We Live in Public

Duration: 89 min

Release date: 2009-08-28

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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.

Documentary

We Live in Public

Videos

We Live in Public

Watch Providers

Filmzie

Cineverse

Tubi TV

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Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff

as Self - Author

as Self - Software Developer, Operator 11

Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis

as Self - Internet Mogul

Cal Chamberlain

Cal Chamberlain

as Self - Producer/Host, Pseudo

as Self - Surveillance Artist

as Self - Venture Capitalist

as Self - Director of Production, Pseudo

as Self - Host, Pseudo

as Self - Artist

David Hershkovits

David Hershkovits

as Self - Founder/Editor, Paper Magazine

as Self - Internet Entrepreneur

Anthony Haden-Guest

Anthony Haden-Guest

as Self - Writer / Reporter / Cartoonist

as Self - Co-Founder, MySpace

as Self - Host, 60 Minutes (archive footage)

as Self - Josh's Oldest Brother

as Self - Josh's Brother

as Self - Host, Pseudo

as Self - Artist

as Self - Video Artist

as Self - Art Dealer

as Self - Journalist, Variety/NY Observer

Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Courtney Taylor-Taylor

as Self - The Dandy Warhols (archive footage)

as Self - Interrogation Artist

as Self - Psychiatrist, CIA

as Self - Documentary Cameraman

as Self - Performance Artist

Michael Portnoy

Michael Portnoy

as Self - Performance Artist

as Self - Director, MoMA PS1

as Self - Artist

as Self - Photographer

Alfredo Martinez

Alfredo Martinez

as Self - Artillery Artist

Gabrielle Penabaz

Gabrielle Penabaz

as Self - Bartender

as Self - Citizen of Quiet

as Self - Citizen of Quiet

as Self - Citizen of Quiet

as Self - Josh's Childhood Friend

as Self - Art Dealer

as Self - Video Artist

as Self - Journalist, NY Times

as Self - Dot-Com Entrepreneur

Nikolas van Egten

Nikolas van Egten

as Self - Citizen of Quiet

as Self - Artist

as Self - Publicist

as Self - CEO/Founder, MySpace

Robert Galinsky

Robert Galinsky

as Self - Producer, Pseudo

as Self - Artist

as Narrator (voice)

Timothy "Speed" Levitch

Timothy "Speed" Levitch

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Camera Operator

Post Production Supervisor

M. Elizabeth Hughes

M. Elizabeth Hughes

Production Manager

Associate Producer

Vladimir Radovanov

Vladimir Radovanov

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Music Supervisor

Archival Footage Research

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Original Music Composer

Tchavdar Georgiev

Tchavdar Georgiev

Associate Editor

Executive Producer

Marco D'Ambrosio

Marco D'Ambrosio

Original Music Composer

Andrew Ruhemann

Andrew Ruhemann

Executive Producer

Additional Editing

Camera Operator

Vladimir Radovanov

Vladimir Radovanov

Additional Editing

Cory Brandon Clay

Cory Brandon Clay

Director of Photography

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