Truth in Numbers?

Truth in Numbers – The World According to Wikipedia
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Directed by	Nic Hill and Scott Glosserman
Written by	Scott Glosserman and Gabriel London
Produced by	Scott Glosserman and Michael Feris Gibson
Starring	Jimmy Wales, Lawrence Lessig, Ward Cunningham, Richard Branson, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Lawrence Wright, James Woolsey, Andrew Keen, Len Downie, Simon Winchester, Bob Schieffer, KRS-One, John Seigenthaler, Sr., Susan Jacoby
Release date	2009
Country	United States
Language	English

Truth in Numbers – The World According to Wikipedia is an independent American documentary film now in post-production being produced by Glen Echo Entertainment in association with Underdog Pictures. It is produced by Nic Hill and Scott Glosserman. This will be the first film to extensively and exclusively cover the phenomenon and global implications of Wikipedia as well as have comprehensive access to Wikipedia co-founder, Jimmy Wales, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

Synopsis

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This graphic illustrates the collaborative nature of the Wikipedia phenomenon.

The film primarily explores the unique human skill of communication and how it has evolved. It looks at the recording of history and the purpose of doing so. It further examines how today's mass media captures current events and communicates them to its users. The documentary then focuses on the organised information archives we call encyclopedias. It questions the way encyclopedias have been written in the past and focuses further on how the mass adoption of the Internet as a communication tool has influenced this process. The film looks at web based groups of people who have created vast networks of knowledge and at how the web continually challenges traditional media. Wikipedia is then presented as the best example of this relatively new phenomenon as it is the first site to mobilise the true potential of the Internet. It allows for the productive contribution of knowledge by any person on the planet free of charge.

Locations

• Austin, Texas, US
• Beijing, People's Republic of China
• Boston, Massachusetts, US
• Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Delhi, India
• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• London, United Kingdom
• New York City, New York, US
• Park City, Utah, US
• San Diego, California, US
• Sandisfield, Massachusetts, US
• Seoul, South Korea
• Taipei, Republic of China on Taiwan
• Tokyo, Japan
• Washington, D.C., US

Companies

• Glen Echo Entertainment (Production Company, Financier)
• Underdog Pictures (Production Company)
• Endeavor Talent Agency (Sales Representative)
• Hit the Ground Running (Music Supervisor)
• Wikimedia Foundation (Special Thanks)

External links

• Official website
• Truth in Numbers: The Wikipedia Story at IMDb
• The movie's own wiki page
• An article ad podtech.com
• San Francisco Chronicle
• An article by the Inquirer
• Film Arts Foundation article on the film