We Live in Public (2009)

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.

Cast (49)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Josh Harris

Self

Douglas Rushkoff

Self - Author

N

Nacho Platas

Self - Software Developer, Operator 11

Jason Calacanis

Self - Internet Mogul

C

Cal Chamberlain

Self - Producer/Host, Pseudo

L

Leo Fernekes

Self - Surveillance Artist

F

Fred Wilson

Self - Venture Capitalist

J

Joshua White

Self - Director of Production, Pseudo

J

Jess Zaino

Self - Host, Pseudo

V

V. Owen Bush

Self - Artist

D

David Hershkovits

Self - Founder/Editor, Paper Magazine

A

Adeo Ressi

Self - Internet Entrepreneur

A

Anthony Haden-Guest

Self - Writer / Reporter / Cartoonist

B

Brett Brewer

Self - Co-Founder, MySpace

Bob Simon

Self - Host, 60 Minutes (archive footage)

T

Tom Harris

Self - Josh's Oldest Brother

J

Jon Harris

Self - Josh's Brother

T

Tanya Corrin

Self - Host, Pseudo

J

Jeff Gompertz

Self - Artist

F

Feedbuck

Self - Video Artist

L

Leo Koenig

Self - Art Dealer

G

Gabriel Snyder

Self - Journalist, Variety/NY Observer

Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Self - The Dandy Warhols (archive footage)

A

Ashkan Sahihi

Self - Interrogation Artist

H

Harold Kaufman

Self - Psychiatrist, CIA

M

Max Heller

Self - Documentary Cameraman

Missy Galore

Self - Performance Artist

M

Michael Portnoy

Self - Performance Artist

A

Alanna Heiss

Self - Director, MoMA PS1

Z

Zero Boy

Self - Artist

D

Donna Ferrato

Self - Photographer

A

Alfredo Martinez

Self - Artillery Artist

Gabrielle Penabaz

Self - Bartender

C

Cynthia Braun

Self - Citizen of Quiet

T

Theo Cerigo

Self - Citizen of Quiet

N

Nico Haupt

Self - Citizen of Quiet

D

David Amron

Self - Josh's Childhood Friend

J

Jeffrey Deitch

Self - Art Dealer

Dara Birnbaum

Self - Video Artist

A

Abby Ellin

Self - Journalist, NY Times

M

Marc Geiger

Self - Dot-Com Entrepreneur

N

Nikolas van Egten

Self - Citizen of Quiet

A

Alex Arcadia

Self - Artist

A

Andy Morris

Self - Publicist

C

Chris DeWolfe

Self - CEO/Founder, MySpace

R

Robert Galinsky

Self - Producer, Pseudo

N

Nancy Smith

Self - Artist

Ondi Timoner

Narrator (voice)

Timothy "Speed" Levitch

Self

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