Ivo Gormley’s Us Now features politicians George Osborne and Ed Miliband discussing the role of the internet in governance. The film presents online platforms like Mumsnet and CouchSurfing as examples of mass collaboration that could reshape political engagement. It argues that citizens can connect with government as easily as they do on social media. Premiering in December 2008, Us Now was released for free online viewing in spring 2009 and has been translated into 29 languages.

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Meet thinkers like Don Tapscott and Clay Shirky
Find out how Mumsnet influences governance
See the first film on VODO platform

Did You Know

Us Now was the first film distributed on VODO in late 2009.
The film received 100,000 downloads in its first five days online.
Us Now was screened on Channel 4's More4 on July 11, 2009.
The film has been translated into 29 languages on the dotSUB platform.

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Us Now premiered at the Prince Charles Cinema in December 2008.

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Us Now has been translated and subtitled into 29 languages.

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Us Now has a duration of 60 minutes.

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