason Calacanis
Self - Internet Mogul
Cal Chamberlain
Self - Producer/Host, Pseudo
Leo Fernekes
Self - Surveillance Artist
Fred Wilson
Self - Venture Capitalist
Joshua White
Self - Director of Production, Pseudo
Jess Zaino
Self - Host, Pseudo
V. Owen Bush
Self - Artist
David Hershkovits
Self - Founder/Editor, Paper Magazine
Adeo Ressi
Self - Internet Entrepreneur
Anthony Haden-Guest
Self - Writer / Reporter / Cartoonist
Brett Brewer
Self - Co-Founder, MySpace
Bob Simon
Self - Host, 60 Minutes (archive footage)
Production
Company
Interloper Films
Producer
Ondi Timoner
Producer
Keirda Bahruth
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