The film programme of DOK.fest München. At the cinema. At home.
3 to 14 May 2023 at the Munich venues
8 to 21 May 2023 @home
As always, DOK.fest München opens the view out to the world: with 130 of the best and most current international documentaries from 55 countries. Our goal is the greatest possible participation in our films, which is why we bring them to the big screen in Munich cinemas as well as to home screens throughout Germany: DOK.fest stays dual.
Please enter the festival edition you would like to find out more about a film in the year field.
SILVANA
– SILVANA (Sweden 2017, Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring, Christina Tsiobanelis, DOK.international Main Competition). A fascinating portrait of the Swedish rapper, Silvana Imam, who has taken Scandinavia by storm with her music and uncompromising lyrics and become a significant figurehead in Sweden’s feminist and anti-racist movements.
#The Artist is Present – Films on Art, #Music for Life!, #Love will find us, #Hero's Journey, #Ganz großes Kino!, #DOK.4teens, #Who am I?
WO BIST DU, JOAO GILBERTO?
– WHERE ARE YOU, JOAO GILBERTO? (France, Germany, Switzerland 2018, Georges Gachot, DOK.international Main Competition). “He is meant to have hated people so much that he could not stand them. He is meant to have loved them so much that he could not stand them.” That is what they said about Joao Gilberto, the elusive creator of Bossa Nova. Georges Gachot takes us on an entertaining, investigative trip to Rio to find out more.
#The Artist is Present – Films on Art, #Music for Life!, #Latin America, #DOK.music Open Air, #Who am I?
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
(Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States 2018, Steve Loveridge, DOK.female). Rebel, artist, pop icon and mother: M.I.A. wears many hats. Her original music and culture clash aesthetic have brought her international success. The film compiles personal videotapes, interviews and live concert recordings and reveals an extraordinary woman with a vociferous attitude.
#Music for Life!, #Asia, #Hero's Journey, #DOK.music Open Air
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