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2009
Unrated
Abramorama
1 h 31 m

2009
Unrated
Abramorama
1 h 31 m

Summary Ten years in the making and culled from 5000 hours of footage, We Live In Public reveals the effect the web is having on our society, as seen through the eyes of “the greatest Internet pioneer you’ve never heard of”, artist, futurist and visionary Josh Harris. Award-winning director Ondi Timoner documented his tumultuous life for more t...

Documentary

Directed By: Ondi Timoner

Written By: Ondi Timoner

2009
Unrated
Abramorama
1 h 31 m

2009
Unrated
Abramorama
1 h 31 m

We Live in Public

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

69

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

7.0

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Summary Ten years in the making and culled from 5000 hours of footage, We Live In Public reveals the effect the web is having on our society, as seen through the eyes of “the greatest Internet pioneer you’ve never heard of”, artist, futurist and visionary Josh Harris. Award-winning director Ondi Timoner documented his tumultuous life for more t...

Documentary

Directed By: Ondi Timoner

Written By: Ondi Timoner

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

73% Positive
11 Reviews

27% Mixed
4 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

73% Positive
11 Reviews

27% Mixed
4 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times

This is a remarkable film about a strange and prophetic man. What does it tell us? Did living a virtual life destroy him?

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

Would be fascinating by virtue of its subject alone. But the filmmaker wisely emphasizes how Harris also represents something bigger; this isn’t just the story of one man but also the dawning of the virtual über alles age and the death of privacy.

By David Fear FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

Harris saw this brave new world more than a decade ago - and liked what he saw. To watch We Live in Public is to wonder if the world we live in is just a reflection of one man's neurosis - if Harris's mix of emotional distance and rabid self-promotion has simply gone viral.

By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

A frightening portrait of a man whose technological genius fails to compensate for his gaping emotional deficits.

By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW

We Live In Public doesn’t show that Harris was a genius so much as that he was a mentally and emotionally unstable egotist, trying to force a revolution in self-broadcasting and connectivity that later happened more naturally.

By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

If anything, the film is a reflection of the Web zeitgeist, where observation comes easily but insight is rare. What saves the documentary from becoming a complete frustration is the sheer, stunning prescience of Harris.

By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW

It’s a fascinating look at a really weird guy who, whether you know it or not, made a profound impact on all of our lives (because who doesn’t spend hours a day on YouTube?).

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

56% Positive
5 Ratings

44% Mixed
4 Ratings

0% Negative
0 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

56% Positive
5 Ratings

44% Mixed
4 Ratings

0% Negative
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Details

Production Company Interloper Films

Release Date Aug 28, 2009

Duration 1 h 31 m

Rating Unrated

Genres

Documentary

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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

• 2 Nominations

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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