The film programme of DOK.fest München. At the cinema. At home.

3 to 14 May 2023 at the Munich venues
8 to 21 May 2023 @home

As always, DOK.fest München opens the view out to the world: with 130 of the best and most current international documentaries from 55 countries. Our goal is the greatest possible participation in our films, which is why we bring them to the big screen in Munich cinemas as well as to home screens throughout Germany: DOK.fest stays dual.

DOK.international Main 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 Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The prize sponsor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.

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

GREEN JAIL – MIDORI NO ROUGOKU (France, Japan, Taiwan 2021, Yin-yu Huang). Memories from the island of the dead: the last witness of Iriomote’s coal mines.

#In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Asia, #Working World in Upheaval

DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency

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

BATATA (Canada, Lebanon 2021, Noura Kevorkian). Maria plants potatoes. When dreams fade and life as a refugee becomes everyday life.

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #Asia

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

KASH KASH (Germany, Lebanon, Qatar 2021, Lea Najjar). Pigeons over the roofs of Beirut – a game, a sport, a way of life: Kash Hamam!

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Films with German Subtitles, #Best Doks, #Asia

MIDWIVES (Canada, Germany, Myanmar 2022, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing). Survival on your own terms in the midst of ethnic conflicts? For Hla and Nyo Nyo this is a daily challenge…

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Asia

DOK.panorama

DOK.panorama shows innovative documentary films from all over the world mapping the diversity and current trends of documentary storytelling – including many new discoveries and premieres.

A THOUSAND FIRES (France, Netherlands, Palestine, Switzerland 2021, Saeed Taji Farouky). Away from a thousand fires – a married couple searches for a future for their children.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change, #Asia, #Working World in Upheaval

THE ONE WHO RUNS AWAY IS THE GHOST – 九樓日記 (China, Germany 2021, Qinyuan Lei). A magical concrete jungle. Two children cast a spell over a Chinese electronics market.

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

YOU ARE THE DAYS TO COME (Sweden 2021, Ronja Yu). When the Tiananmen massacre took place, a young, up-and-coming Chinese art scene came to an end.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Limited Films, #Asia

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.

HOW THE ROOM FELT (Georgia 2021, Ketevan Kapanadze). Smoking, drinking – and early morning football practice: young, queer, female footballers in Georgia.

#Celebrating Diversity: LGBTQIA*, #Films with German Subtitles, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex, #To the Limit: Sweat & Tears, #Asia

IMAD'S CHILDHOOD (Sweden 2021, Zahavi Sanjavi). Imad doesn’t like toys. He likes decapitated dogs. Imad is four and a half years old and was captured by the IS.

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

REPUBLIC OF SILENCE (France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic 2021, Diana El Jeiroudi). A radically personal film essay about the collapse of Syria and life in exile.

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Europe, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Asia

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.