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.

 

Personal Memoriams

A look back at great filmmakers
MEINE VÄTER (Deutschland 2021, Julia von Heinz). Following the death of her 80-year-old father, Julia von Heinz uncovers his secret double life.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Portrait, #Family and Relationships

The Artist is Present

Films on artists and their realities
LOIS WEINBERGER - RUDERAL SOCIETY (Austria 2025, Markus Heltschl). Artist, poet, and “field worker” – a tribute to a boundary-breaker who championed wilderness over order.
#Environment and Nature, #Portrait, #Culture and Art, #History
ROBERTO ROSSELLINI. LIVING WITHOUT A SCRIPT – Roberto Rossellini. Più di una vita (Italy 2025, Ilaria De Laurentiis, Raffaele Brunetti, Andrea Paolo Massara). Roberto Rossellini: Curious, true to his ideals, uncompromising to the very end.
#Portrait, #Culture and Art, #Family and Relationships
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
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
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

Interdependence

Films about how We Love and Fight
MAGILLIGAN (Ireland, United Kingdom, United States 2026, Ross McClean). Between prison and resocialisation: A thoughtful portrait of a young man.
#Portrait, #Family and Relationships
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN (Croatia, France, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia 2026, Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić). A fighter in her own right: Gara the shepherdess protects her mountain just as much as she protects young Nada.
#Environment and Nature, #Portrait, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #Family and Relationships
VATER, SOHN UND DER PREIS DES WIDERSTANDS – Father, Son and the Price of Resistance (Germany 2026, Götz Schauder). Scars of dictatorship: A father and son struggle to find closeness.
#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #Culture and Art, #History, #Family and Relationships

Brave New Work?

Films about the realities of work
NICHTS BLEIBT UND NICHTS VERSCHWINDET – NOTHING REMAINS NOTHING DISAPPEARS (Germany 2026, Paul Sonntag). Where the familiar gives way, something new emerges. A Berlin street corner becomes a scene of transformation.
#Economy and Business, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #Equality and Inclusion, #Essay

Young perspectives

Films about growing up in this world
HAUS 4 – House 4 (Germany 2026, Philipp Schaeffer). A close-up of the correctional system: a group portrait with individual counseling.
#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #Equality and Inclusion
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

LifeTogether

Films about Community
HELLO NEW BODY, HOW ARE YOU TODAY? (Germany 2025, Laura Kansy). Laura has ME/CFS: a filmic approach to a new reality.
#Science and Future, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Body, #Equality and Inclusion, #Essay

Empowered

Films about defiance and speaking out
A SONG WITHOUT HOME (Denmark, Georgia, United States 2026, Rati Tsiteladze). Neon lights, nicotine, hope—a documentary film noir about finding one's identity.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #Migration and Displacement, #Family and Relationships
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