The Wikipedia Promise (2021)
Original title: Das Wikipedia Versprechen – 20 Jahre Wissen für alle?
The Wikipedia Promise is a 2021 German-language documentary movie directed by Lorenza Castella and Jascha Hannover, with a running time of 52m. It stars Larry Sanger, Andrew Keen and Jimmy Wales.
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?
Where to watch The Wikipedia Promise
Watch free: Kanopy
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
- Martin Cohen as Self - Philosopher
- Simon Winchester as Self - Author
- Katherine Maher as Self - Wikimedia Foundation CEO
- Marvin Oppong as Self - Journalist
- Achim Raschka as Self - Wikipedian
- Theresa Hannig as Self - Wikipedian