We Live in Public
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Directed by | Ondi Timoner |
Produced by | Ondi Timoner Keirda Bahruth |
Starring | Josh Harris |
Edited by | Ondi Timoner Joshua Altman |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $41,711[1] |
We Live In Public is a 2009
Synopsis
The film details the experiences of
The film includes commentary from Internet personalities
Awards
We Live in Public was screened six times at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival before being awarded the Grand Jury Prize award in the U.S. documentary category.[7] Timoner is the first director in the Sundance Film Festival's history to win the Grand Jury Prize award twice.[8] The film was also the runner-up for Best Documentary at the 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[9]
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 82% approval rating, based on 51 reviews. The critics consensus says, "This documentary about Josh Harris' surveillance-as-art project exposes the problems of privacy in the internet age and asks provocative questions about the power of ego in a place where everything is on display."[10] Roger Ebert gave the film four stars, his highest rating, and wrote, "This is a remarkable film about a strange and prophetic man."[11]
References
- ^ "We Live in Public (2009) - Box Office Mojo".
- ^ Wallace, Lewis (2009-01-13). "We Live in Public Tracks Net Spycam Madness | Underwire | Wired.com". Blog.wired.com. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Wired 8.11: Steaming Video". Wired.com. 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- SuicideGirls.com. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ^ Huhn, Mary (December 27, 1999). "THE MANHATTAN PROJECT: ARTIST JOSH HARRIS CREATES HIS OWN VERSION OF BIG BROTHER FOR THE MILLENNIUM". NY Post. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "We Live In Public". Sundance Film Festival. 2009.
- ^ "All these wonderful things: Sundance 2009: WE LIVE IN PUBLIC, ROUGH AUNTIES Take Jury Prizes; Ondi Timoner Makes History as Women Filmmakers Sweep Top Awards". Edendale.typepad.com. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Final Press Release (July 11th, 2009)" (PDF). Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. July 11, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ We Live in Public at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Ebert, Roger (October 14, 2009). "But every day we do, we die a little in private". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
External links
- Official website expired on 11/25/2020
- We Live in Public at IMDb
- We Live in Public at Rotten Tomatoes
- We Live in Public at Metacritic
- We Live in Public at Box Office Mojo