Traceroute
A Personal Journey Into The Uncharted Depths Of Nerd Culture, A Realm Full Of Dangers, Creatures And More Or Less Precarious Working Conditions
Genres
Overview
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...
Details
Budget
$10000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
120 min
Release Date
2016-04-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6.5
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
Sean Bonner
Self
Jason Brown
Self
Matt Winston
Self
George K. Callaway
Self
Kelly Poots
Self
Trevor Paglen
Self
Jan Mulders
Self
Virgil Secody
Self
Ryan Finnigan
Self
Allison I. Cameron
Self
Jon Lebkowsky
Self
Bruce Sterling
Self
Dan Wilcox
Self (voice)
Vickie Carson
Self
Roland Gratzer
Hipster Zombie
Jonathan Mannion
Super Mario Zombie
Frank Oest
Blue-Collar Goth Zombie
Paolo Pedercini
Self
Kit Stubbs
Themself
Andrew Leman
Fears Fish-Men (voice)
Jason Scott
Self
Nick Farr
Self
Scott Beale
Self
Matej Vakula
Self
Tessa Horehled
Self
Steve Tolin
Self
Nina Hartley
Self (archive footage)
0.0
The Real Beauty and the Beast
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2013-06-14 | en
5.7
Are We There Yet?
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2005-01-20 | en
7.0
Smokey and the Bandit
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1977-05-27 | en
0.0
Black Magic
Examines Civil Rights-era America through the prism of basketball at historically black colleges and universities.
2008-03-08 | en
7.7
When We Were Kings
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.
1996-10-25 | en
6.6
Nothing to Lose
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.
1997-07-18 | en
7.3
Sonic the Hedgehog
Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for world domination.
2020-02-12 | en
6.8
I Was, I Am, I Will Be
In the spring of 1974, a camera team from Studio H&S succeeded against the explicit orders of the Junta’s Chancellery, entered into two large concentration camps in the north of the country - Chacabuco and Pisagua - leaving with filmed sequences and sound recordings.
1974-09-10 | de
7.0
Rose Island
In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.
2020-12-09 | it
5.7
Michael
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
1996-12-25 | en
0.0
The Lost World of the Seventies
Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters. With fresh filming and new interviews, along with a treasure trove of rare archive, the film presents the inside story of giant personalities who make today's public figures look sadly dull in comparison. The well-known journalist revisits some of his films on the big characters who helped shaped the 1970s in Britain. Both tragic and comic, it highlights just how much our world has changed in four decades.
2012-05-13 | en
5.0
Doctor Who Am I
In 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie was envisioned to lead the franchise into an exciting new future with a fresh direction but was met only by an outcry from disapproving fans. Now, follow the film’s screenwriter, Matthew Jacobs, as he is pulled back into the world of the Doctor Who fandom, where he unexpectedly finds himself a kindred part of this close-knit, yet vast, family of fans.
2022-10-27 | en
6.1
Video Games: The Movie
From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to multi-billion dollar industry. Narrated by Sean Astin and featuring in-depth interviews with the godfathers who started it all, the icons of game design, and the geek gurus who are leading us into the future, "Video Games: The Movie" is a celebration of gaming from Atari to Xbox and an eye-opening look at what lies ahead.
2014-07-18 | en
7.2
QT8: The First Eight
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.
2019-10-21 | en
7.3
Superbad
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2007-08-17 | en
6.9
Definitely, Maybe
When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
2008-02-08 | en
6.6
Weird Science
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
1985-08-01 | en
3.8
Three Days to Vegas
Four grumpy old men go on a road trip from their retired life in Florida to the excitement of Las Vegas in order to stop one of their daughters from marrying the wrong guy.
2007-02-02 | en
3.9
Cyprien
Thirty-five years old and still a virgin, Cyprien is a shy, awkward young man until he discovers a magic deodorant that will transform him into a gorgeous and irresistible creature.
2009-02-25 | fr
7.0
A Goofy Movie
An endearing modern-day story about how the lovable Goof bonds with his teenage son Max on a hilarious cross-country road trip. En route to the ol' fishing hole, they find themselves up to their floppy ears in misadventure!
1995-04-07 | en