2025:Program/Wikipedia-related Film/TV Show Watch Party

Session title: Wikipedia-related Film/TV Show Watch Party

Session type: Meet-up, exhibition space, social event

Track: Wild Ideas

Language: en

Let's watch a film or TV show episode mentioning Wikipedia!

Description

This is a watch party to enjoy a film or TV show episode mentioning Wikipedia in an interesting way. It is a secret screening-style watch party, and the title of the work will be kept secret until the day of the watch party. The participants will watch a DVD or Blu-ray with English subtitles. The participants will share their comments after watching the work.

How does your session relate to the event theme, Wikimania@20 – Inclusivity. Impact. Sustainability?

It will help Wikimedians to think about how Wikipedia is regarded by non-Wikimedians in the context of popular culture.

What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Speakers

• KITAMURA Sae

I have been active for fourteen years in Japanese Wikipedia, especially GLAM- and education-related Wikimedia projects. I am the organiser of the Wikipedia Translation Class Project, and teach Japanese university students to how to translate English Wikipedia articles into Japanese. From 1 June 2024 to 31 March 2025, I was a Wikipedian in residence at the Library of Trinity College Dublin.