Documentary ·History ·TV Movie · Germany · 2021 · 52m

The Wikipedia Promise

Das Wikipedia Versprechen – 20 Jahre Wissen für alle?

The Wikipedia Promise poster
Director
Lorenza CastellaJascha Hannover
Cast
Larry Sanger as Self - Wikipedia Founder Andrew Keen as Self - Author Jimmy Wales as Self - Wikipedia Founder May Hachem as Self - Wikipedian Emna Mizouni as Self - Wikipedian Dumisani Ndubane as Self - Wikipedian
Crew
Julia Schlingmann — Director of Photography Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima — Editor Martin Gerke — Original Music Composer Jascha Hannover — Writer Lorenza Castella — Writer André Schäfer — Producer
Synopsis

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?

Mood & Themes
interviewencyclopediaracial prejudicecensorshipinternet culturesocial historyknowledgephilanthropysocial changeinternet historyaltering historyaltruism
Key Collaborators
Lorenza Castella Director Jascha Hannover Director Julia Schlingmann Director of Photography Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima Editor Martin Gerke Original Music Composer Jascha Hannover Writer Lorenza Castella Writer André Schäfer Producer Arno Blumenstock Production Design
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