We Live in Public

We Live in Public

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.

US

Made in US

6.9/10

2009

Documentary
Interloper Films

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Cast

Josh Harris

Josh Harris

As Self

Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff

As Self - Author

Nacho Platas

Nacho Platas

As Self - Software Developer, Operator 11

Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis

As Self - Internet Mogul

Cal Chamberlain

Cal Chamberlain

As Self - Producer/Host, Pseudo

Leo Fernekes

Leo Fernekes

As Self - Surveillance Artist

Fred Wilson

Fred Wilson

As Self - Venture Capitalist

Joshua White

Joshua White

As Self - Director of Production, Pseudo

Jess Zaino

Jess Zaino

As Self - Host, Pseudo

V. Owen Bush

V. Owen Bush

As Self - Artist

David Hershkovits

David Hershkovits

As Self - Founder/Editor, Paper Magazine

Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi

As Self - Internet Entrepreneur

Anthony Haden-Guest

Anthony Haden-Guest

As Self - Writer / Reporter / Cartoonist

Brett Brewer

Brett Brewer

As Self - Co-Founder, MySpace

Bob Simon

Bob Simon

As Self - Host, 60 Minutes (archive footage)

Tom Harris

Tom Harris

As Self - Josh's Oldest Brother

Jon Harris

Jon Harris

As Self - Josh's Brother

Tanya Corrin

Tanya Corrin

As Self - Host, Pseudo

Jeff Gompertz

Jeff Gompertz

As Self - Artist

Feedbuck

Feedbuck

As Self - Video Artist

Leo Koenig

Leo Koenig

As Self - Art Dealer

Gabriel Snyder

Gabriel Snyder

As Self - Journalist, Variety/NY Observer

Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Courtney Taylor-Taylor

As Self - The Dandy Warhols (archive footage)

Ashkan Sahihi

Ashkan Sahihi

As Self - Interrogation Artist

Harold Kaufman

Harold Kaufman

As Self - Psychiatrist, CIA

Max Heller

Max Heller

As Self - Documentary Cameraman

Missy Galore

Missy Galore

As Self - Performance Artist

Michael Portnoy

Michael Portnoy

As Self - Performance Artist

Alanna Heiss

Alanna Heiss

As Self - Director, MoMA PS1

Zero Boy

Zero Boy

As Self - Artist

Donna Ferrato

Donna Ferrato

As Self - Photographer

Alfredo Martinez

Alfredo Martinez

As Self - Artillery Artist

Gabrielle Penabaz

Gabrielle Penabaz

As Self - Bartender

Cynthia Braun

Cynthia Braun

As Self - Citizen of Quiet

Theo Cerigo

Theo Cerigo

As Self - Citizen of Quiet

Nico Haupt

Nico Haupt

As Self - Citizen of Quiet

David Amron

David Amron

As Self - Josh's Childhood Friend

Jeffrey Deitch

Jeffrey Deitch

As Self - Art Dealer

Dara Birnbaum

Dara Birnbaum

As Self - Video Artist

Abby Ellin

Abby Ellin

As Self - Journalist, NY Times

Marc Geiger

Marc Geiger

As Self - Dot-Com Entrepreneur

Nikolas van Egten

Nikolas van Egten

As Self - Citizen of Quiet

Alex Arcadia

Alex Arcadia

As Self - Artist

Andy Morris

Andy Morris

As Self - Publicist

Chris DeWolfe

Chris DeWolfe

As Self - CEO/Founder, MySpace

Robert Galinsky

Robert Galinsky

As Self - Producer, Pseudo

Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith

As Self - Artist

Ondi Timoner

Ondi Timoner

As Narrator (voice)

Timothy "Speed" Levitch

Timothy "Speed" Levitch

As Self

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