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Us Now is a 2009 documentary film project "about the power of mass collaboration, the government and the Internet" The New York Times describes it as a film which "paints a future in which every citizen is connected to the state as easily as to Facebook, choosing policies, questioning politicians, collaborating with neighbours." The documentary weaves together the perceptions of leading thinkers on the power of the web, with the overriding suggestion that people gain a sense of satisfaction from active participation rather than symbolic representation in decision-making processes. (Rebecca Frankel, editor of Channel 4's FourDocs) The project claims the founding principles of mass collaborative projects, including transparency, self-selection and open-participation are nearing mainstream social and political lives. Us Now describes this transition and confronts politicians George Osborne and Ed Miliband with the possibilities for collaborative government as described by Don Tapscott and Clay Shirky amongst others.
Original Release
05/19/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Saul Albert | Self |
| Giles Andrews | Self |
| Lee Bryant | Self |
| David Courtier-Dutton | Self |
| Alan Cox | Self |
| Liam Daish | Self |
| Harry Dwyer | Self |
| Will Heath | Self |
| Becky Hogge | Self |
| Shane Kelly | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Saul Albert | Self |
| Giles Andrews | Self |
| Lee Bryant | Self |
| David Courtier-Dutton | Self |
| Alan Cox | Self |
| Liam Daish | Self |
| Harry Dwyer | Self |
| Will Heath | Self |
| Becky Hogge | Self |
| Shane Kelly | Self |
| Ed Miliband | Self |
| Paul Miller | Self |
| George Osborne | Self |
| Sophia Parker | Self |
| M.T. Rainey | Self |
| Clay Shirky | Self |
| Tom Steinberg | Self |
| Don Tapscott | Self |
| Matthew Taylor | Self |
| Mikey Weinkove | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hugh Hartford | Producer |
| Jeff Porter | Producer |
