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Melvin and Howard
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Traceroute
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...
Top Billed Cast
Johannes Riha 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
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