“Traceroute”: East Silver Caravan 2016 Official Selection

“Traceroute” has been selected to be part of East Silver Caravan.Damn, are we proud! East Silver Caravan is a project supporting the festival distribution of Central and Eastern European documentary films. The region offers many talents that often remain unnoticed by the international audience. East Silver Caravan presents a handpicked selection of some of the most … Read more

Mental Floss reviews Traceroute

Chris Higgins at Mental Floss reviewed Traceroute… and I could be more proud. So here’s the thing: This is a documentary nominally about “nerd culture,” but it’s actually good. As many nerds have noticed, there’s a glut of nerd-positive documentaries out there, but they tend to be either too self-serious, or too focused on the … Read more

UK Films review of Traceroute

9/10. Fuck yeah. Some of the places, subjects and people are bizarre, some insightful and some politically and socially challenging, but always fun. That is the brilliance of Traceroute. It’s a social commentary delivered from a totaly new angle and with real flair. Johannes is always opinionated, but always open with a real sense of … Read more

Richard Propes (The Independent Critic) reviews Traceroute

Richard Propes (The Independent Critic) wrote a really great review of Traceroute, almost a love letter! If you’re expecting nothing more than your usual nerd doc with its cosplay cuteness and asocial gamers, you’re going to be not just disappointed but probably traumatized. Grenzfurthner is clearly full-on willing to challenge culture, stereotypes, accepted thoughts and … Read more

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