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.

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!

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!

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.

HINTER DEN SCHLAGZEILEN – BEHIND THE HEADLINES (Germany 2021, Daniel Sager). Cinema at its best: the camera is close up when this political farce takes its momentous course.

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PRESIDENT (Denmark, Norway 2021, Camilla Nielsson). “We want change!” – Zimbabwe at the crossroads between democracy and Mugabe’s legacy.

#Nominated films DOK.edit Award – presented by Adobe, #Limitied films, #Get outraged!, #Africa

DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb

Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.

AMAZONEN EINER GROSSSTADT – URBAN AMAZONS (Germany, Switzerland 2020, Thaïs Odermatt). Like their ancient counterparts, modern day Amazons don’t let anything hold them back and never give in.

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DIE KUNST DER FOLGENLOSIGKEIT – THE ART OF INCONSEQUENTIALITY (Austria, Germany 2021, Jakob Brossmann, Friedrich von Borries). Living without consequences in order to save the world? Friedrich von Borries’ theoretical concept enacted as a film within a film within a film.

#The art of living: sculpture, theatre, music, dance, photography, #Get outraged!

KLASSENKAMPF – CLASS STRUGGLE (Germany 2020, Sobo Swobodnik). Only by delving into your personal life can you truly examine where you have come from.

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DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency

The films in this series tell stories from countries in transition. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and are nominated for the VIKTOR DOK.horizonte Competition, endowed with 5,000 euros. The award donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.

LA VOCERA – THE SPOKESWOMAN (Mexico 2020, Luciana Kaplan). A portrait of the first indigenous woman in Mexico to run for president.

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MORNING STAR – AZA KIVY (Madagascar 2020, Lova Nantenaina). In South West Madagascar, the locals face up to a menace that is threatening their entire lives.

#Get outraged!, #Africa

SUSPENDED WIVES – LMAALKAT (France, Morocco, Qatar 2021, Merieme Addou). Three Moroccan women, three divorce cases, three examples of women’s struggle within patriarchal structures.

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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.

DIE KUNDIN (Germany 2021, Camilo Berstecher Barrero). Although she is a woman, Marlies Krämer is addressed using the male form of the word “customer” in German. At more than 80 years of age she takes up the fight with her bank.

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THE CASE YOU (Germany 2020, Alison Kuhn). In a theatre auditorium, five women break their silence and show that there is no grey area when it comes to sexual violence.

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WEM GEHÖRT MEIN DORF? – WHO OWNS MY VILLAGE? (Germany 2021, Christoph Eder). When a holiday town no longer belongs to its inhabitants, how do they win it back?

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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.

DOWNSTREAM TO KINSHASA – EN ROUTE POUR LE MILLIARD (Congo (Democratic Republic) 2020, Dieudo Hamadi). To speak is one thing; to be heard is something else. Congolese survivors of war demand both.

#Get outraged!, #Africa

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