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Status
Released
Release
2016
Runtime
2h
"A Personal Journey Into The Uncharted Depths Of Nerd Culture, A Realm Full Of Dangers, Creatures And More Or Less Precarious Working Conditions"
Artist and life-long nerd Johannes Grenzfurthner is taking us on a personal road trip from the West Coast to the East Coast of the USA, to introduce us to places and people that shaped and inspired his art and politics. Traceroute wants to chase and question the ghosts of nerddom's past, present and future. An exhilarating tour de farce into the guts of trauma, obsession and cognitive capitalism. Features interviews with Matt Winston, Sandy Stone, Bruce Sterling, Jason Scott, Christina Agapakis, Trevor Paglen, Ryan Finnigan, Kit Stubbs, V. Vale, Sean Bonner, Allison Cameron, Josh Ellingson, Maggie Mayhem, Paolo Pedercini, Steve Tolin, Dan Wilcox, Jon Lebkowsky, Jan "Varka" Mulders, Adam Flynn, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Kelly Poots...
47 Cast Members
Johannes Grenzfurthner
Host / Self
Eddie Codel
Self
Johannes Riha
Self
Jenny Marx
Self
Ingo Helleport
Self
Harald Homolka-List
Self
Johannes Feder
Self
Rhys Jenkins
Self
Franz Ablinger
Self
H. R. Giger
Self (archive footage)
Kathy Acker
Self (archive footage)
Blixa Bargeld
Self (archive footage)
V Vale
Self
Adam W. Flynn
Self
Maggie Mayhem
Self
Abie Hadjitarkhani
Self
Josh Ellingson
Self
Sandy Stone
Self
Greg R. Vita
Self
Christina Agapakis
Self
