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.

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

NAWALNY (United States 2022, Daniel Roher). Nerve poison in the underwear – when the victim survives and confronts the assassin. A unique political thriller!

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Controversial: Let's discuss!, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe, #Best Doks

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.

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

VOLKSVERTRETER (Germany 2021, Andreas Wilcke). The world of AfD seen from the inside. Three years at the heart of the parliamentary group.

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Nominees VFF Documentary Film Production Award, #Controversial: Let's discuss!, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

Close-up: Poland

HFF Screenings of the Television Journalism Department – In 5 close-ups we show Polish realities, from the struggle for freedom of expression and women's rights to the situation in the Upper Silesian coalfield, refugee policy and the resurgence of Judaism.

75€! (Germany 2022, Luigjina Shkupa). What is the effect of Poland's restrictive legislation on the issue of the protection of life?

#Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe

BORDERS – GRANICE (Germany 2022, Nicole Humiński). While Poland receives international encouragement for accepting Ukrainian refugees, the controversial situation on the border with Belarus recedes into the background.

#Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe

ENERGIA (Germany 2022, Jona Salcher). Hands toiling deep down in the darkness of the mine, strange echoing sounds from the belly of the earth.

#Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe

MEDIEN OHNE WAHL? (Germany 2022, Hanna Stock). As of right now, Poland ranks 64th in the World Press Freedom Index, in 2015 it ranked 12th. What happened?

#Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe

UFLEB – ופלעב (Germany 2022, Hilarija Ločmele). How do you deal with it when you suddenly learn that you have Jewish ancestors?

#Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe

DOK.panorama

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

I AM NOT (Israel 2021, Tomer Heymann). “I’m not all the labels you put on me.” One of which is Asperger’s, the other, adoptee.

#Moving on together: Films on Inclusion, #We are Family: Where do I belong?, #North and Central America, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Struggle for Visibility: Mental Lifeworlds

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

MEIN WENN UND ABER (Austria 2021, Marko Doringer). Now or never: what happens when the time has come to have a child?

#Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex, #Working World in Upheaval

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.

FÜR DIE VIELEN – DIE ARBEITERKAMMER WIEN (Austria 2022, Constantin Wulff). Can you organise justice? Yes! The Chamber of Labour in Vienna shows that it is possible. A didactic play!

#Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe, #Working World in Upheaval

Munich Premieres

Munich is the home of most 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

JONAS DEICHMANN – DAS LIMIT BIN NUR ICH (Germany 2022, Markus Weinberg, Steffi Rostoski). An extreme athlete eyes up a new world record: a triathlon around the globe. – This film is currently available in our online film library DOK.fest @home Selection: www.dokfest-muenchen.de/Selection

#Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe, #To the Limit: Sweat & Tears