All festival films of DOK.fest München: In the cinema. At home.

EYES WIDE OPEN

Over 100 current international documentaries will open up new perspectives on our world at DOK.fest Munich – from May 6 to 25, 2026.

Get an overview of the programme through our themed sections.
In each section, we present a signature film, accompanied by an in-depth FocusTalk.

We’re also presenting the films from our educational program, DOK.education.

All films from the 41st edition of the festival will be available here starting April 15, 2026.
Advance ticket sales also begin on that day.

 

African Encounters

Films and dialogues on resistance and activism
ALABAMA (2000 LIGHT YEARS) (Deutschland 1968, Wim Wenders). A road film shaped by a song, where meaning shifts between two versions.
#Music, #Culture and Art

The Artist is Present

Films on artists and their realities
NOVA '78 (Portugal, United Kingdom 2025, Aaron Brookner, Rodrigo Areias). East Village, 1987: The avant-garde circle around William S. Burroughs gathers for the Nova Convention. Warning: explosive footage!
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Music, #Culture and Art, #History
THE MAGIC CITY - BIRMINGHAM SELON SUN RA – The Magic City - Birmingham according to Sun Ra (Belgium 2025, Guillaume Maupin, Pablo Guarise). From Magic City to Saturn: The cosmic journey of jazz legend Sun Ra.
#Portrait, #Music, #Culture and Art

The Sound of Music

Films about musicians and their stories
AMADOU ET MARIAM - THE BLIND COUPLE FROM MALI (Canada 2026, Ryan Marley). The musical duo Amadou and Mariam: First they conquered Bamako, then the whole world.
#Portrait, #Music, #Culture and Art
CELTIC UTOPIA – ÚTÓIPE CHEILTEACH (Ireland, Sweden 2025, Dennis Harvey, Lars Lovén). Ireland caught between history, identity, and folk music: raw, poetic, hopeful?
#Politics and Society, #Music, #History
ENSEMBLE MODERN – WHY WE PLAY (Germany 2026, Thorsten Schütte). Ensemble Modern proves that New Music isn't stuffy, but a wonderful adventure!
#Portrait, #Music, #Culture and Art
HEX (Norway 2026, Maja Holand). The band Witch Club Satan: Three women bringing feminism to the world of black metal.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Music, #Culture and Art
SPORTFREUNDE STILLER – MIT DEM HERZ IN DER HAND (Germany 2026, Thorsten Berrar). An exceptionally intimate music documentary about the cult band ‘Sportfreunde Stiller’.
#Portrait, #Music, #Culture and Art
WACKEN – HEARTS FULL OF METAL (Germany 2026, Cordula Kablitz-Post). From outdoor village concert to metal mecca: the success story of Wacken Open Air.
#Music, #Ganz großes Kino

Young perspectives

Films about growing up in this world
HOOD STORIES (Germany 2026, Alexander Bruch). From the ghetto to the stage – a song brings together four young rap talents.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Portrait, #Music, #Culture and Art

Visions of the Future

Tomorrow starts now!
WHEN PIGS FLY (Germany 2026, Denise Riedmayr). An organ donor? Or a lifelong companion? Two different takes on pigs.
#Science and Future, #Economy and Business, #Environment and Nature, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Music, #Body

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