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Traceroute
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...
| Release : | 2016 |
| Rating : | 6.5 |
| Studio : | Reisenbauer Film, monochrom Propulsion Systems, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
| Cast : | Johannes Grenzfurthner H. R. Giger Blixa Bargeld Maggie Mayhem |
| Genre : | Comedy Documentary |
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Too many fans seem to be blown away
Sick Product of a Sick System
Gripping story with well-crafted characters
Admirable film.
Johannes, the central character of the film, describes himself as a kid, who is fascinated by computers and technical experiments. In "Traceroute" you are joining this grown-up-boy on his adventurous journey to places and people, that not only nerds want to visit.A very personal (and entertaining) film, which you want to show your nerdy kid to tell him/her: go your own way, everything will turn out fine.
I'm not sure I need radioactive glass harvested by a crazy redneck.I'm not sure I need to experience the energy drink wars of the early 2000s.I'm not sure I need cheese made out of human bacteria.I'm not sure I need burlesque art on the International Space Station.I'm not sure I need to experience ontological panic in New Mexico.But a guy being DICK-SLAPPED BY A DRAGON COCK? I NEED THAT! 7 of 10!
The problem with "nerd culture" is that it neglects politics; the problem with most politics is that it neglects the implications that technology has, at least in this day and age. Traceroute combines the two, and for that, it's valuable. And don't be discouraged by the thought "I don't even know this person, why do I care about his life or journey?" Don't care about the person; the journey has elements and themes that everyone will find relevant. Not only is it very informative about things in science, tech and culture you probably didn't know about, but it weaves that together into questions about greater social systems that are universal for everyone in society. Only complaint is that I at least would have enjoyed a bit more time spent on the East Coast, but apart from that, completely worth checking out!
I was immediately drawn into this film. As a certified old hacker, the Traceroute message really resonated with me as I watched Mr. Grenzfurthner explore the culture that made him - and me - what we are today. From the opening scenes, all the way to the credits, I have to say that I was hooked on the nerd, and what he had to say about things, pretty much word for word.Thorough superlative command of geek language, Mr. Grenzfurthner's painstaking, Austrian-level attention to road-trip details provides much to unpack. Who hasn't wanted to take the Golden Nerd Tour from West to East coasts, visiting all the important sites in hacker culture history, with rockets and pornstar-cum-hackers and aliens and movie stars, obscure scientists and techno legends alike, guiding the way? I'm sure I'd sign up for this mythical bus tour in my old age, as long as we could have a slightly more geriatric Mr. Grenzfurthner as tour guide, and by then I'm quite confident he would have found ever more exceptional means to bake true meaning into the simplest of hacker things.Lick the prop! See this movie!
