The Film Programme of DOK.fest München. At the cinema. At home.

The 37th DOK.fest München came to an end on 22 May 2022, the first time it was shown in dual form:

04 to 15 May 2022 at the Munich venues
09 to 22 May 2022 @home

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Find here all films that were only screened at the cinema.

DOK.guest Spain

The guest country series takes a look at Spain, our unknown neighbour in the southwest. In a total of five films, we experience surprising and illuminating interior views of Spanish society today, light and shadow sides of Spanish reality. This series is made possible by the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).

918 NIGHTS – 918 GAU (Spain 2021, Arantza Santesteban). A woman in jail – what actually happens there? A chronicle of identity and the power of interpretation.

#True Crime, #Sol Y Sombra, #Looking back: Coping with the Past

ALTSASU (THAT NIGHT) – ALTSASU (GAU HURA) (Spain 2021, Marc Parramon Bori, Amets Arzallus Antia). A judicial scandal involving eight young Basque women is causing a stir in Spain: They are accused of terrorism.

#True Crime, #Sol Y Sombra, #Controversial: Let's discuss!

DOK.international Competition

Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the VIKTOR DOK.international Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The prize sponsor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.

RENÉ: THE PRISONER OF FREEDOM (Czech Republic 2021, Helena Třeštíková). How can a person live in freedom after years in prison?

#True Crime, #Europe, #Looking back: Coping with the Past

DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb

The DOK.deutsch competition presents films that deal with people and events in the German-speaking region. In in-depth narratives we are exposed to extraordinary experiences and gain valuable insights. The VIKTOR DOK.deutsch is endowed with 5,000 euros.

SCHWARZARBEIT (Switzerland 2022, Ulrich Grossenbacher). On the road with Swiss labour inspectors – part investigative road movie, part thriller.

#True Crime, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe, #Audio description, #Working World in Upheaval

DOK.horizonte Competition

The films in this series tell stories from countries in transition. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and are nominated for the VIKTOR DOK.horizonte Competition, endowed with 5,000 euros. The award donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.

AYENA – MIRROR (India, Korea (Democratic Republic), Lithuania 2022, Siddhant Sarin, Debankon Solanky). Ritu & Faraha: two strong women fight against misogynist violence in India

#True Crime, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Asia

THE TERRITORY (Brazil, Denmark, United States 2022, Alex Pritz). In the Brazilian rainforest, the indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau fight for their land and their survival.

#True Crime, #South America, #In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change

DOK.panorama

DOK.panorama shows innovative documentary films from all over the world mapping the diversity and current trends of documentary storytelling.

MEIN GESTOHLENES LAND (Germany 2021, Marc Wiese). The struggle of the Ecuadorian people against the ruthless exploitation of their land.

#True Crime, #South America, #Award-winning Film, #Nominees Germany Documentary Film Music Award, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling

NORWEGIAN HEADACHE (Norway 2021, Rune Denstad Langlo). Can the courts put a stop to climate change? Fridays for Future starts legal proceedings with the aim of taking its case all the way to the ECJ.

#True Crime, #In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change, #Europe

STIMMEN VOM FEUER (Czech Republic, Germany 2021, Helen Simon). Out of the fire rises the voice of the oppressed. A struggle for dignity and justice.

#True Crime, #Power of the People: Politics & Society

Homage Heidi Specogna

The gaze into the foreign life, the curiosity for the other perspective run through the cinematic work of the multiple award-winning Swiss filmmaker Heidi Specogna. The homage presents six films from four decades of her artistic work.

CAHIER AFRICAIN (Germany, Switzerland 2016, Heidi Specogna). Conflict in the Central African Republic – between hopeful reappraisal and renewed confrontation

#True Crime, #Films with German Subtitles, #Africa

CARTE BLANCHE (Germany, Switzerland 2011, Heidi Specogna). In the face of terror: the work of the International Criminal Court in The Hague

#True Crime, #Films with German Subtitles, #Africa

DAS SCHIFF DES TORJÄGERS (Germany, Switzerland 2010, Heidi Specogna). The transport of child slaves in the 21st century? It happens – and the connections reach all the way to the Bundesliga.

#True Crime, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Africa

Retrospektive

The six films in the retrospective are testimonies to a trauma that has become a defining part of Spanish identity: the long years of dictatorship under Francisco Franco. The series is made possible with the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).

FRANCO ON TRIAL: THE SPANISH NUREMBERG (Germany, Spain 2018, Lucía Palacios, Dietmar Post). An international trial should finally provide justice for the crimes of the Franco dictatorship.

#South America, #Sol Y Sombra, #Films with German Subtitles, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #True Crime

FRANCO'S PROMISE – LA PROMESSE DE FRANCO (France, Spain 2014, Marc Weymuller). The new town of Belchite was supposed to symbolise heroic victory – it turned out to be a sham.

#True Crime, #Sol Y Sombra, #Looking back: Coping with the Past

MORIR EN MADRID (France, Spain 1963, Frédéric Rossif). The civil war and the dictatorship of the Franco regime. A chronicle of a Spanish tragedy.

#True Crime, #Sol Y Sombra, #Reality in Black&White, #Looking back: Coping with the Past

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