Traceroute (2016)

Directed by

Johannes Grenzfurthner

Genre

documentary film, comedy film, cyberpunk, biographical film, historical film

Country

Austria

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The filmmaker takes a road trip to explore nerd culture and its history. He visits people and places connected to geekdom while reflecting on his own experiences.

reflectivequirkynostalgicplayfulinformalwryexplorativepersonal

What happens

Traceroute is a 2016 Austrian-American documentary film directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner. The autobiographical documentary and road movie deals with the history, politics and impact of nerd culture. Grenzfurthner calls his film a "personal journey into the uncharted depths of nerd culture, a realm full of dangers, creatures and more or less precarious working conditions", an attempt to "chase the ghosts of nerddom's past, present and future." The film was co-produced by art group monochrom and Reisenbauer Film. It features music by Kasson Crooker, Hans Nieswandt, and many others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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