Festival calendar

Hereyou can find an overview of all events listed by day at DOK.fest München 2025: including the DOK.fest film screenings, award ceremonies, additional programme, as well as the events of DOK.forum and events of DOK.education.

It is also possible to download a pdf version of the programme booklet.

Tuesday, 29.04.2025

Gasteig HP8

17.00 Uhr – Opening Anniversary exhibition

Wednesday, 07.05.2025

Deutsches Theater

20.00 Uhr – Festival Opening

FRIENDLY FIRE (Deutschland, Österreich 2025, Ein Film von Klaus Fried, realisiert von Julia Albrecht, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Emigrant, humanist and poet. Who was Erich Fried? His son Klaus follows the traces. – Festival opening

Thursday, 08.05.2025

Amerikahaus

21.00 Uhr

WE ALL BLEED RED (Deutschland 2024, Josephine Links, About Art). A photographer encounters the extremes of US society – and gives everyone an equal platform. – followed by Q&A with Josephine Links (director) and Jamila Wenske (producer)

Atelier 1

18.00 Uhr

VOM TRAUM, UNSINKBAR ZU SEIN – ABOUT THE DREAM TO BE UNSINKABLE (Deutschland 2024, Tom Fröhlich, Reframing History). What does a ship dream of? Former GDR cutters: a memorial, a deep sea trawler and a myth. – followed by Q&A with director, producers, camera & protagonist Judith Barth

20.30 Uhr

9-MONTH CONTRACT (Georgien, Bulgarien, Deutschland 2025, Ketevan Vashagashvili, Brave New Work?). Zhana pushes herself to her physical limits for her daughter’s future. – followed by Q&A with Ketevan Vashagashvili (director) and S. Nagel (co-producer)

Bavaria Biennale

20.00 Uhr

SPALTUNG – FISSION (Deutschland 2025, João Pedro Prado, Subdue the earth?). Nuclear power. Yes please! No thank you! A discourse between fans and critics. – in Burghausen, followed by Q&A with Michael Kalb (production)

City 1

20.00 Uhr – Cultureclubbing for students: film and party

YUMI – THE WHOLE WORLD (Deutschland, Vanuatu, Fidschi, USA, Ägypten, Schottland, Niederlande 2024, Felix Golenko, Subdue the earth?). The South Pacific faces rising sea levels. Three students and an ace up their sleeves. – Cultureclubbing – students only 1€ / followed by Q&A with Felix Golenko (direc)

City 2

15.00 Uhr

TRAINS – POCIAGI (Polen, Litauen 2024, Maciej Drygas, Stranger Than Fiction). A rhythmic found footage collage on the theme of railways in the 20th century. – Original version: None – Subtitles: English

17.30 Uhr

WE LIVE HERE – ATAMEKEN (Kasachstan 2024, Zhanana Kurmasheva, Subdue the earth?). Atomic weapons testing in the Kazakh Steppe – seen through the eyes of three generations. – Original version: Kazakh, Russian – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

SOLIDARITY (Deutschland, Schweiz 2025, David Bernet, Crossing Boundaries). A non-negotiable value or a Sisyphean task? The topic of solidarity has its light and dark sides. – foll. by Q&A w. D. Bernet (dir), A. Gielnik (pro), M. Siciarek (prota), C. Goyer

Deutsches Theater

18.30 Uhr

MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN (Dänemark, Tschechische Republik 2025, David Borenstein, Reframing History). A teacher with a camera – a brave battle against the militarisation of Russian schools. – followed by Q&A with David Borenstein (director)

21.00 Uhr

AZZA (Deutschland 2025, Stefanie Brockhaus, Empowered). Divorced and working as a driving instructor? A revolution in Saudi Arabia – one small step at a time. – followed by Q&A with Stephanie Brockhaus (director)& Azza Alsharif (protagonist)

Filmmuseum

18.00 Uhr

THE SREBRENICA TAPE - FROM DAD, FOR ALISA (Deutschland, Österreich 2025, Chiara Sambuchi, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Four hours of video material from Srebrenica – a daughter’s search for traces of her father. – followed by Q&A with Chiara Sambuchi (director) und Antje Böhmert (production)

20.30 Uhr

THE MOUNTAIN WON'T MOVE (North Macedonia, Slovenia, France 2024, Petra Seliškar, Coming-of-Age). Three brothers caught between tradition and ambition. Do they carry on tending to their sheep or take a chance at a different life? – followed by Q&A with Petra Seliškar (director)

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

ALLES WIRD GUT – ALLES KOMT GOED (Netherlands 2023, Eefje, Lara Blankevoort, Aerts, DOK.education). As a refugee, Samie has a hard time in her new home. Will she make a connection? – ALLES WIRD GUT

18.00 Uhr

SINDROME ITALIA (Italien, Rumänien 2024, Ettore Mengozzi, Brave New Work?). A delicate film about how caring for the sick makes the carers themselves ill. – followed by Q&A with Ettore Mengozzi (director)

20.30 Uhr

AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE WHO WILL COME KNOCKING (Serbien, Bosnien und Herzegovina 2024, Maja Novaković, In good company?). A horse, its human and eternal nature. A fleeting look at the life of a hermit. – Original version: Bosnian, Serbian – Subtitles: English

HFF - Audimax

18.00 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

DAS NAZI-KARTELL (Deutschland 2025, Justin Webster, DOK.serie). A fateful alliance: how a narco and a Nazi paved the way for drug cartels in 1980 – Original version: Other, English – Subtitles: English

HFF - Kino 1

18.30 Uhr – DOK.fest SHORTS

ACCIDENTAL ANIMALS (Deutschland 2024, Felix Klee, Stranger Than Fiction). Unexpected animal encounters on the internet – a short cinematic experiment. – DOK.fest SHORTS: Four shorts beg the question.

READY TO DIE – SIAM PRONTI ALLA MORTE (Deutschland, Italien 2024, Basilio Maritano Sailer, Stranger Than Fiction). What would you give your life for? A grandson answers his grandfather. A cinematographic poem. – DOK.fest SHORTS: Four shorts beg the question.

SO IST DAS LEBEN UND NICHT ANDERS. – LIFE IS LIKE THAT AND NOT OTHERWISE. (Deutschland 2024, Lenia Friedrich, Stranger Than Fiction). An animated documentary for a very old neighbour – a cinematic declaration of love. – DOK.fest SHORTS: Four shorts beg the question.

THE THOUGHTS OF OUR ANCESTORS (Deutschland 2024, Kokutekeleza Musebeni, Stranger Than Fiction). Do we have to inherit our ancestors’ traumas? Or can we turn the inheritance down? – DOK.fest SHORTS: Four shorts beg the question.

20.30 Uhr

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF OUR MOMENTS (Deutschland, Türkei, Afghanistan 2024, Ahmad Siyar Noorzad, Crossing Boundaries). A family trapped in no mans’ land between two borders. A mythic tale. – followed by Q&A with Siyar Noorzad (director)

HFF - Kino 2

18.00 Uhr

THE LAST SHORE – LA DERNIÈRE RIVE (Belgien, Frankreich, Katar 2025, Jean-François Ravagnan, Crossing Boundaries). A young man drowns and people just watch. How can his family come to terms with this? – Original version: Other, Fula – Subtitles: English

20.00 Uhr

BEYOND ROCK BOTTOM – MÉLYPONT ÉRZÉS (Ungarn 2024, Ádám Miklós, In good company?). Looking up. Rock climbing to combat drug addiction. – followed by Q&A with Ádam Miklos (director) and Adrián Száki (production)

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

DIE MÖLLNER BRIEFE – THE MOELLN LETTERS (Deutschland 2025, Martina Priessner, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Letters full of sympathy, sadness and shame. The Arslan family fights for a new culture of remembrance. – Original version: German, Turkish – Subtitles: English, German

Liliom Kino Augsburg

18.00 Uhr – DOK.fest Augsburg starts at Liliom

WE ALL BLEED RED (Deutschland 2024, Josephine Links, About Art). A photographer encounters the extremes of US society – and gives everyone an equal platform. – Original version: English, German – Subtitles: German

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

WE NEVER LEFT (Libanon, USA 2024, Loulwa Khoury, Filmmaking in Exile). They emigrated from Lebanon. In exile, they continue to campaign for justice. – Original version: Arabic, English – Subtitles: English

18.00 Uhr

THE GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET – JÖRÐIN UNDIR FÓTUM OKKAR (Iceland, Poland 2025, Yrsa Roca Fannberg, In good company?). A sensitive ode to growing old: the twilight years in Iceland’s oldest care home – Original version: Icelandic – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

AFTERWAR (Dänemark, Kosovo, Schweden, Finnland 2024, Birgitte Stærmose, Coming-of-Age). War never ends. Four people speak about the trauma they suffered during the Kosovo war and their hopes for the future. – Original version: Albanian – Subtitles: English

Neues Rottmann

18.00 Uhr

A SUDDEN GLIMPSE TO DEEPER THINGS (UK 2024, Mark Cousins, About Art). The world seen through the eyes of the British artist and visionary Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

20.30 Uhr

STRANGE BIRDS (Israel 2024, Shakked Auerbach, Family Affairs). A film about family unity and the vague distinction between what is and isn’t normal. – followed by Q&A with Shakked Auerbach (director)

Pasinger Fabrik

18.00 Uhr

DOUBLE TROUBLE – KUMOTRY (Deutschland, Polen 2025, Emilia Śniegoska, In good company?). Friendship is everything. Hanka and Bronka navigate everyday life in the provinces with humour. – followed by Q&A with Emilia Sniegoska (director)

20.30 Uhr

1-800-ON-HER-OWN (USA 2024, Dana Flor, The Sound of Music). Pioneer, mother, role model – an approachable portrait of the musician Ani DiFranco. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

Rio 1

18.00 Uhr

LEGACY (Schweden, USA 2025, Manal Masri, The Sound of Music). The forgotten story of African American jazz stars in Sweden – told by their children. – Original version: English, Swedish – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

SOLDATEN DES LICHTS – SOLDIERS OF LIGHT (Deutschland 2024, Julian Vogel, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Wonder cures for cancer, a raw food influencer and a well-organised Reichsbürger sect. The apocalypse draws near. – followed by Q&A with Julian Vogel (director) and Sebastian Winkels (editor)

Rio 2

17.30 Uhr

YALLA PARKOUR (Schweden, Palästina, Katar, Saudi Arabien 2024, Areeb Zuaiter, Filmmaking in Exile). Parkour in Gaza: torn between longing for home and a life in freedom. – Original version: Arabic, Swedish – Subtitles: English

20.00 Uhr

RETURN (Israel, Deutschland 2025, Bar Mayer, Family Affairs). After a long silence Bar returns to her ultra-orthodox home where a hidden archive reveals a forbidden form of (family-)life. – followed by Q&A with Bar Mayer (director)

Thalia Filmtheater Augsburg

20.00 Uhr – DOK.fest Augsburg starts at Thalia Filmtheater

ENDLICH UNSTERBLICH – IMMORTAL AT LAST (Deutschland 2025, Vera Brückner, The Sound of Music). An intimate portrait of a German indie pop band as they run through a gamut of emotions. – followed by Q&A with Vera Brückner (director), one of the producers and F. Paul

Friday, 09.05.2025

Amerikahaus

19.00 Uhr

SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH – PISNI ZEMLI, SHCHO POVILNO HORYT (Ukraine, Frankreich, Schweden, Dänemark 2024, Olha Zhurba, Reframing History). The normalisation of war. Does such a thing happen? Yes. And it is beautiful and terrible. – with introduction by Johanna Walter, BR Representative for Generation Ukraine

Atelier 1

15.30 Uhr

MARRIAGE COPS (USA, Indien, Taiwan 2025, Shashwati Talukdar, Cheryl Hess, Brave New Work?). Where do you go when your marriage breaks down? Indian female police officers counsel couples in crisis. – followed by Q&A with Shashwati Talukdar (director)

18.00 Uhr

WRITING HAWA (Frankreich, Niederlande, Katar, Afghanistan 2024, Najiba Noori, Filmmaking in Exile). Najiba films her mother’s emancipation – until she is forced to flee from the Taliban. – followed by Q&A with Najiba Noori (director)

20.30 Uhr

WIDOW CHAMPION (Kenya 2024, Zippy Kimundu, Empowered). Widows united! Resilient Kenyan widows and the struggle for basic women’s rights. – followed by Q&A with Zippy Kimundu (director)

Atelier 2

18.00 Uhr

THE FABULOUS GOLD HARVESTING MACHINE – LA FABULOSA MÁQUINA DE COSECHAR ORO (Chile, Niederlande 2024, Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza, Family Affairs). Toto, 56, a gold prospector in Patagonia, faces a dilemma: to go to the city or to stay? – Original version: Spanish – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

MY SWEET LAND – Տունս քաղցր ա (USA, France, Ireland, Jordan 2024, Sareen Hairabedian, Coming-of-Age). The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh eats away at Vrej’s childhood. Will he be able to stay in his home or be forced to flee? – Original version: Armenian – Subtitles: English

Bellevue di Monaco

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

City 2

16.30 Uhr

SPALTUNG – FISSION (Deutschland 2025, João Pedro Prado, Subdue the earth?). Nuclear power. Yes please! No thank you! A discourse between fans and critics. – followed by Q&A with J. P. Prado & A. Yaremchuk (directors) & Michael Kalb (pro)

18.30 Uhr

ON THE BORDER (Österreich, Schweiz, Deutschland 2024, Igor Gerald Hauzenberger, Crossing Boundaries). The EU is setting up borders in the Sahara – what does this mean for the people in Agadez? – followed by Q&A with Igor G. Hauzenberger (director)

21.00 Uhr

ONLY ON EARTH (Dänemark, Spanien 2024, Robin Petré, Subdue the earth?). A fragile system – wild horses play a role in the prevention of wildfires in Galicia. – Original version: Spanish – Subtitles: English

Deutsches Theater

18.30 Uhr

THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT (USA 2024, Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk, This Is America). How lobbying overturned climate policy – an archive film about missed chances. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

21.00 Uhr

BLAME (Schweiz 2025, Christian Frei, Subdue the earth?). Where did the coronavirus come from? Who believes whom? Three scientists and their fight for truth. – followed by Q&A with Christian Frei (director)

Einstein 28

09.30 Uhr

19.00 Uhr – Learn to read film: Behind the scenes of a documentary – Education for adults

RUNDE 3 – RONDE 3 (Belgium 2024, Liesbeth De Mey, DOK.education). Sana is a boxer and a baker. Can her two passions coexist? – Learn to read film: Behind the scenes of a documentary – Education for adults

Filmmuseum

18.00 Uhr

HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY (Kenia, USA 2025, Maia Lekow, Reframing History). From colonial library to cultural centre: two women from Nairobi push themselves to their limit. – Original version: English, Swahili – Subtitles: English

21.00 Uhr

È A QUESTO PUNTO CHE NASCE IL BISOGNO DI FARE STORIA – IT IS AT THIS POINT THAT THE NEED TO WRITE HISTORY ARISES (Österreich, Portugal 2024, Constanze Ruhm, Empowered). Five centuries of feminist struggles. An essay film born out of an archive discovery. – followed by Q&A with Constanze Ruhm (director)

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens für Schulklassen - im Kino

15.00 Uhr – KinderKino at DOK.fest München 2025

FRITZ HAT GLASKNOCHEN (Deutschland 2018, Giacopuzzi Marco, DOK.education). Even with fragile bones, Fritz holds on to the joy in life. – KinderKino at DOK.fest München 2025

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

HFF

09.30 Uhr – Industry Training Talks (Day 1)

HFF - Audimax

17.30 Uhr

BOALÂNDIA (Deutschland, Brasilien 2024, Patrik Thomas, Mathias Reitz Zausinger, Stranger Than Fiction). Culture as resistance. In Brazil, activists use art as their weapon. – followed by Q&A with Patrik Thomas and Mathias Reitz Zausinger (directors)

20.00 Uhr – Film screening and panel

SOLIDARITY (Deutschland, Schweiz 2025, David Bernet, Crossing Boundaries). A non-negotiable value or a Sisyphean task? The topic of solidarity has its light and dark sides. – Film screening and panel

HFF - Foyer

20.00 Uhr – Orange Hour with Doc Around Europe

HFF - Kino 1

17.30 Uhr

THE WATCHMAN – LE VEILLEUR (Frankreich, Belgien 2024, Lou du Pontavice, Family Affairs). China Calling. Zhaohang is studying abroad – and his parents are trying to fill the void he has left behind. – followed by Q&A with Lou du Pontavice (director)

20.00 Uhr

CLEANING & CLEANSING (Österreich 2024, Thomas Fürhapter, Brave New Work?). Everything must be thoroughly cleaned. An associative visual journey through the world of cleaning. – followed by Q&A with Thomas Fürhapter (director)

HFF - Kino 2

18.00 Uhr

VRACHT – FREIGHT (Schweiz 2024, Max Carlo Kohal, Coming-of-Age). A chamber play on a container ship: Rudmer dreams of being a captain himself one day. – Original version: Dutch – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

WOMAN/MOTHER – woman/mOther (Deutschland 2025, Klara Harden, Empowered). Creative expression despite the isolation and overwhelming demands of motherhood – a performative quest. – followed by Q&A with Klara Harden (director), protagonist and team

HFF - Open Air / Ciné Vélo Cité

21.00 Uhr – Open Air Kino with Ciné Vélo Cité

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Liliom Kino Augsburg

20.00 Uhr

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

EFTERKLANG: THE MAKEDONIUM BAND (Dänemark, Nord Mazedonien 2024, Andreas Johnsen, The Sound of Music). The Danish band Efterklang in Macedonia: the genesis of a very special concert. – Original version: Danish, English, Macedonian – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

WHERE DRAGONS LIVE – WAAR DRAKEN WONEN (Niederlande, UK 2024, Suzanne Raes, Family Affairs). How to inherit and get rid of a manor that is crammed with dragon eggs? – Original version: English – Subtitles: English

Neues Rottmann

15.30 Uhr

THE INVISIBLE CONTRACT – TRATADO DE INVISIBILIDAD (Mexico 2024, Luciana Kaplan, Brave New Work?). Female cleaners in Mexico City. A sensitive social portrait. – Original version: Spanish – Subtitles: English

18.00 Uhr

FRONT ROW (Niederlande, Ukraine, UK, USA 2024, Miriam Guttmann, Crossing Boundaries). The stage is their frontline. They dance to survive – in exile and at home in Ukraine. – Original version: English, Ukrainian – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

ALL IS WELL – ALLES GOED (Niederlande 2024, Lataster-Czisch Petra und Peter, Crossing Boundaries). Cooking therapy: at a shelter for Ukrainian refugees, the kitchen is a sanctuary. – followed by Q&A with Peter and Petra Lataster (directors)

Pasinger Fabrik

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

GIRLS & GODS (Österreich, Schweiz 2025, Arash T. Riahi, Verena Soltiz, Empowered). Feminism and religious faith - an irreconcilable contradiction or compatible after all? – Original version: English, French, German, Russian – Subtitles: English

Rio 1

18.00 Uhr

IN HELL WITH IVO (Bulgarien, USA 2025, Kristina Nikolova, About Art). A queer Bulgarian artist captivates and polarises audiences – and his parents. – followed by Q&A with the director, cinematographers and protagonist Ivo Dimchev

20.30 Uhr

FACING WAR (Norwegen 2025, Tommy Gulliksen, Reframing History). His final year as Secretary General: Jens Stoltenberg battles to preserve NATO’s unity. – followed by Q&A with Danielle Turkov (production)

Rio 2

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

THE HELSINKI EFFECT – THE HELSINKI EFFECT (Finnland, Deutschland Norwwegen 2025, Arthur Franck, Reframing History). A triumph of diplomacy during the Cold War! A playful lesson in history on the 50th anniversary of the CSCE. – followed by Q&A with Arthur Franck (director)

Thalia Filmtheater Augsburg

18.00 Uhr

Saturday, 10.05.2025

Amerikahaus

18.30 Uhr

PRIMADONNA OR NOTHING (Deutschland 2024, Juliane Sauter, The Sound of Music). A glimpse behind the curtain of the opera world, exploring what it means to chase a dream. – followed by Q&A with J. Sauter (director), the producers & V. Eickhoff

21.00 Uhr

THE BAD GUY (Belgien, USA 2024, Louise Van Assche, This Is America). Safety first! Texas and active shooter drills in schools. – followed by Q&A with Louise Van Assche and Kwinten Gernay (directors)

Ampere, Muffatwerk

21.00 Uhr – 40 years DOK.fest München: Let's celebrate!

Atelier 1

15.00 Uhr

WIR ERBEN (Schweiz 2024, Simon Baumann, Family Affairs). An organic farm in France. The inheritance of his parents’ life’s work is something that the son thinks merits discussion. – followed by Q&A with Simon Baumann (director)

18.00 Uhr

RASHID, L’ENFANT DE SINJAR – RASHID, THE BOY FROM SINJAR (Belgium, France 2025, Jasna Krajinovic, Coming-of-Age). A young Yazidi struggles with his past – and an uncertain future in Sinjar. – Original version: Kurdish – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

Atelier 2

11.00 Uhr

TIME TO THE TARGET – CHAS PIDLOTU (Lettland, Tschechische Republik, Ukraine 2025, Vitaly Mansky, Filmmaking in Exile). Peace during wartime? Images of comfort in Lviv while people are dying on the frontline. – Original version: Ukrainian – Subtitles: English

15.00 Uhr

18.00 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

City 2

15.30 Uhr

LI CHAM – I DIED (Mexiko 2024, Ana Ts'uyeb, Empowered). No land, no rights, no joy? A film about three self-empowered women. – Original version: Other – Subtitles: English

17.30 Uhr

(K)EINEN TON SAGEN – (DON'T) BREATHE A WORD (Italien 2024, Georg Lembergh, Empowered). Four women discuss their experiences of sexual abuse and speak about rehabilitation and dignity. – followed by Q&A with G. Lembergh (director) und C. Gottscheber (editor)

20.00 Uhr

Deutsches Theater

18.30 Uhr

AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT (Italien, USA 2025, Maxim Derevianko, About Art). From extra to opera director – Ai Weiwei’s contemporary interpretation of Turandot. – Original version: English, Italian – Subtitles: English

21.00 Uhr

FRITZ LITZMANN, MEIN VATER UND ICH – FRITZ LITZMANN: A FAMILY STORY (Deutschland 2025, Aljoscha Pause, Reframing History). Fritz Litzmann is a legendary cabaret artist. His son attempts to understand the person who has been like a phantom to him. – foll. by Q&A with Aljoscha Pause (director), Rainer Pause (protagonist) and team

Filmmuseum

16.00 Uhr

ICE GRAVE (Frankreich, Schweden, Finnland 2025, Robin Hunzinger, Stranger Than Fiction). Three men, a balloon and a lot of ice: the tragic story of an expedition to the North Pole. – followed by Q&A with Robin Hunzinger (director), Cédric Bonin (producer) & team

18.30 Uhr

21.30 Uhr

FIUME O MORTE! (Kroatien, Slowenien, Italien 2025, Igor Bezinović, Reframing History). „Eia, eia, alalà!” A retelling of perhaps the strangest occupation in history. – followed by Q&A with Igor Bezinovic (director)

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

TATA (Romania, Netherlands, Germany 2024, Lina Vdovîi, Family Affairs). A moving portrait of family, abuse and the promise of a new beginning. – Original version: Italian, Romanian – Subtitles: English

HFF

09.00 Uhr – Industry Training Talks (Day 2)

HFF - Audimax

19.30 Uhr

KHARTOUM (Sudan, UK, Deutschland, Katar 2025, Ahmad Ibrahim, Filmmaking in Exile). Upheaval in Sudan: five portraits of people in Khartoum fated to end up in exile. – followed by Q&A with Ibrahim Ahmad (director) und Talal Afifi (production)

HFF - Kino 1

16.30 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

BLAME (Schweiz 2025, Christian Frei, Subdue the earth?). Where did the coronavirus come from? Who believes whom? Three scientists and their fight for truth. – Original version: English – Subtitles: English

21.00 Uhr

SABAT (Deutschland 2024, Anna Maria Beeck, Reframing History). Who was Sabat? A true crime story that asks the question: was there a crime in the first place? – followed by Q&A with Anna Beeck (director), protagonists und team

HFF - Kino 2

11.30 Uhr

17.00 Uhr

SEEDS (USA 2024, Brittany Shyne, This Is America). A lyrical insight into the fragile existence of black farmers in the American South. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

20.00 Uhr

HFF - Open Air / Ciné Vélo Cité

21.00 Uhr – DOK.fest SHORTS

HFF - Seminarraum 2

14.00 Uhr – NEXTUS teacher training

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Liliom Kino Augsburg

20.00 Uhr

Münchner Kammerspiele

20.00 Uhr – all inclusive Award

PATRICE: THE MOVIE (USA 2024, Ted Passon, In good company?). Loyal friends against unfair laws: Patrice and Garry want to live together. – Award ceremony with film screening, reception and guests

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

18.00 Uhr

THE NEW MUSEUM – DET NYE MUSEET (Norwegen 2025, Birgitte Sigmundstad, About Art). Merging four well-established museums into one huge national museum: how does this turn out? – foll. by Q&A with Birgitte Sigmundstad (director) & Ingvil Giske (production)

21.00 Uhr

Neues Rottmann

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Pasinger Fabrik

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

FACING WAR (Norwegen 2025, Tommy Gulliksen, Reframing History). His final year as Secretary General: Jens Stoltenberg battles to preserve NATO’s unity. – Original version: English, Norwegian – Subtitles: English

Rio 1

17.00 Uhr

DAS LIED DER ANDEREN – THE SONG OF OTHERS (Schweiz 2024, Vadim Jendreyko, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Surprisingly hopeful. Vadim Jendreyko’s journey takes in Europe’s origins and its scars. – followed by Q&A with Vadim Jendreyko (director)

20.30 Uhr

PING PONG PARADISE (Deutschland 2025, Jonas Egert, Brave New Work?). The rise, hubris and fall of TTC Neu-Ulm. A fast-paced thriller about ping pong at the highest level. – followed by Q&A with Jonas Egert (director)

Rio 2

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

WIDOW CHAMPION (Kenya 2024, Zippy Kimundu, Empowered). Widows united! Resilient Kenyan widows and the struggle for basic women’s rights. – followed by Q&A with Zippy Kimundu (director)

21.00 Uhr

THE END OF THE INTERNET (Kanada, Spanien, Deutschland 2025, Dylan Reibling, Reframing History). Clouds and antennas. A film about the internet – the old and the new. – Original version: English, Spanish – Subtitles: English

Thalia Filmtheater Augsburg

18.00 Uhr

Sunday, 11.05.2025

Amerikahaus

11.00 Uhr

ARCHEOLOGY OF LIGHT – ARCHÈOLOGIE DE LA LUMIÈRE (Kanada 2024, Sylvain L'Esperance, Stranger Than Fiction). The ocean, trees, moss, the forest floor – everything is light and perception. An immersive experience. – Original version: Silent – Subtitles: None

18.00 Uhr

CHILD OF DUST (Polen, Tschechische Republik, Schweden, Vietnam 2025, Weronika Mliczewska, This Is America). It is never too late: a poignant story of an American Vietnamese man searching for his father. – Original version: English, Vietnamese – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

THE LAST REPUBLICAN (USA 2024, Steve Pink, This Is America). His constitutional oath is more important to him than Donald Trump. A portrait of a patriot. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

Atelier 1

11.00 Uhr

EIN LEBEN IN FARBE – A LIFE IN COLOR (Österreich 2025, Axel Stasny, In good company?). Exercise, colourful clothes and plastic surgery at the age of 92. Eleanor is a firecracker of a woman. – followed by Q&A with Axel Stasny (director)

15.00 Uhr

DAS FAST NORMALE LEBEN – A NEARLY NORMAL LIFE (Deutschland 2025, Stefan Sick, Coming-of-Age). Wild and strong! Four young girls growing up and their almost normal life. – followed by Q&A with Stefan Sick (dir), Ulla Lehman (pro) & protagonists

18.30 Uhr

IN HELL WITH IVO (Bulgarien, USA 2025, Kristina Nikolova, About Art). A queer Bulgarian artist captivates and polarises audiences – and his parents. – followed by Q&A with Alexander Stanishev (camera)

21.00 Uhr

1-800-ON-HER-OWN (USA 2024, Dana Flor, The Sound of Music). Pioneer, mother, role model – an approachable portrait of the musician Ani DiFranco. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

Atelier 2

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

THE LAST SHORE – LA DERNIÈRE RIVE (Belgien, Frankreich, Katar 2025, Jean-François Ravagnan, Crossing Boundaries). A young man drowns and people just watch. How can his family come to terms with this? – followed by Q&A with Jean-François Ravagnan (director) und Marc Recchia (editor)

City 2

11.00 Uhr

PALLIATIVSTATION – PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT (Deutschland 2025, Philipp Döring, In good company?). Everyday life in a palliative care unit: listening, autonomy, and life – at every moment. – foll. by Q&A with S. Pfrang (dr.), M. Rössler (dr.) & H. Beck (DaSein e.V.)

17.00 Uhr

THE PROMISE (Niederlande 2024, Daan Veldhuizen, Reframing History). A promise is a promise: the on-going fight for decolonisation in Western New Guinea. – followed by Q&A with Daan Veldhuizen (direction)

20.00 Uhr

Deutsches Theater

18.00 Uhr

MONK IN PIECES (USA, Deutschland 2025, Billy Shebar, About Art). Vocal art and performance: a multifaceted portrait of the Avant Garde artist Meredith Monk. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

20.30 Uhr – Film screening with concert

Filmmuseum

15.00 Uhr

19.00 Uhr

THE EUPHORIA OF BEING – A LÉTEZÉS EUFÓRIÁJA (Ungarn 2019, Réka Szabó, Retrospective). 90-year-old holocaust survivor Éva Fahidi in a dance performance that tells the story of her life. – Original version: Hungarian – Subtitles: English

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Audimax

11.00 Uhr – Masterclass zu SOLDATEN DES LICHTS

20.00 Uhr – German Documentary Film Music Award

VRACHT – FREIGHT (Schweiz 2024, Max Carlo Kohal, Coming-of-Age). A chamber play on a container ship: Rudmer dreams of being a captain himself one day. – Award ceremony with film screening, reception and guests

HFF - Kino 1

11.00 Uhr

THE TREE OF AUTHENTICITY – L’ARBRE DE L’AUTHENTICITÉ (Belgium, DR Kongo 2025, Sammy Baloji, African Encounters). An essay about colonial legacy in DR Congo and what it means for climate policy today. – followed by Q&A with Thomas Hendriks (author)

15.00 Uhr

THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA (Kenia, Griechenland, USA 2024, Daphne Matziaraki, African Encounters). Long-lasting droughts intensify colonial conflicts in Kenya: a consequence of climate change. – followed by Q&A with Toni Kamau (producer)

17.00 Uhr – African Encounters 2025: Panel Discussion

20.00 Uhr

RISING UP AT NIGHT – TONGO SAA (DR Kongo, Belgien, Deutschland, Burkina Faso, Katar 2024, Nelson Makengo, African Encounters). Darkness reigns in Kinshasa. The power has been cut off since the city was hit by catastrophic flooding. – Original version: Lingala – Subtitles: English

HFF - Kino 2

14.00 Uhr

SINDROME ITALIA (Italien, Rumänien 2024, Ettore Mengozzi, Brave New Work?). A delicate film about how caring for the sick makes the carers themselves ill. – Original version: Italian, Romanian – Subtitles: English

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

HFF - Open Air / Ciné Vélo Cité

13.00 Uhr – Stop-Motion workshop for kids and teens with Ciné Vélo Cité

21.00 Uhr

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Liliom Kino Augsburg

18.00 Uhr

AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT (Italien, USA 2025, Maxim Derevianko, About Art). From extra to opera director – Ai Weiwei’s contemporary interpretation of Turandot. – guests: Jürgen K. Enninger and André Bücker

Literaturhaus

11.00 Uhr

Neues Maxim

15.30 Uhr

SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH – PISNI ZEMLI, SHCHO POVILNO HORYT (Ukraine, Frankreich, Schweden, Dänemark 2024, Olha Zhurba, Reframing History). The normalisation of war. Does such a thing happen? Yes. And it is beautiful and terrible. – Original version: Russian, Ukrainian – Subtitles: English

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

ON THE BORDER (Österreich, Schweiz, Deutschland 2024, Igor Gerald Hauzenberger, Crossing Boundaries). The EU is setting up borders in the Sahara – what does this mean for the people in Agadez? – Original version: French, German, Haussa, Tamashek – Subtitles: English

Neues Rottmann

15.00 Uhr

IT HAPPENED ON OUR GROUND (Israel, Germany, Canada 2024, Avner Faingulernt, ”Never Again” Is Now?). The Nazi past of a place casts a shadow over women from three generations of a family. – followed by Q&A with Avner Faingulernt/director & Hagar Saad Shalom/production

18.00 Uhr

SILENT OBSERVERS (Bulgarien, Deutschland 2024, Eliza Petkova, Stranger Than Fiction). Animals observe a Bulgarian village – an experimental look at disappearing traditions. – followed by Q&A with Eliza Petkova (director)

20.30 Uhr

Rio 1

17.00 Uhr

19.30 Uhr

IM OSTEN WAS NEUES – CHANGING SIDES – EICHI AND THE FC PIO (Deutschland 2025, Loraine Blumenthal, ”Never Again” Is Now?). From East German right-wing extremist to volunteer coach for stranded young people from across the world. – followed by Q&A with Loraine Blumenthal (director)

Rio 2

18.00 Uhr

20.00 Uhr

Thalia Filmtheater Augsburg

20.00 Uhr

Monday, 12.05.2025

Atelier 1

18.30 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Atelier 2

18.00 Uhr

20.00 Uhr

WOMAN/MOTHER – woman/mOther (Deutschland 2025, Klara Harden, Empowered). Creative expression despite the isolation and overwhelming demands of motherhood – a performative quest. – Original version: English, German – Subtitles: English

City 2

18.30 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Einstein 28

09.30 Uhr

Filmmuseum

19.00 Uhr

CITIZENFOUR (USA, Deutschland 2014, Laura Poitras, Retrospective). Oscar-winning political thriller. The revelations of the whistleblower Edward Snowden. – Original version: English – Subtitles: German

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Audimax

15.30 Uhr

18.00 Uhr

ICE GRAVE (Frankreich, Schweden, Finnland 2025, Robin Hunzinger, Stranger Than Fiction). Three men, a balloon and a lot of ice: the tragic story of an expedition to the North Pole. – Original version: French, Swedish – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Foyer

20.00 Uhr – Orange Hour on Monday evening

HFF - Kino 1

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

FRITZ HAT GLASKNOCHEN (Deutschland 2018, Giacopuzzi Marco, DOK.education). Even with fragile bones, Fritz holds on to the joy in life. – Original version: German – Subtitles: None

15.00 Uhr

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Kino 2

13.00 Uhr

SPRING IN KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ (Deutschland, Kanada 2025, Marie Zrenner, Coming-of-Age). Spring in the Arctic – young Kathy faces a dilemma: to stay or to leave? – followed by Q&A with Nicole Leykauf (producer)

15.30 Uhr

ON THE BORDER (Österreich, Schweiz, Deutschland 2024, Igor Gerald Hauzenberger, Crossing Boundaries). The EU is setting up borders in the Sahara – what does this mean for the people in Agadez? – Original version: French, German, Haussa, Tamashek – Subtitles: English

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

Instituto Cervantes

19.00 Uhr – THE FABULOUS GOLD HARVESTING MACHINE at Instituto Cervantes

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Liliom Kino Augsburg

20.00 Uhr

PING PONG PARADISE (Deutschland 2025, Jonas Egert, Brave New Work?). The rise, hubris and fall of TTC Neu-Ulm. A fast-paced thriller about ping pong at the highest level. – guests: Jonas Egert (director), J. K. Enninger, Alessa Plass, B. Er & S. Panizza

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr – DOK.fest SHORTS

21.00 Uhr

Neues Rottmann

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Rio 1

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Rio 2

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

FIUME O MORTE! (Kroatien, Slowenien, Italien 2025, Igor Bezinović, Reframing History). „Eia, eia, alalà!” A retelling of perhaps the strangest occupation in history. – Original version: Croatian, Italian – Subtitles: English

Thalia Filmtheater Augsburg

18.00 Uhr

Tuesday, 13.05.2025

Amerikahaus

20.00 Uhr

THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT (USA 2024, Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk, This Is America). How lobbying overturned climate policy – an archive film about missed chances. – guests: Gregg Mitman & Seth Peabody (Rachel Carson Center)

Atelier 1

18.00 Uhr

SEEDS (USA 2024, Brittany Shyne, This Is America). A lyrical insight into the fragile existence of black farmers in the American South. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

21.00 Uhr

Atelier 2

18.30 Uhr

THE BAD GUY (Belgien, USA 2024, Louise Van Assche, This Is America). Safety first! Texas and active shooter drills in schools. – Original version: English – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

City 2

18.00 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

Einstein 28

09.30 Uhr

Filmmuseum

19.00 Uhr

LES GLANEURS ET LA GLANEUSE (Frankreich 2000, Agnès Varda, Retrospective). About throwing things away and collecting them – an essay full of delight that takes us beyond consumer society. – Guest: Hermann Barth, former director of DOK.fest München

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Audimax

11.00 Uhr

14.00 Uhr

20.00 Uhr – DOK.edit Award – presented by Adobe

A SUDDEN GLIMPSE TO DEEPER THINGS (UK 2024, Mark Cousins, About Art). The world seen through the eyes of the British artist and visionary Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. – Award ceremony with film screening and reception

HFF - Kino 1

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens für Schulklassen - im Kino

FRITZ HAT GLASKNOCHEN (Deutschland 2018, Giacopuzzi Marco, DOK.education). Even with fragile bones, Fritz holds on to the joy in life. – Original version: German – Subtitles: None

15.30 Uhr

ICE GRAVE (Frankreich, Schweden, Finnland 2025, Robin Hunzinger, Stranger Than Fiction). Three men, a balloon and a lot of ice: the tragic story of an expedition to the North Pole. – followed by online Q&A with Robin Hunzinger (director) & Cédric Bonin (producer)

18.00 Uhr – DOK.special

MEXICO, MONTREAL AND MORE... (Deutschland 2025, Luca-Els Mauritz, Luis Spielmann, Alfredo Rouco, Arturo De Ita, Anna-Maria Dutoit, Louis Dickhaut, DOK.special). Students from Mexico, Montreal and Munich screen films from their semesters abroad. – Free Admission

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Kino 2

15.00 Uhr

TRAINS – POCIAGI (Polen, Litauen 2024, Maciej Drygas, Stranger Than Fiction). A rhythmic found footage collage on the theme of railways in the 20th century. – followed by Q&A with Maciej Drygas (director) and Vita ?elakeviciute (producer)

17.30 Uhr

LI CHAM – I DIED (Mexiko 2024, Ana Ts'uyeb, Empowered). No land, no rights, no joy? A film about three self-empowered women. – Original version: Other – Subtitles: English

20.00 Uhr

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Lenbachhaus

16.00 Uhr

Münchner Volkstheater

20.00 Uhr – FRIENDLY FIRE at Volkstheater

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Neues Rottmann

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Rio 1

17.00 Uhr

THE SREBRENICA TAPE - FROM DAD, FOR ALISA (Deutschland, Österreich 2025, Chiara Sambuchi, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Four hours of video material from Srebrenica – a daughter’s search for traces of her father. – Original version: Bosnian, English, Italian, Serbian – Subtitles: English

19.30 Uhr

DIE GRÜNEN - AUFSTIEG UND KRISE EINER DEUTSCHEN PARTEI (Deutschland 2025, Hauke Wendler, Lisa Maria Hagen, DOK.serie). A three part series that draws a multifaceted portrait of Alliance 90 / The Greens. – followed by Q&A with H. Wendler & L. M. Hagen (directors) and Lukas Beckmann

Rio 2

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

Wednesday, 14.05.2025

Atelier 1

18.00 Uhr

SABAT (Deutschland 2024, Anna Maria Beeck, Reframing History). Who was Sabat? A true crime story that asks the question: was there a crime in the first place? – Original version: Other, English, German – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

Atelier 2

18.30 Uhr – DOK.fest SHORTS

21.00 Uhr

Bergson

19.00 Uhr – AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT at Bergson

City 2

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Einstein 28

09.30 Uhr

Filmmuseum

19.00 Uhr

STEP ACROSS THE BORDER (Schweiz / Deutschland 1990, Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel, Retrospective). Fred Frith and co... A masterful discourse on the spirit of music and filmmaking. – foll. by Q&A with Nicolas Humbert (dir.) & Dieter Fahrer (for. camera assistent)

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

THE END OF THE INTERNET (Kanada, Spanien, Deutschland 2025, Dylan Reibling, Reframing History). Clouds and antennas. A film about the internet – the old and the new. – followed by Q&A with Dylan Reibling (director)

HFF - Audimax

11.00 Uhr

15.00 Uhr

18.00 Uhr – DOK.special

CROSSING BORDERS PARIS (Deutschland 2025, Emilia Haar, Natalia Mamaj, Elisabeth Plattner, Michael Groß, Carina Bethmann, Nadja Ißler, DOK.special). Crossing Borders - a television journalism project from HFF München. 2025: PARIS. 3 short films. – Free admission

20.30 Uhr

STRANGE BIRDS (Israel 2024, Shakked Auerbach, Family Affairs). A film about family unity and the vague distinction between what is and isn’t normal. – Original version: Hebrew – Subtitles: English

HFF - Foyer

20.00 Uhr – Orange Hour on Wednesday evening

HFF - Kino 1

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

FRITZ HAT GLASKNOCHEN (Deutschland 2018, Giacopuzzi Marco, DOK.education). Even with fragile bones, Fritz holds on to the joy in life. – Original version: German – Subtitles: None

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

THE SREBRENICA TAPE - FROM DAD, FOR ALISA (Deutschland, Österreich 2025, Chiara Sambuchi, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Four hours of video material from Srebrenica – a daughter’s search for traces of her father. – Original version: Bosnian, English, Italian, Serbian – Subtitles: English

HFF - Kino 2

15.00 Uhr

SOLIDARITY (Deutschland, Schweiz 2025, David Bernet, Crossing Boundaries). A non-negotiable value or a Sisyphean task? The topic of solidarity has its light and dark sides. – Original version: Arabic, English, French, German, Polish, Ukrainian – Subtitles: English

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

18.00 Uhr

SEEDS (USA 2024, Brittany Shyne, This Is America). A lyrical insight into the fragile existence of black farmers in the American South. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

21.00 Uhr

Neues Rottmann

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

VOM TRAUM, UNSINKBAR ZU SEIN – ABOUT THE DREAM TO BE UNSINKABLE (Deutschland 2024, Tom Fröhlich, Reframing History). What does a ship dream of? Former GDR cutters: a memorial, a deep sea trawler and a myth. – Original version: Danish, English, German, Russian, Spanish – Subtitles: English

Pasinger Fabrik

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

FRITZ HAT GLASKNOCHEN (Deutschland 2018, Giacopuzzi Marco, DOK.education). Even with fragile bones, Fritz holds on to the joy in life. – Original version: German – Subtitles: None

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

RUNDE 3 – RONDE 3 (Belgium 2024, Liesbeth De Mey, DOK.education). Sana is a boxer and a baker. Can her two passions coexist? – Original version: Dutch, French – Subtitles: English

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Rio 1

18.30 Uhr

SPALTUNG – FISSION (Deutschland 2025, João Pedro Prado, Subdue the earth?). Nuclear power. Yes please! No thank you! A discourse between fans and critics. – Original version: English, German, Polish – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

Rio 2

18.00 Uhr

20.00 Uhr

Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst

18.30 Uhr – KHARTOUM at SMÄK

KHARTOUM (Sudan, UK, Deutschland, Katar 2025, Ahmad Ibrahim, Filmmaking in Exile). Upheaval in Sudan: five portraits of people in Khartoum fated to end up in exile. – Original version: Arabic – Subtitles: English

Thursday, 15.05.2025

Atelier 1

21.00 Uhr

Atelier 2

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

BEYOND ROCK BOTTOM – MÉLYPONT ÉRZÉS (Ungarn 2024, Ádám Miklós, In good company?). Looking up. Rock climbing to combat drug addiction. – Original version: Hungarian – Subtitles: English

Bellevue di Monaco

18.00 Uhr

YUMI – THE WHOLE WORLD (Deutschland, Vanuatu, Fidschi, USA, Ägypten, Schottland, Niederlande 2024, Felix Golenko, Subdue the earth?). The South Pacific faces rising sea levels. Three students and an ace up their sleeves. – Original version: Other, English – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

City 2

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

VOM TRAUM, UNSINKBAR ZU SEIN – ABOUT THE DREAM TO BE UNSINKABLE (Deutschland 2024, Tom Fröhlich, Reframing History). What does a ship dream of? Former GDR cutters: a memorial, a deep sea trawler and a myth. – Original version: Danish, English, German, Russian, Spanish – Subtitles: English

Einstein 28

09.30 Uhr

Filmmuseum

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr

WE NEVER LEFT (Libanon, USA 2024, Loulwa Khoury, Filmmaking in Exile). They emigrated from Lebanon. In exile, they continue to campaign for justice. – followed by Q&A with Loulwa Khoury (director)

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Audimax

15.00 Uhr

20.00 Uhr – VFF Documentary Film Production Award

DAS FAST NORMALE LEBEN – A NEARLY NORMAL LIFE (Deutschland 2025, Stefan Sick, Coming-of-Age). Wild and strong! Four young girls growing up and their almost normal life. – Award ceremony with film screening, reception and guests

HFF - Kino 1

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

RUNDE 3 – RONDE 3 (Belgium 2024, Liesbeth De Mey, DOK.education). Sana is a boxer and a baker. Can her two passions coexist? – Original version: Dutch, French – Subtitles: English

15.00 Uhr

17.30 Uhr

20.00 Uhr

HFF - Kino 2

11.00 Uhr

THE PROMISE (Niederlande 2024, Daan Veldhuizen, Reframing History). A promise is a promise: the on-going fight for decolonisation in Western New Guinea. – Original version: Dutch, English, Malay – Subtitles: English

13.30 Uhr

16.00 Uhr

WIDOW CHAMPION (Kenya 2024, Zippy Kimundu, Empowered). Widows united! Resilient Kenyan widows and the struggle for basic women’s rights. – Original version: Other, English, Swahili – Subtitles: English

18.00 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

HFF - Open Air / Ciné Vélo Cité

21.00 Uhr

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Lenbachhaus

18.00 Uhr – A SUDDEN GLIMPSE TO DEEPER THINGS at Lenbachhaus

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

WOMAN/MOTHER – woman/mOther (Deutschland 2025, Klara Harden, Empowered). Creative expression despite the isolation and overwhelming demands of motherhood – a performative quest. – Original version: English, German – Subtitles: English

18.30 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

ICE GRAVE (Frankreich, Schweden, Finnland 2025, Robin Hunzinger, Stranger Than Fiction). Three men, a balloon and a lot of ice: the tragic story of an expedition to the North Pole. – Original version: French, Swedish – Subtitles: English

Neues Rottmann

18.00 Uhr

1-800-ON-HER-OWN (USA 2024, Dana Flor, The Sound of Music). Pioneer, mother, role model – an approachable portrait of the musician Ani DiFranco. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

20.30 Uhr

NS-Dokumentationszentrum

18.00 Uhr – Film screening and panel

Pasinger Fabrik

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

RUNDE 3 – RONDE 3 (Belgium 2024, Liesbeth De Mey, DOK.education). Sana is a boxer and a baker. Can her two passions coexist? – Original version: Dutch, French – Subtitles: English

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Rio 1

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Rio 2

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

Friday, 16.05.2025

Amerikahaus

18.00 Uhr

SIMON! THE JOY OF CONDUCTING (Deutschland 2024, Benedikt Schulte, The Sound of Music). Capable of producing miracles. Simon Rattle’s unique relationship with his musicians and his audience. – Q&A with Bendikt Schulte (director) and Sir Simon Rattle and string concert

21.00 Uhr

1-800-ON-HER-OWN (USA 2024, Dana Flor, The Sound of Music). Pioneer, mother, role model – an approachable portrait of the musician Ani DiFranco. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

Atelier 1

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Atelier 2

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

9-MONTH CONTRACT (Georgien, Bulgarien, Deutschland 2025, Ketevan Vashagashvili, Brave New Work?). Zhana pushes herself to her physical limits for her daughter’s future. – Original version: Georgian – Subtitles: English

Bellevue di Monaco

18.00 Uhr

IN HELL WITH IVO (Bulgarien, USA 2025, Kristina Nikolova, About Art). A queer Bulgarian artist captivates and polarises audiences – and his parents. – Original version: Bulgarian – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

City 2

18.30 Uhr

SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH – PISNI ZEMLI, SHCHO POVILNO HORYT (Ukraine, Frankreich, Schweden, Dänemark 2024, Olha Zhurba, Reframing History). The normalisation of war. Does such a thing happen? Yes. And it is beautiful and terrible. – Original version: Russian, Ukrainian – Subtitles: English

21.00 Uhr

Einstein 28

09.30 Uhr

Filmmuseum

18.00 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr

BEYOND ROCK BOTTOM – MÉLYPONT ÉRZÉS (Ungarn 2024, Ádám Miklós, In good company?). Looking up. Rock climbing to combat drug addiction. – Original version: Hungarian – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Audimax

16.00 Uhr

SPALTUNG – FISSION (Deutschland 2025, João Pedro Prado, Subdue the earth?). Nuclear power. Yes please! No thank you! A discourse between fans and critics. – foll. by online Q&A with João Pedro Prad (director) & Anton Yaremchuk (co-dir.)

18.00 Uhr

SOLDATEN DES LICHTS – SOLDIERS OF LIGHT (Deutschland 2024, Julian Vogel, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Wonder cures for cancer, a raw food influencer and a well-organised Reichsbürger sect. The apocalypse draws near. – foll. by online Q&A with Julian Vogel (director) & Johannes Büttner (co-dir.)

20.30 Uhr

HFF - Foyer

20.00 Uhr – Orange Hour on Friday evening

HFF - Kino 1

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

RUNDE 3 – RONDE 3 (Belgium 2024, Liesbeth De Mey, DOK.education). Sana is a boxer and a baker. Can her two passions coexist? – Original version: Dutch, French – Subtitles: English

15.30 Uhr

SINDROME ITALIA (Italien, Rumänien 2024, Ettore Mengozzi, Brave New Work?). A delicate film about how caring for the sick makes the carers themselves ill. – followed by online Q&A with Ettore Mengozzi (director)

18.00 Uhr

ONLY ON EARTH (Dänemark, Spanien 2024, Robin Petré, Subdue the earth?). A fragile system – wild horses play a role in the prevention of wildfires in Galicia. – followed by online Q&A with Robin Petré (director)

20.00 Uhr

HFF - Kino 2

11.00 Uhr

13.00 Uhr

17.30 Uhr

THE BAD GUY (Belgien, USA 2024, Louise Van Assche, This Is America). Safety first! Texas and active shooter drills in schools. – Original version: English – Subtitles: English

19.30 Uhr

HFF - Open Air / Ciné Vélo Cité

21.00 Uhr

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

LI CHAM – I DIED (Mexiko 2024, Ana Ts'uyeb, Empowered). No land, no rights, no joy? A film about three self-empowered women. – Original version: Other – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

Neues Rottmann

16.00 Uhr

18.00 Uhr

20.00 Uhr

Pasinger Fabrik

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

RUNDE 3 – RONDE 3 (Belgium 2024, Liesbeth De Mey, DOK.education). Sana is a boxer and a baker. Can her two passions coexist? – Original version: Dutch, French – Subtitles: English

09.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Rio 1

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

Rio 2

18.00 Uhr

PATRICE: THE MOVIE (USA 2024, Ted Passon, In good company?). Loyal friends against unfair laws: Patrice and Garry want to live together. – Original version: English – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

Saturday, 17.05.2025

Amerikahaus

11.00 Uhr

SEEDS (USA 2024, Brittany Shyne, This Is America). A lyrical insight into the fragile existence of black farmers in the American South. – Original version: English – Subtitles: None

19.30 Uhr – Award ceremony – DOK.fest München 2025

Atelier 1

17.30 Uhr

20.00 Uhr

WE NEVER LEFT (Libanon, USA 2024, Loulwa Khoury, Filmmaking in Exile). They emigrated from Lebanon. In exile, they continue to campaign for justice. – followed by Q&A with Loulwa Khoury (director)

Atelier 2

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Bellevue di Monaco

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

ON THE BORDER (Österreich, Schweiz, Deutschland 2024, Igor Gerald Hauzenberger, Crossing Boundaries). The EU is setting up borders in the Sahara – what does this mean for the people in Agadez? – Original version: French, German, Haussa, Tamashek – Subtitles: English

City 2

17.30 Uhr

20.00 Uhr

Filmmuseum

19.00 Uhr

SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH – PISNI ZEMLI, SHCHO POVILNO HORYT (Ukraine, Frankreich, Schweden, Dänemark 2024, Olha Zhurba, Reframing History). The normalisation of war. Does such a thing happen? Yes. And it is beautiful and terrible. – Original version: Russian, Ukrainian – Subtitles: English

21.00 Uhr

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

LI CHAM – I DIED (Mexiko 2024, Ana Ts'uyeb, Empowered). No land, no rights, no joy? A film about three self-empowered women. – Original version: Other – Subtitles: English

HFF - Audimax

11.00 Uhr

14.00 Uhr

17.00 Uhr

19.30 Uhr

HFF - Kino 1

10.30 Uhr – Speaking on camera – Workshop with Julian Janssen

13.00 Uhr

15.30 Uhr

FACING WAR (Norwegen 2025, Tommy Gulliksen, Reframing History). His final year as Secretary General: Jens Stoltenberg battles to preserve NATO’s unity. – followed by online Q&A with Tommy Gulliksen (director)

18.00 Uhr

20.00 Uhr

HFF - Kino 2

11.00 Uhr

13.30 Uhr

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

HFF - Open Air / Ciné Vélo Cité

21.00 Uhr

1-800-ON-HER-OWN (USA 2024, Dana Flor, The Sound of Music). Pioneer, mother, role model – an approachable portrait of the musician Ani DiFranco. – Cancelled due to weather

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Neues Maxim

16.00 Uhr

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

Neues Rottmann

16.00 Uhr

18.00 Uhr

AZZA (Deutschland 2025, Stefanie Brockhaus, Empowered). Divorced and working as a driving instructor? A revolution in Saudi Arabia – one small step at a time. – Original version: Arabic, English – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr

Pasinger Fabrik

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

THE NEW MUSEUM – DET NYE MUSEET (Norwegen 2025, Birgitte Sigmundstad, About Art). Merging four well-established museums into one huge national museum: how does this turn out? – Original version: English, Norwegian – Subtitles: English

Pinakothek der Moderne

11.00 Uhr

Rio 1

17.30 Uhr

GIRLS & GODS (Österreich, Schweiz 2025, Arash T. Riahi, Verena Soltiz, Empowered). Feminism and religious faith - an irreconcilable contradiction or compatible after all? – foll. by Q&A with A. T. Riahi & V. Soltiz (direct) & I. Shevchenko (protagonist)

20.30 Uhr

Rio 2

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr

Sunday, 18.05.2025

Amerikahaus

18.00 Uhr – DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit

Atelier 1

16.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS

19.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS

Atelier 2

17.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

DAS FAST NORMALE LEBEN – A NEARLY NORMAL LIFE (Deutschland 2025, Stefan Sick, Coming-of-Age). Wild and strong! Four young girls growing up and their almost normal life. – Original version: German – Subtitles: English

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

Bellevue di Monaco

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Bergson

11.00 Uhr – MONK IN PIECES at Bergson

City 2

15.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS

18.00 Uhr

20.30 Uhr

Filmmuseum

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

Futuro-Haus

10.00 Uhr – VR Pop Up Cinema

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

HFF - Audimax

11.00 Uhr

PALLIATIVSTATION – PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT (Deutschland 2025, Philipp Döring, In good company?). Everyday life in a palliative care unit: listening, autonomy, and life – at every moment. – foll. by online Q&A with P. Döring (director) & Dr. S. Pfrang (protagonist)

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS

DER LETZTE DOKUMENTARFILM (Deutschland, Niederlande 2000, Sponsel Daniel, Jan Sebening, DOK.special). – followed by Q&A with Daniel Sponsel & Jan Sebening (director)

HFF - Kino 1

14.00 Uhr – Award ceremony – Documentary film competition for young people 2025

18.00 Uhr

PATRICE: THE MOVIE (USA 2024, Ted Passon, In good company?). Loyal friends against unfair laws: Patrice and Garry want to live together. – Original version: English – Subtitles: English

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS

HFF - Kino 2

11.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

IT HAPPENED ON OUR GROUND (Israel, Germany, Canada 2024, Avner Faingulernt, ”Never Again” Is Now?). The Nazi past of a place casts a shadow over women from three generations of a family. – Original version: English, German, Hebrew – Subtitles: English

16.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

18.30 Uhr

21.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

THE SREBRENICA TAPE - FROM DAD, FOR ALISA (Deutschland, Österreich 2025, Chiara Sambuchi, ”Never Again” Is Now?). Four hours of video material from Srebrenica – a daughter’s search for traces of her father. – Original version: Bosnian, English, Italian, Serbian – Subtitles: English

HFF - Seminarraum 2

11.30 Uhr – KI and film – Workshop with Fritz Espenlaub

Kino Solln

18.00 Uhr

Neues Maxim

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

Neues Rottmann

14.00 Uhr

16.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

VOM TRAUM, UNSINKBAR ZU SEIN – ABOUT THE DREAM TO BE UNSINKABLE (Deutschland 2024, Tom Fröhlich, Reframing History). What does a ship dream of? Former GDR cutters: a memorial, a deep sea trawler and a myth. – Original version: Danish, English, German, Russian, Spanish – Subtitles: English

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – DOK.fest SHORTS

ACCIDENTAL ANIMALS (Deutschland 2024, Felix Klee, Stranger Than Fiction). Unexpected animal encounters on the internet – a short cinematic experiment. – Original version: English – Subtitles: German

Pinakothek der Moderne

11.00 Uhr

16.00 Uhr

Rio 1

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS

PRIMADONNA OR NOTHING (Deutschland 2024, Juliane Sauter, The Sound of Music). A glimpse behind the curtain of the opera world, exploring what it means to chase a dream. – Original version: English, German, Italian – Subtitles: English

Rio 2

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS

Monday, 19.05.2025

@home

08.00 Uhr – Schule des Sehens

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Tuesday, 20.05.2025

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Wednesday, 21.05.2025

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Thursday, 22.05.2025

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Friday, 23.05.2025

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Saturday, 24.05.2025

Gasteig HP8

07.00 Uhr – Anniversary Exhibition

Sunday, 25.05.2025

Gasteig HP8