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.

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Josh Harris
Josh Harris
as Self
Douglas Rushkoff
Douglas Rushkoff
as Self - Author
Nacho Platas
Nacho Platas
as Self - Software Developer, Operator 11
Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis
as Self - Internet Mogul
Cal Chamberlain
Cal Chamberlain
as Self - Producer/Host, Pseudo
Leo Fernekes
Leo Fernekes
as Self - Surveillance Artist
Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson
as Self - Venture Capitalist
Joshua White
Joshua White
as Self - Director of Production, Pseudo
Jess Zaino
Jess Zaino
as Self - Host, Pseudo
V. Owen Bush
V. Owen Bush
as Self - Artist
David Hershkovits
David Hershkovits
as Self - Founder/Editor, Paper Magazine
Adeo Ressi
Adeo Ressi
as Self - Internet Entrepreneur
Anthony Haden-Guest
Anthony Haden-Guest
as Self - Writer / Reporter / Cartoonist
Brett Brewer
Brett Brewer
as Self - Co-Founder, MySpace
Bob Simon
Bob Simon
as Self - Host, 60 Minutes (archive footage)
Tom Harris
Tom Harris
as Self - Josh's Oldest Brother
Jon Harris
Jon Harris
as Self - Josh's Brother
Tanya Corrin
Tanya Corrin
as Self - Host, Pseudo
Jeff Gompertz
Jeff Gompertz
as Self - Artist
Feedbuck
Feedbuck
as Self - Video Artist
Leo Koenig
Leo Koenig
as Self - Art Dealer
Gabriel Snyder
Gabriel Snyder
as Self - Journalist, Variety/NY Observer
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
as Self - The Dandy Warhols (archive footage)
Ashkan Sahihi
Ashkan Sahihi
as Self - Interrogation Artist
Harold Kaufman
Harold Kaufman
as Self - Psychiatrist, CIA
Max Heller
Max Heller
as Self - Documentary Cameraman
Missy Galore
Missy Galore
as Self - Performance Artist
Michael Portnoy
Michael Portnoy
as Self - Performance Artist
Alanna Heiss
Alanna Heiss
as Self - Director, MoMA PS1
Zero Boy
Zero Boy
as Self - Artist
Donna Ferrato
Donna Ferrato
as Self - Photographer
Alfredo Martinez
Alfredo Martinez
as Self - Artillery Artist
Gabrielle Penabaz
Gabrielle Penabaz
as Self - Bartender
Cynthia Braun
Cynthia Braun
as Self - Citizen of Quiet
Theo Cerigo
Theo Cerigo
as Self - Citizen of Quiet
Nico Haupt
Nico Haupt
as Self - Citizen of Quiet
David Amron
David Amron
as Self - Josh's Childhood Friend
Jeffrey Deitch
Jeffrey Deitch
as Self - Art Dealer
Dara Birnbaum
Dara Birnbaum
as Self - Video Artist
Abby Ellin
Abby Ellin
as Self - Journalist, NY Times
Marc Geiger
Marc Geiger
as Self - Dot-Com Entrepreneur
Nikolas van Egten
Nikolas van Egten
as Self - Citizen of Quiet
Alex Arcadia
Alex Arcadia
as Self - Artist
Andy Morris
Andy Morris
as Self - Publicist
Chris DeWolfe
Chris DeWolfe
as Self - CEO/Founder, MySpace
Robert Galinsky
Robert Galinsky
as Self - Producer, Pseudo
Nancy Smith
Nancy Smith
as Self - Artist
Ondi Timoner
Ondi Timoner
as Narrator (voice)
Timothy "Speed" Levitch
Timothy "Speed" Levitch
as Self
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