The film programme of the 40th DOK.fest München: In the cinema. At home.

Presale starts on 24 April 2025.

 
 
 

Like every year, DOK.fest München 2025 opens up a view of the world: with 105 of the best and most current international documentaries from 58 countries.

For the 40th DOK.fest München, the former programme scheme is being dissolved. The festival films are divided into 16 thematically focussed sections based on current themes. 

Our aim is to ensure the greatest possible participation in our films, which is why we bring them to the big screen in Munich cinemas and cultural venues as well as to home screens throughout Germany as barrier-free as possible: DOK.fest München stays dual!
VATER MEIN BRUDER – FATHER MY BROTHER (Belgium 2019, Ingo Baltes, DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb). A journey into the world of forgetting: a son follows his father, who suffers from dementia, with his camera.
#Looking back, #Overcoming borders
FORTSCHRITT IM TAL DER AHNUNGSLOSEN – PROGRESS IN THE VALLEY OF THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW (Germany 2019, Florian Kunert, Student Award). Syria meets Saxony – touching approaches to a common heritage.
#Looking back, #Overcoming borders
A NEW BEGINNING (Denmark 2019, Ala'A Mohsen, DOK.panorama). An insightful father-son story about two Syrian immigrants’ new start in Norway.
#Northern Europe, #Nominees DOK.fest Award SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #A hero's journey, #Overcoming borders
CORONA DIARIES / CORONA-CHRONIKEN (Germany 2020, Elke Sasse, DOK.panorama). A global video diary about life during the pandemic.
#Only for a short time, #Overcoming borders
LA LANGUE EST DONC UNE HISTOIRE D'AMOUR – LANGUAGE IS A LOVE STORY (Canada 2019, Andres Livov, DOK.panorama). French for beginners: adult migrants study at a language school in Montreal.
#North America, #Overcoming borders
MATING – PARNING (Denmark, Sweden 2019, Lina Maria Mannheimer, DOK.panorama). Love 2.0: between the digital and analogue worlds two 20-year-olds search for themselves and a way to be together.
#Northern Europe, #Overcoming borders
TRAVERSER – AFTER THE CROSSING (Belgium, Burkina Faso, France 2020, Joël Richmond Mathieu Akafou, DOK.panorama). Is there a paradise beyond the Mediterranean Sea? A young man in search of a better future
#Southern Europe, #Overcoming borders, #Africa
SWINGER – DIE WUNDERBARE WELT DES PARTNERTAUSCHS – SWINGER - THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF LIFESTYLE (Germany 2019, Stefan Zimmermann, Munich Premieres). Sexual desire or sexual addiction? Swinger clubs and German living rooms.
#Overcoming borders
LOVE CHILD (Denmark 2019, Eva Mulvad, Best of Fests). A dead end or a new start – where does love lead to when you’re on the run?
#While stocks last, #Middle East, #Overcoming borders
THE VALLEY (France, Italy 2019, Nuno Escudeiro, Best of Fests). How important is it to make a stand in your community – and what are the limits to this? French villagers campaign for the rights of refugees.
#Southern Europe, #Overcoming borders, #Africa

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