It was directed by Kris Lefcoe and stars Nicole de Boer, Mike Beaver, Lindy Booth and Dov Tiefenbach.
The film is openly critical of reality TV and portrays the hosts and producers as cruel and heartless people.
Public Domain is a reality TV game show in which the producers infiltrate the contestants' homes without their knowledge and place them under surveillance for the world to see.
[3] However, Stephen Cole from The Globe and Mail gave Public Domain a negative review, saying that all characters but Don McKellar seem trapped in a mean, deadening satire and Ed Gonzalez from Slant Magazine gave it 1.5 stars out of 5 - comparing it to Big Brother and saying its muddled intent and miscalculated presentation gets at nothing.
[4] Public Domain premiered at Resfest Toronto in October 2003, before touring the film festivals of the United States.