Groove

Greg Harrison's 2000 film follows a single party in an abandoned San Francisco warehouse from beginning to end. The organisers find the space, set up the generator and hope the police stay away, while the people who come find each other through the night, lose each other, talk and drift apart. The film builds no plot, following instead the rhythm of one night that runs until morning. At its centre is a reserved man attending something like this for the first time and opening up in ways he did not expect. Its documentary value for the late-nineties electronic music scene is high, and the track selection and DJ sets determine its structure. Made on a small budget, it took a cult place in American independent film. Drug use is neither glorified nor preached about. Who it's for: viewers who like electronic music culture and stories that unfold over one night. Who it's not for: anyone wanting character depth and a developed story; the film is one night.