We Live in Public
2009
89 minutes
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.
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Top 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)
Tom Harris
Self - Josh's Oldest Brother
Jon Harris
Self - Josh's Brother
Tanya Corrin
Self - Host, Pseudo
Jeff Gompertz
Self - Artist
Feedbuck
Self - Video Artist
Leo Koenig
Self - Art Dealer
Gabriel Snyder
Self - Journalist, Variety/NY Observer
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Self - The Dandy Warhols (archive footage)
Ashkan Sahihi
Self - Interrogation Artist
Harold Kaufman
Self - Psychiatrist, CIA
Max Heller
Self - Documentary Cameraman
Missy Galore
Self - Performance Artist
Michael Portnoy
Self - Performance Artist
Alanna Heiss
Self - Director, MoMA PS1
Zero Boy
Self - Artist
Donna Ferrato
Self - Photographer
Alfredo Martinez
Self - Artillery Artist
Gabrielle Penabaz
Self - Bartender
Cynthia Braun
Self - Citizen of Quiet
Theo Cerigo
Self - Citizen of Quiet
Nico Haupt
Self - Citizen of Quiet
David Amron
Self - Josh's Childhood Friend
Jeffrey Deitch
Self - Art Dealer
Dara Birnbaum
Self - Video Artist
Abby Ellin
Self - Journalist, NY Times
Marc Geiger
Self - Dot-Com Entrepreneur
Nikolas van Egten
Self - Citizen of Quiet
Alex Arcadia
Self - Artist
Andy Morris
Self - Publicist
Chris DeWolfe
Self - CEO/Founder, MySpace
Robert Galinsky
Self - Producer, Pseudo
Nancy Smith
Self - Artist
Ondi Timoner
Narrator (voice)