The Wikipedia Promise
The Wikipedia Promise

Movie·2021·0h 52m

The Wikipedia Promise

Country

Germany

Language

English

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The Story

Original title: Das Wikipedia Versprechen – 20 Jahre Wissen für alle?

In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowledge, monopolized by the elites for centuries. But is Wikipedia really a utopia come true?

Producer

André Schäfer

Cinematography

Julia Schlingmann

Music

Martin Gerke

Editor

Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima

Themes

interviewencyclopediaracial prejudicecensorshipinternet culturesocial historyknowledgephilanthropysocial changeinternet historyaltering historyaltruism

Production House

Florianfilm
WDR
ARTE

Audience Score

67%

6 votes

Skip11%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection26%

Where to watch

Region: US

Free

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Cast

Larry Sanger

Self - Wikipedia Founder

Andrew Keen

Self - Author

Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Wales

Self - Wikipedia Founder

May Hachem

Self - Wikipedian

Emna Mizouni

Self - Wikipedian

Dumisani Ndubane

Self - Wikipedian

Martin Cohen

Self - Philosopher

Simon Winchester

Self - Author

Katherine Maher

Self - Wikimedia Foundation CEO

Marvin Oppong

Self - Journalist

Achim Raschka

Self - Wikipedian

Theresa Hannig

Self - Wikipedian

Aaron Halfaker

Self - Wikimedia Foundation Member

Jules*

Self - Wikipedia Admin

Ivonne González Núñez

Self - Wikipedian

Sverker Johansson

Self - Wikipedian

Felix Nartey

Self - Wikipedian

Julie Noble

Self - Teacher (archive footage)

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Crew

Lorenza Castella

Writer, Director

Jascha Hannover

Writer, Director

André Schäfer

Producer

Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima

Editor

Julia Schlingmann

Director of Photography

Martin Gerke

Original Music Composer

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