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.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.

AFTER A REVOLUTION (Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2021, Giovanni Buccomino). Two siblings fight on opposing sides for the future of Libya, a land in a state of emergency.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Struggle for Visibility: Mental Lifeworlds, #Africa

AYENA – MIRROR (India, Korea (Democratic Republic), Lithuania 2022, Siddhant Sarin, Debankon Solanky). Ritu & Faraha: two strong women fight against misogynist violence in India

#True Crime, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Asia

BATATA (Canada, Lebanon 2021, Noura Kevorkian). Maria plants potatoes. When dreams fade and life as a refugee becomes everyday life.

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #Asia

CHILDREN OF THE MIST (Viet Nam 2021, Ha Le Diem). Facebook and bride kidnappings – girls’ dreams and traditions in the mountains of North Vietnam.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Award-winning Film, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Best Doks, #Asia

ESPERARE AQUI HASTA OIR MI NOMBRE – I’LL WAIT UNTIL THEY CALL MY NAME (Peru 2021, Héctor Gálvez). The armed combat of the "Shining Path" in Peru: a theatre company fights for historical reappraisal

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #South America, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Looking back: Coping with the Past

IF YOU ARE A MAN (Burkina Faso, France 2022, Simon Panay). ​​13-year-old Opio does dangerous work in a gold mine so that he can go to school.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Limited Films, #Africa

KASH KASH (Germany, Lebanon, Qatar 2021, Lea Najjar). Pigeons over the roofs of Beirut – a game, a sport, a way of life: Kash Hamam!

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Films with German Subtitles, #Best Doks, #Asia

LEJOS DE CASA – FAR AWAY FROM HOME (Mexico 2022, Carlos Hernández Vázquez). In a shelter in Tijuana, children and young people dream of life in the USA.

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #We are Family: Where do I belong?, #North and Central America, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit

MIDWIVES (Canada, Germany, Myanmar 2022, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing). Survival on your own terms in the midst of ethnic conflicts? For Hla and Nyo Nyo this is a daily challenge…

#Where is Home: Migration & Flight, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Asia

NO SIMPLE WAY HOME (Kenya, South Africa 2022, Akuol de Mabior). What is it like to call a country like South Sudan your home? The filmmaker traces her family’s past.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Best Doks, #Africa, #African Encounters: New African Narratives, #Award-winning Film

THE TERRITORY (Brazil, Denmark, United States 2022, Alex Pritz). In the Brazilian rainforest, the indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau fight for their land and their survival.

#True Crime, #South America, #In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change