If I Think of Germany at Night is a documentary film about techno music and related musical styles. Much more than a portrait of DJs, musicians and techno activists, the film takes a deep look at both music in general and electronic music in particular. I deemed seeing this film necessary to look at the subcultures of electronic music but through a different medium such as film. The documentary is more current to say most of the books I've been looking at. The film’s protagonists Ricardo Villalobos, Sonja Moonear, Ata, Move D and Roman Flügel have a broad horizon of experience from which they speak about themselves, their subculture and its development. As all the DJs and artist are German the focus is centred around the German scene, particularly Berlin. However, you get a sense of how the culture has changed along with the role of the DJ over the years. Seeing the theory of my essay in a documentary form made this research more tangible.
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