The Wikipedia Promise

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?

Director(s)

Lorenza Castella

Jascha Hannover

Where to watch

Kanopy

Free

Cast & Crew

John F. Kennedy

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jan Böhmermann

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Nelson Mandela

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jimmy Wales

Self - Wikipedia Founder

Larry Sanger

Self - Wikipedia Founder

Andrew Keen

Self - Author

May Hachem

Self - Wikipedian

Emna Mizouni

Self - Wikipedian

Dumisani Ndubane

Self - Wikipedian

Martin Cohen

Self - Philosopher

Simon Winchester

Katherine Maher

Self - Wikimedia Foundation CEO

Marvin Oppong

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)

John Seigenthaler

Self - Journalist (archive footage)

Jan Böhermann

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Lorenza Castella

Jascha Hannover

Details

GenresDocumentary, History, TV Movie

Runtime52 mins

Released on03 Jan 2021

Languagede

Produced InGermany