Traceroute (2016)

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...

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Documentary

Top billed cast

Johannes GrenzfurthnerHost / Self
Eddie CodelSelf
Johannes RihaSelf
Jenny MarxSelf
Ingo HelleportSelf
Harald Homolka-ListSelf
Johannes FederSelf
Rhys JenkinsSelf
Franz AblingerSelf
H. R. GigerSelf (archive footage)

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