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.international Competition

Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the VIKTOR DOK.international Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The prize sponsor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.

PUNKS – Rotjochies (Netherlands 2019, Maasja Ooms). They system couldn’t contain them and now they live in exile. Will the three “punks” get to grips with their life in France?

#Nominees DOK.fest Award SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #A hero's journey, #For cinephiles, #France and Benelux, #DOK.4teens

THE EUPHORIA OF BEING – A LÉTEZÉS EUFÓRIÁJA (Hungary 2019, Réka Szabó). 90-year-old holocaust survivor Éva Fahidi in a dance performance that tells the story of her life.

#Only for a short time, #Looking back, #Caucasus, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, #DOK.4teens, #The art of the hour

DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb

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.

DISPLACED (Germany 2020, Sharon Ryba-Kahn). Jewish life in Germany? The granddaughter of a holocaust survivor searches for answers.

#A hero's journey, #DOK.4teens

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.

REGELN AM BAND, BEI HOHER GESCHWINDIGKEIT – RULES OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE, AT HIGH SPEED (Germany 2020, Yulia Lokshina). School children perform Brecht and eastern Europeans work on temporary contracts in the factory.

#While stocks last, #System critics and new visions, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Human Animal Machine, #Films with German subtitles, #DOK.4teens

DOK.panorama

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

LENE UND DIE GEISTER DES WALDES (Germany 2019, Dieter Schumann). In the mood for a holiday: Lene discovers the secrets of the Bavarian forest.

#DOK.4teens

LONG LIVE LOVE – LEVER ELSKER SAVNER (Denmark 2019, Sine Skibsholt). The turbulent puberty years and a cancer diagnosis. Rosmarie shares with us - as if she was writing in her diary - and reveals her tremendous lust for life.

#Northern Europe, #A hero's journey, #DOK.4teens

Munich Premieres

Munich is the home of most of the filmmakers whose works are gathered together in the Munich premieres. But time and again, the view extends far beyond the city limits.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW (Germany 2019, Julian Monatzeder). Nine teenagers and the question: How do we keep our humanity?

#Looking back, #DOK.4teens

DOK.focus lasting memories

The focus section DOK.focus lasting memories deals with contemporary witnesses of National Socialism and how subsequent generations dealt with their legacy.

DISPLACED – DISPLACED (Germany 2020, Sharon Ryba-Kahn). Jewish life in Germany? The granddaughter of a holocaust survivor searches for answers.

#A hero's journey, #DOK.4teens

DOK.education

The educational programme of DOK.fest München considers itself a "school of seeing", which combines media literacy and cultural education. It is aimed at children, young people, families and schools.

CHAMP (Niederlande 2019, Cassandra Offenberg). Die 14-jährige Esma ist ein Kickbox-Talent mit großen Erfolgen im Rücken und einer aussichtsreichen Zukunft im Blick. Gleichzeitig trägt sie ein konstante Last mit sich: Die Sorge um ihre kranke Mutter. Der Sport ist für sie Ablenkung und Ventil.

#France and Benelux, #DOK.4teens

DAZWISCHEN ELSA – ELSA IN-BETWEEN (Deutschland, Spanien 2019, Katharina Pethke, Christoph Rohrscheidt). Für Elsa wird der Druck erst nach dem Schulabschluss richtig groß. Wie soll man entscheiden, wer man sein möchte? Während ihre Bekannten scheinbar alle schon einen Schritt weiter sind, ist Elsa immer noch dazwischen: zwischen Schülerin und Erwachsener, zwischen Tochter-Sein und auf eigenen Füßen stehen.

#A hero's journey, #DOK.4teens

UNSERE INSEL – OUR ISLAND (Niederlande 2019, Lennah Koster). Die Schwestern Shanna und Mirte erleben gemeinsam phantasievolle Abenteuer auf ihrer kleinen „verlassenen“ Insel – einem magischen Ort, an dem bunte Schmetterlinge und kleine Wasserkreaturen vorbeikommen. Eigentlich ist Shanna die jüngere Schwester. Oft fühlt es sich jedoch nicht so an für sie, weil ihre Schwester Mirte das Downsyndrom hat.

#France and Benelux, #DOK.4teens

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.

DER BÄR IN MIR – BEAR-LIKE (Switzerland 2019, Roman Droux). The untamed beauty of wild grizzly bears: A summer film diary

#Human Animal Machine, #North America, #DOK.4teens, #Films with German subtitles

DOK.special Crime + Investigation

THE INVISIBLE LINE – DIE GESCHICHTE DER WELLE (Germany 2019, Emanuel Rotstein). A social experiment that goes too far – the true story behind “The Wave.”

#North America, #DOK.4teens, #The Human Stain