The Wikipedia Promise

Jascha Hannover
2021-01-03


6.7
52 min

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?

Cast

Name Character Team
Larry Sanger Self - Wikipedia Founder Unowned
Andrew Keen Self - Author Unowned
Jimmy Wales Self - Wikipedia Founder Unowned
May Hachem Self - Wikipedian Unowned
Emna Mizouni Self - Wikipedian Unowned
Dumisani Ndubane Self - Wikipedian Unowned
Martin Cohen Self - Philosopher Unowned
Simon Winchester Self - Author Unowned
Katherine Maher Self - Wikimedia Foundation CEO Unowned
Marvin Oppong Self - Journalist Unowned
Achim Raschka Self - Wikipedian Unowned
Theresa Hannig Self - Wikipedian Unowned
Aaron Halfaker Self - Wikimedia Foundation Member Unowned
Jules* Self - Wikipedia Admin Unowned
Ivonne González Núñez Self - Wikipedian Unowned
Sverker Johansson Self - Wikipedian Unowned
Felix Nartey Self - Wikipedian Unowned
Julie Noble Self - Teacher (archive footage) Unowned
John F. Kennedy Self - Politician (archive footage) Unowned
John Seigenthaler Self - Journalist (archive footage) Unowned
Jan Böhermann Self - TV Host (archive footage) Unowned
Nelson Mandela Self - Politician (archive footage) Unowned
Jan Böhmermann Self - TV Host (archive footage) Unowned