What is "in public"

Public \Pub"lic\, n.

1. The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.

   The public is more disposed to censure than to praise.
   --Addison.

2. A public house; an inn. [Scot.]
   --Sir W. Scott.

   In public, openly; before an audience or the people at large; not in private or secrecy. ``We are to speak in public.''
   --Shak.

adv. in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist" [syn: publicly, publically] [ant: privately]

"In Public" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kelis, featuring American rapper Nas. It was released on April 4, 2005 as the fourth and final single from Kelis' third studio album, Tasty (2003). The song was written by Rockwilder and Kelis, with former also producing the track.

Like previous singles " Trick Me" and " Millionaire", "In Public" was not released in Kelis' native United States. Although no music video was filmed for the song, it managed to reach number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was originally due to be released as a double A-side single with the track "Glow", although this did not happen and a reason for the change has never been given.

In Public is a short documentary film directed by Jia Zhangke, a Chinese cinema " Sixth Generation" movement filmmaker. In Public was shot on digital video for the 2001 Jeonju International Film Festival.

In many ways, the film was a test-run for the feature length fiction film, Unknown Pleasures. Both films are shot digitally (a medium Jia would return to in Still Life (2006) and 24 City (2008)), both are set in the city of Datong, and both share the same shooting locations. As usual, Jia's regular collaborator Yu Lik-wai served as the film's director of photography.

The film also screened at the 2002 Marseille Festival of Documentary Film, where it won the Grand Prix.