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

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

BABENCO: TELL ME WHEN I DIE – BABENCO: ALGUÉM TEM QUE OUVIR QUE OUVIR O CORAÇÃO E DIZER: PAROU (Brazil 2019, Bárbara Paz). An acclaimed director passes away. His wife dedicates a film to him. A tribute to the vitality of cinema.

#While stocks last, #Latin America, #For cinephiles, #The art of the hour

SONGS OF REPRESSION (Denmark 2020, Estephan Wagner Marianne Hougen-Moraga). A site of torture turned holiday destination: the “Villa Baviera” of the former Colonia Dignidad.

#While stocks last, #Latin America, #The Human Stain

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.

SILENCE RADIO (Switzerland 2019, Juliana Fanjul). A radio journalist in Mexico fights for press freedom in her country.

#System critics and new visions, #While stocks last, #Latin America, #A hero's journey, #The Human Stain

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.

JENSEITS DES SICHTBAREN – HILMA AF KLINT – BEYOND THE VISIBLE – HILMA AF KLINT (Germany 2019, Halina Dyrschka). Hilma af Klint - pioneer of abstract art. A portrait of a sensational painter.

#While stocks last, #Northern Europe, #The art of the hour, #Films with German subtitles

KING OF THE CRUISE (Netherlands 2019, Sophie Dros). Pure eccentricity: Baron Ronald loves the luxury of cruising on the high seas.

#While stocks last, #A hero's journey

LESSONS OF LOVE – LEKCJA MIŁOŚCI (Poland 2019, Małgorzata Goliszewska, Kasia Mateja). Jola turns 70. She leaves her husband. About love in the golden years.

#While stocks last, #Caucasus, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, #A hero's journey, #The Human Stain

NACHSPIEL – AFTERMATH (Germany 2019, Christoph Hübner, Gabriele Voss). The dream of becoming a professional soccer player can be over sooner than hoped – and then what?

#While stocks last, #Films with German subtitles, #A hero's journey

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

Munich Premieres

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.

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

WALCHENSEE FOREVER (Germany 2020, Janna Ji Wonders). A café for visitors to the Walchensee lake. An epic family tale that spans five generations.

#While stocks last, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Looking back

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.

IT TAKES A FAMILY – DE SKYGGER VI ARVER (Denmark 2019, Susanne Kovács). Repressed and concealed: a young director confronts herself and her German-Jewish family with the past in order to save the future.

#Northern Europe, #Looking back, #While stocks last

WINTER JOURNEY (Denmark, Germany 2019, Anders Østergaard). Günther Goldschmidt or George Goldsmith – how Jewish culture was exploited by the Nazis.

#Films with German subtitles, #While stocks last, #North America, #Looking back

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.

FRITSCHS PFUSCH – FRITSCH'S FLUB (Germany 2020, Lisa Wagner). Manic, wound up, chaotic – a production of “Pfusch” to mark the end of Frank Castorf’s Volksbühne.

#While stocks last, #The art of the hour

LOVE CHILD (Denmark 2019, Eva Mulvad). 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

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