The Wikipedia Promise (2021)

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?

Producers	Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE, Florianfilm
Original title	Das Wikipedia Versprechen — 20 Jahre Wissen für alle?
Directors	Lorenza Castella, Jascha Hannover
Writers	Lorenza Castella, Jascha Hannover

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

Aaron Halfaker

as Self - Wikimedia Foundation Member

Jules*

as Self - Wikipedia Admin

Ivonne González Núñez

as Self - Wikipedian

Sverker Johansson

as Self - Wikipedian

Felix Nartey

as Self - Wikipedian

Julie Noble

as Self - Teacher (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

John Seigenthaler

as Self - Journalist (archive footage)

Jan Böhermann

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Nelson Mandela

as Self - Politician (archive footage)