We Live in Public
Documentary
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2009
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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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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
89 min
Release date:
28 Aug 2009
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Josh Harris focuses the lens on himself. You probably have never heard of him. And when the film is over, you may wish you still hadn't.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
11 Dec 2009
fresh:
The big question is whether we're now living in a more pragmatic time.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
13 Nov 2009
fresh:
We Live in Public is the kind of nonfiction film that seems to have been conceived to prove that truth is stranger than almost any fiction...
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
12 Nov 2009
fresh:
This is a remarkable film about a strange and prophetic man. What does it tell us? Did living a virtual life destroy him?
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
15 Oct 2009
fresh:
Midway through We Live in Public, one Quiet participant delivers the hard social lesson of cyberspace: "The more you get to know everyone, the more alone you become."
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
9 Oct 2009