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We Live in Public

Documentary

2009, Movie, 1h 29min

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.

Country: United States

Director:

Ondi Timoner

Cast:

Ondi Timoner,

Jeffrey Deitch,

Timothy "Speed" Levitch,

Douglas Rushkoff

Reviews

Critic David Parkinson

rated

...a scruffily effective study of digital pioneer Josh Harris, who emerges as a hybrid of sadist, artist and crank.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Roger Ebert

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This is a remarkable film about a strange and prophetic man.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Marc Savlov

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...makes a bold and trenchant argument, via Harris' pseudomorphically perverse life, that we are all now "slaves to little boxes," and it's true, Tweetpeeps, isn't it?

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Frequently asked questions

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"We Live in Public" is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the unsettling consequences of living in a world where technology and the internet dominate our lives. The film follows the story of Josh Harris, a visionary entrepreneur who founded Pseudo.com and conducted controversial experiments on human behavior in the digital age. Through his projects, Harris demonstrated how easily we trade our privacy for connection and recognition online, even when it comes at a personal cost. Featuring commentary from prominent figures in the tech and art worlds, "We Live in Public" offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of living in a virtual world and the consequences of sacrificing our privacy for the sake of connection.

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We Live in Public is currently unavailable to stream in undefined on the streaming services we have in our catalogue

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