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.

DOK.guest Canada

Indigenous culture and megacities, monarchy and liberalism – seven documentaries from and about Canada. The series is part of Canada's cultural programme as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2020/21, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm Canada and the Government of Canada.

JE M'APPELLE HUMAIN – CALL ME HUMAN (Canada 2020, Kim O'Bomsawin, Andrée-Anne Frenette). Joséphine Bacon preserves the legacy of the Innu nation and gives her people a voice.

#North America

JUDY VERSUS CAPITALISM (Canada 2020, Mike Hoolboom). The personal is political! Judy Rebick’s fight for women’s’ rights and against depression.

#North America, #Get outraged!

KÍMMAPIIYIPITSSINI: THE MEANING OF EMPATHY (Canada 2021, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers). Can compassion heal? The Kainai Nation and its methods of harm reduction

#North America, #Get outraged!

LES LIBRES – THE FREE ONES (Canada 2020, Nicolas Lévesque). On the production lines, surrounded by mountains of timber, former criminals try to find their way back into society.

#North America, #Hero's Journey

NO VISIBLE TRAUMA (Canada 2020, Robinder Uppal, Marc Serpa Francoeur). Police violence, systemic racism and a justice system that is on the brink of collapse as a result.

#North America, #Get outraged!

THE SILENCE (Canada 2020, Renée Blanchar). Systematic abuse in a Catholic community – a battle between the truth and religious silence

#Monstrously human: abysses and catastrophes, #North America

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE, ANYPLACE (Canada 2020, Lulu Wei). In a Toronto block identity falls victim to growth. A hole is left behind.

#Subtitles for the hearing impaired, #North America

DOK.international Main 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 Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The prize sponsor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.

THE LAST HILLBILLY (France, Qatar 2020, Diane Sara Bouzgarrou, Thomas Jenkoe). The last hillbilly and his family in the heart of the Appalachians. An abstract poetic look at forgotten America.

#North America, #Nature in retreat

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.

100UP – AGE IS JUST A NUMBER (Netherlands 2020, Heddy Honigmann). Life after 100 is also full of surprises and joyful moments.

#North America, #France and Benelux, #The late Pathes: Ageing and Dying

WHEN A FARM GOES AFLAME – WHEN A FARM GOES AFLAME (Germany 2021, Jide Tom Akinelminu). What is culture, what is deception and who is family? A colourful film about the Danish-Nigerian marriage of the filmmaker’s parents

#North America, #Africa

DOK.focus Empowerment

Empowerment - the game changer in the struggle for social justice. In the thematic series, we accompany empowerment movements around the world and in various aspects of life. Six films – one call: Empower yourselves!

NOT GOING QUIETLY (United States 2021, Nicholas Bruckman). Supportive, inspiring and motivational: a powerful portrait of the activist and ALS patient Ady Barkan.

#Moving forward together: Films on inclusion, #Subtitles for the hearing impaired, #North America, #Limitied films, #Hero's Journey, #Get outraged!

DOK.music

From progressive rock to country from the former Swaziland to current Viennese singer-songwriters: DOK.music delivers music for the eyes and ears. Presented by ARTE.