The Wikipedia Promise
2021•52m•6.7•Released
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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
Lorenza Castella
Writer
Lorenza Castella, Jascha Hannover
Languages
English, French, German
Studio
Florianfilm
Cast
Larry Sanger
Self - Wikipedia Founder
Andrew Keen
Self - Author
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
Production
Company
Florianfilm
Company
WDR
Company
ARTE
Producer
André Schäfer
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