IF I THINK OF GERMANY AT NIGHT

IF I THINK OF GERMANY AT NIGHT (DENK ICH AN DEUTSCHLAND IN DER NACHT), 2017

Germany|DCP, Color, 105'|German

Director: Romuald Karmakar

Romuald Karmakar’s new documentary, which takes its name from a poem by Heinrich Heine, is about German electronic music. Throughout the film we are presented with interviews with 5 DJs: Ricardo Villalobos, Sonja Moonear, Ata, Roman Flügel and David Moufang or with his nickname Move D. The DJs talk about how they work in the studio, in clubs or on stage; their music careers; and their thoughts on the musical genre they occupy. All five DJs are pioneers of an artistic category that has brought about countless sub-categories. Romuald Karmakar intersperses the interviews with footage taken at empty clubs during daytime, jam-packed dancefloors, around music studios or at DJs homes where they work alone away from the dancing crowds.