THE FILM PROGRAMME OF DOK.fest MÜNCHEN @HOME

DOK.fest München 2021 @home came to a close on 23 May. 131 films from 43 countries were shown.
Here you can find an overview of all the films. The programme booklet can be viewed here.

DOK.deutsch

The DOK.deutsch competition presents films that deal with people and events in the German-speaking region. In in-depth narratives we are exposed to extraordinary experiences and gain valuable insights. The VIKTOR DOK.deutsch is endowed with 5,000 euros.

ALLES GUT – I'M OKAY (Germany 2016, Pia Lenz). Djaner and Ghofran, two children who have fled war and persecution, venture out into their new home of Hamburg. Pia Lenz’s observation of the pair has a delicateness that leaves you astonished and speechless.

#Migration, #Society, Education, Inclusion, #Relationships, Love, Family, #DOK.4teens, #Competition Preis der SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit

SOME THINGS ARE HARD TO TALK ABOUT (Germany 2017, Stefanie Brockhaus). How long can three generations harbour the same secret? When the filmmaker Stefanie Brockhaus tackles the subject of abortion, she suddenly discovers parallels with the past of her mother and grandmother.

#Relationships, Love, Family, #Religion, Psychology, Lifestyles

DOK.horizonte

The films in the DOK.horizonte competition, supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ, tell stories from countries in transition. They are nominated for the VIKTOR DOK.horizonte, endowed with 5,000 euros, donated by the Petra Kelly Foundation.

ATENTAMENTE – SINCERELY (Colombia 2016, Camila Rodríguez Triana). Happiness in the autumn of life. In a retirement home in Colombia Alba and Libardo have fallen in love and long to spend a night together alone in a hotel. But at a cost of 15,000 Pesos this is way out of their reach. A gentle observation that is masterful in its simplicity.

#Society, Education, Inclusion, #Relationships, Love, Family, #Latin America

Student Award

The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the Megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.

SOLLTE DA ICH UND NIEMAND SEIN (Germany 2016, Nele Jeromin). A father knows that he is going to die and remains calm. His daughter cannot and will not accept it and picks up her camera. A filmic pas-de-deux of small observations, intimate thoughts and the final big question.

#Religion, Psychology, Lifestyles, #Relationships, Love, Family

DOK.panorama

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

A YOUNG GIRL IN HER NINETIES – UNE JEUNE FILLE DE 90 ANS (France 2016, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Yann Coridian). When you look into the face of the Alzheimer’s patient, Blanche, there is no doubt what is reflected back at you: love. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Yann Coridian’s highly sensitive portrait of an unusual couple goes straight to your heart from the very first moment.

#Literature, Dance and Theater, #Relationships, Love, Family

ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (Poland, United Kingdom 2016, Michał Marczak). Kris and Michał drift through Warsaw. They dance with the hottest women. This is the summer of love reloaded. Poetry and theory – does friendship have any limits? A question, an encounter, cool electro beats. In your mid-twenties a lost weekend is never a lost weekend.

#Eastern Europa / Russia, #Youth and Subculture, #Relationships, Love, Family, #for Cineastes, #BEST DOKS

BAGNINI & BAGNANTI – LIFEGUARDS IN LOVE (Italy 2017, Fabio Paleari). The lifeguards on Italy’s beaches are the epitome of the European Latin lover. Every summer the young men used to have countless affairs with young tourists. Today things have changed but the good times are not completely over.

#Relationships, Love, Family

KOMUNIA – COMMUNION (Poland 2016, Anna Zamecka). The heartbreaking story of a 14-year-old Polish girl who has to play the roles of mother, father and sister as well as being herself. Caught in the vicious circle of a dysfunctional family, Ola fights with all her strength against the force of her circumstances.

#Eastern Europa / Russia, #Society, Education, Inclusion, #Relationships, Love, Family, #Competition Preis der SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #BEST DOKS

LOS NIÑOS – THE GROWN UPS (Chile, France, Netherlands 2016, Maite Alberdi). Andrés and Anita have just one wish: to start a family. But society has other plans for people with Down’s Syndrome and the school that they have been attending for 40 years remains the only place they can be a couple. A gentle portrait that reveals their frustrations and longing.

#Society, Education, Inclusion, #Relationships, Love, Family

LOVETRUE (United States 2016, Alma Har'el). Three young people in different corners of the USA reflect on their ideas about love. Reality and the inner lives of the protagonists intertwine in an intoxicating flow of images and we get lost in the delightful magic of performance and music.

#Youth and Subculture, #USA/Canada, #Relationships, Love, Family, #Religion, Psychology, Lifestyles

WHO WE WERE (Denmark 2016, Sine Skibsholt). “Kristian, can you move your arm?” Mette Line and Kristian are a happy couple with two small children until a stroke changes everything. The filmmaker has succeeded in drawing an intimate portrait about fate and family ties.

#Religion, Psychology, Lifestyles, #Relationships, Love, Family

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU – NAWET NIE WIESZ JAK BARDZO CIĘ KOCHAM (Poland 2016, Paweł Łoziński). A room, three people: a mother, a daughter and a therapist. We see just the face of each of them and the emotions that are reflected in it: anger, anxiety, doubt and love. A docu-fictional psychological case study with a sense of familiarity.

#Relationships, Love, Family, #Eastern Europa / Russia, #Religion, Psychology, Lifestyles

Münchner Premieren

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.

DAS BAND IST NICHT GERISSEN – UNBROKEN TIES (Germany 2017, Jörg Schnitger). “He wasn’t looking for death,” suggests a relative in Jörg Schnitger’s very personal quest to understand the fate of his father, who died prematurely 40 years ago. After the police file has long been closed, he makes a fresh attempt to unravel the mystery.

#Relationships, Love, Family