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.

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.

AUTOBAHN (Germany 2019, Daniel Abma). “The tiresome issue of the northern bypass.” A large construction project meets small town life. Changing times in a spa town.

#Human Animal Machine, #Only for a short time

AUTOMOTIVE (Germany 2020, Jonas Heldt). At the heart of the automobile business: two women, two portraits and the balance sheet of an industry.

#Human Animal Machine, #System critics and new visions, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Films with German subtitles

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

UNTIL WE RETURN (Italy 2019, Martin Telser). No man is an island, until you live on one.

#Human Animal Machine

DOK.panorama

DOK.panorama shows innovative documentary films from all over the world mapping the diversity and current trends of documentary storytelling – including many new discoveries and premieres.

FOREST CODE – CODE FORESTIER (Canada 2019, Charles-Émile Lafrance). Two Canadian lumberjacks and an abundance of trees – a farewell and the path to a new future.

#North America, #Human Animal Machine

IL PIANETA IN MARE – INDUSTRIAL VENICE (Italy 2019, Andrea Segre). Disused manufacturing facilities and the last trattorias: Venice after the industrial dream.

#Human Animal Machine, #System critics and new visions

THE SECOND LIFE (Belgium, Germany, Italy 2020, Davide Gambino). Dead animals for wildlife conservation? The European Taxidermy Championships.

#While stocks last, #Films with German subtitles, #Human Animal Machine

THE WHALE FROM LORINO – WIELORYB Z LORINO (Poland 2019, Maciej Cuske). In the Russian arctic the Chukchi make a living from whaling to secure their survival in the tough Siberian winter.

#What about religion?, #Human Animal Machine, #Caucasus, Eastern and Southeastern Europe

UNSKINNED – CURTIR A PELE (Portugal 2019, Inês Gil). An anachronistic look at the status quo after the economic crisis in Portugal – and its human consequences.

#Human Animal Machine, #Southern Europe

WORKHORSE (Canada 2019, Cliff Caines). The Horse Whisperers: A wonderful film poem about the lives of three teamsters.

#North America, #Human Animal Machine, #For cinephiles

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.

EINE FRAGE DER HALTUNG – BEEWILDERED COMPANIONS (Germany 2020, Felix Remter, Miriam Remter). Pets or wild creatures? Beekeeping in the age of the varroa mite. An essay-like discourse.

#Human Animal Machine, #While stocks last, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Films with German subtitles

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.