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.deutsch

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.

ALICE SCHWARZER (Austria, Germany 2022, Sabine Derflinger). “Let’s not get upset, let’s do something!” Alice Schwarzer, Germany’s most famous women’s rights activist.

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Controversial: Let's discuss!, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe

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

DEAR MEMORIES – EINE REISE MIT DEM MAGNUM FOTOGRAFEN THOMAS HOEPKER (Germany, Switzerland 2021, Nahuel Lopez). An iconic photographer, a serious diagnosis and one last trip through the USA: Thomas Hoepker.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Nominees VFF Documentary Film Production Award, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Struggle for Visibility: Mental Lifeworlds, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe

EUROPA PASSAGE (Germany 2022, Andrei Schwartz). A group of Roma travels on the margins of society between Hamburg and their homeland of Romania.

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

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.

SORRY GENOSSE (Germany 2022, Vera Brückner). Hedi loves Karl. Karl loves Hedi. A love affair between East and West. A drama… as a comedy!

#Nominees Talent Award Documentary Film, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Europe, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex, #Best Doks

DOK.focus BRAVE NEW WORK

Brave new world of work? Hardly any other area of life today is subject to such radical changes. A total of seven films illuminate global perspectives on work in transition.

PORNFLUENCER (Germany 2022, Joscha Bongard). If you’re well-behaved, nothing happens. Jamie & Nico make a fortune through amateur porn.

#Working World in Upheaval, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Europe, #Controversial: Let's discuss!, #Best Doks, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex

DOK.panorama

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

DIE AUTOBAHN – KAMPF UM DIE A 49 (Germany 2022, Klaus Stern, Frank Marten Pfeiffer). The Police vs the protest camp: in Dannenrod Forest, the court’s ruling is imminent.

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

Best of Fests

Innovative cinema and intimate insights: The BEST OF FESTS series brings together films that have already been screened at other important festivals and celebrated or awarded prizes there.

KALLE KOSMONAUT (Germany 2022, Tine Kugler, Günther Kurth). Lunch at “The Ark,” playing Uno, coming of age, jail. Adolescence on the Avenue of the Cosmonauts in Berlin.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Nominees VFF Documentary Film Production Award, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Nominees Germany Documentary Film Music Award, #Limited Films, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

Munich Premieres

Munich is the home of the filmmakers whose works are gathered together in the Munich premieres. But time and again, the view extends far beyond the city limits.

ANIMA – DIE KLEIDER MEINES VATERS (Germany 2022, Uli Decker). Who is my father? A tragicomic rollercoaster ride through a family history in Upper Bavaria.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Celebrating Diversity: LGBTQIA*, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe, #Best Doks

DOK.special

The DOK.special series is characterised by films on current events and topics. We present our programme together with Munich institutions from culture, society and media.

LIEBE, D-MARK UND TOD – LOVE, DEUTSCHMARK AND DEATH (Germany 2022, Cem Kaya). The Turkish guest workers brought their music with them to Germany. A hidden treasure!

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Nominees VFF Documentary Film Production Award, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Best Doks, #Award-winning Film