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.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.

DRAGON WOMEN (Belgium, Korea (Republic), Switzerland 2021, Frédérique de Montblanc). People call them “dragons”: the women who have fought their way to the top of the finance industry.

#Working World in Upheaval, #Limited Films, #Europe, #Best Doks, #Asia

PORNFLUENCER (Germany 2022, Joscha Bongard). If you’re well-behaved, nothing happens. Jamie & Nico make a fortune through amateur porn.

#Working World in Upheaval, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Europe, #Controversial: Let's discuss!, #Best Doks, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex

THE HAPPY WORKER (Finland 2022, John Webster). The modern workplace is making us ill: how do we escape this misery?

#Europe, #Best Doks, #Working World in Upheaval

DOK.panorama

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

DANCING PINA (Germany 2022, Florian Heinzen-Ziob). After the choreographer Pina Bausch’s death, her work lives on and makes intimate connections with its audiences.

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

DAUGHTERS (Denmark, Sweden 2022, Jenifer Malmqvist). Three young sisters deal with the trauma of their beloved mother’s suicide.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Nominees DOK.edit, #Struggle for Visibility: Mental Lifeworlds, #Europe, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Best Doks, #Award-winning Film

WHY WE FIGHT? (Belgium, Germany 2021, Alain Platel, Mirjam Devriendt). Why do we fight? Platel’s performance of radical physicality displays both vulnerability and intimacy.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #For Cineastes, #Europe, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Best Doks

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.

YOUNG PLATO (Belgium, France, Ireland 2021, Neasa Ní Chianáin, Declan McGrath). Despite being surrounded by conflict, a teacher in Northern Ireland promotes the power of philosophy.

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

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.

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

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

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

NACH DEM HAPPY END (Germany 2021, Katharina Köster). When it’s easier to fight than just to live. Tobi has a heart transplant.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Nominees Talent Award Documentary Film, #Struggle for Visibility: Mental Lifeworlds, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older, #Best Doks

DOK.music

From Afro-Cuban big band jazz to choral sounds and musical rediscovery: DOK.music delivers music for the eyes and ears. Presented by ARTE

LE MALI 70 (Germany 2022, Markus CM Schmidt). The Berlin band Omniversal Earkestra meets jazz legends from Mali: an Afro big band road movie

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Europe, #Best Doks, #Africa

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.

1001 NIGHTS APART (Germany, Iran, United States 2021, Sarvnaz Alambeigi). Sheherazade had to tell stories to stay alive – we have to dance! – This film is currently available in our online film library DOK.fest @home Selection: www.dokfest-muenchen.de/Selection

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Award-winning Film, #Nominees VFF Documentary Film Production Award, #To the Limit: Sweat & Tears, #Best Doks, #Asia

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

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