The Story of TechnoViking

If you were using the internet in the late 2000s, you’re almost certainly aware of TechnoViking.

In the early 2000s, TechnoViking, a bodybuilder and raver from Berlin, took to the streets for the city’s protest “Fuck Parade”. In front of video artist Matthias Fritsch’s camera, TechnoViking came to the aide of a fellow dancer, before making his way down a packed street and unknowingly performing a choreography that would soon be replicated by millions of people around the world.

The world swiftly embraced him as a cult hero, but it soon became clear that to him, it was his worst nightmare.

The documentary follows the phenomenon of the Technoviking Meme over 15 years from an experimental art film to a viral video that inspired an internet community to the creation of an art figure, thousands of remixes, besides countless other forms of reactions, and finally put the producer of the original artifact into the court room. Originally filmed in public space at a political demonstration and shared many million users, the clip's images can't be removed anymore from the collective memory nor be deleted from the servers that are located all around the world. 

Title: The Story of TechnViking

Director: Matthias Fritsch

Length: 50mins

Release: 2015

Where to watch: Vimeo