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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
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We Live in Public
Overview
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 and cast
- Ondi Timoner Director
- Josh Harris as Self
- Douglas Rushkoff as Self - Author
- Nacho Platas as Self - Software Developer, Operator 11
- Jason Calacanis as Self - Internet Mogul
- Cal Chamberlain as Self - Producer/Host, Pseudo
- Leo Fernekes as Self - Surveillance Artist
- Fred Wilson as Self - Venture Capitalist
- Joshua White as Self - Director of Production, Pseudo
- Jess Zaino as Self - Host, Pseudo
- V. Owen Bush as Self - Artist
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The big question is whether we're now living in a more pragmatic time.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
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
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
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
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