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.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.

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine 2022, Simon Lereng Wilmont). A children’s home in eastern Ukraine – and the question of how moments of hope can arise amid suffering.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #StandWithUkraine, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Europe, #Best Doks

EINE FRAU (Germany 2021, Jeanine Meerapfel). “The experience of being uprooted has thousands of faces.” Malou. A woman’s fate.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #South America, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe

FOUR JOURNEYS (Netherlands 2021, Louis Hothothot). Mother, father, child? The portrait of a Chinese family that defied the Revolution.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Asia

SOLDAT AHMET (Austria 2021, Jannis Lenz). Ahmet is strong and has everything under control. But how does he let go and show feelings?

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Nominees DOK.edit, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe

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.

BERLIN BYTCH LOVE (Germany 2022, Heiko Aufdermauer, Johannes Girke). Two young people – and soon a baby. A love story on the streets of Berlin.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Nominees VFF Documentary Film Production Award, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Europe, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex

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.

AFTER A REVOLUTION (Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2021, Giovanni Buccomino). Two siblings fight on opposing sides for the future of Libya, a land in a state of emergency.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Struggle for Visibility: Mental Lifeworlds, #Africa

CHILDREN OF THE MIST (Viet Nam 2021, Ha Le Diem). Facebook and bride kidnappings – girls’ dreams and traditions in the mountains of North Vietnam.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Award-winning Film, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Best Doks, #Asia

IF YOU ARE A MAN (Burkina Faso, France 2022, Simon Panay). 13-year-old Opio does dangerous work in a gold mine so that he can go to school.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Limited Films, #Africa

LEJOS DE CASA – FAR AWAY FROM HOME (Mexico 2022, Carlos Hernández Vázquez). In a shelter in Tijuana, children and young people dream of life in the USA.

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #We are Family: Where do I belong?, #North and Central America, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit

NO SIMPLE WAY HOME (Kenya, South Africa 2022, Akuol de Mabior). What is it like to call a country like South Sudan your home? The filmmaker traces her family’s past.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Best Doks, #Africa, #African Encounters: New African Narratives, #Award-winning Film

Student Award

The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.