The Wikipedia Promise

6.7

2021

0h 52m

English

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Overview

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

Producer

André Schäfer

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

The Wikipedia Promise