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.

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

LO QUE QUEDA EN EL CAMINO – WHAT REMAINS ON THE WAY (Brazil, Germany, Mexico 2021, Jakob Krese, Danilo Do Carmo). The journey from Guatemala to the USA: salvation from violence at home?

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #We are Family: Where do I belong?, #North and Central America, #Films with German Subtitles

Homage Heidi Specogna

The gaze into the foreign life, the curiosity for the other perspective run through the cinematic work of the multiple award-winning Swiss filmmaker Heidi Specogna. The homage presents six films from four decades of her artistic work.

CAHIER AFRICAIN (Germany, Switzerland 2016, Heidi Specogna). Conflict in the Central African Republic – between hopeful reappraisal and renewed confrontation

#True Crime, #Films with German Subtitles, #Africa

CARTE BLANCHE (Germany, Switzerland 2011, Heidi Specogna). In the face of terror: the work of the International Criminal Court in The Hague

#True Crime, #Films with German Subtitles, #Africa

DAS KURZE LEBEN DES JOSÉ ANTONIO GUTIERREZ (Germany, Switzerland 2006, Heidi Specogna). A green card soldier in the Iraq war: José Antonio Gutierrez died a hero, fighting for a foreign land.

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #North and Central America, #Films with German Subtitles

STAND UP MY BEAUTY (Germany, Switzerland 2021, Heidi Specogna). Female empowerment: a song for Ethiopian women who follow their own dreams.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Films with German Subtitles, #Africa

Retrospektive

The six films in the retrospective are testimonies to a trauma that has become a defining part of Spanish identity: the long years of dictatorship under Francisco Franco. The series is made possible with the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).

EL AÑO DEL DESCUBRIMIENTO (Spain, Switzerland 2020, Luis López Carrasco). The year 1992 should have been triumphant – but in Cartagena, protests erupt.

#Controversial: Let's discuss!, #Films with German Subtitles, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Sol Y Sombra

FRANCO ON TRIAL: THE SPANISH NUREMBERG (Germany, Spain 2018, Lucía Palacios, Dietmar Post). An international trial should finally provide justice for the crimes of the Franco dictatorship.

#South America, #Sol Y Sombra, #Films with German Subtitles, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #True Crime

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.

A SOUND OF MY OWN (Germany 2021, Rebecca Zehr). Walking a fine line between legacy and reinvention, Marja leads the legendary Krautrock collective Embryo.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Nominees Talent Award Documentary Film, #Nominees Germany Documentary Film Music Award, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe

ALPENLAND (Austria 2022, Robert Schabus). For worshipping or for sale? The Alps as an ambivalent microcosm of western lifestyles.

#In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe, #Best Doks

BLACK MAMBAS – WILD WILD LIFE (France, Germany, South Africa 2022, Lena Karbe). Military drill meets protection of endangered species: a women's brigade fights poachers in Kruger National Park.

#Nominees VFF Documentary Film Production Award, #Nominees Talent Award Documentary Film, #In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change, #Films with German Subtitles, #Best Doks, #Africa

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

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

WIEGENLIEDER – LULLABY (Germany 2010, Tamara Trampe, Johann Feindt). The gentle melody of a lullaby: memories of childhood and mothers.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe