Directed by thinkpublic’s Ivo Gormley, Us Now is a ground breaking documentary exploring the power of mass collaboration, government and the Internet. Us Now brings together for the first time the fore-most thinkers in the field of participative governance to describe the future of government.
The film follows the fate of online networks that are challenging the existing notion of hierarchy; Ebbsfleet United, a football club owned and run by its 35,000 fans; Zopa, a bank in which everyone is the manager; and Couch Surfing, a vast online network whose members share their homes with strangers.
Exploring the idea of how this type of collaborative thinking and open participation could threaten to change the fabric of government forever, Us Now confronts politicians George Osborne and Ed Milliband with the possibilities for participative government as described by Don Tapscott and Clay Shirky amongst others.
Us Now is directed by Ivo Gormley and produced by Banyak films in association with the RSA
Two advanced screenings are taking place next month in central London, the first at the RSA on 3rd of December and the second at the Prince Charles Cinema on 10th December. To attend either of these events please sign up here : 3rd December 2008 at the RSA
10th December 2008 at the Prince Charles Cinema