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 Spain

The guest country series takes a look at Spain, our unknown neighbour in the southwest. In a total of five films, we experience surprising and illuminating interior views of Spanish society today, light and shadow sides of Spanish reality. This series is made possible by the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).

MAGALUF GHOST TOWN (Spain 2021, Miguel Angel Blanca). A ghost town and a tourist stronghold – the two faces of a small town in Mallorca.

#Sol Y Sombra, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Limited Films, #Best Doks

SEDIMENTOS (Spain 2021, Adrián Silvestre). Six trans women on a richly layered journey of exploration in the Castilian province.

#Celebrating Diversity: LGBTQIA*, #Sol Y Sombra, #Limited Films, #Films with German Subtitles

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.

FIRE OF LOVE (Canada, United States 2022, Sara Dosa). A scientist couple and the world’s volcanoes – a story of life and love.

#North and Central America, #Limited Films, #In the Close-up: Nature & Climate Change, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex

HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND (France, Germany, Norway, Sweden 2022, Marusya Syroechkovskaya). One thing is clear: Marusya loves Kimi, Kimi loves Marusya. But then there are the drugs.

#Limited Films, #Struggle for Visibility: Mental Lifeworlds, #Europe, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Best Doks

TRENCHES (France 2021, Loup Bureau). A moving, atmospheric documentation of everyday life in the trenches of Donbas.

#StandWithUkraine, #Reality in Black&White, #Award-winning Film, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Limited Films, #Europe, #Best Doks

ULTRAVIOLETTE AND THE BLOOD-SPITTERS GANG (France 2021, Robin Hunzinger). Bittersweet Symphony. Emma and Marcelle: a life-changing love that is not allowed to be.

#Celebrating Diversity: LGBTQIA*, #Reality in Black&White, #Nominees DOK.edit, #Limited Films, #Europe, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex

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.

GIRL GANG (Switzerland 2022, Susanne Regina Meures). Surface gloss and the price you have to pay: a look into the world of a teenage influencer and her biggest fan. – This film is currently available in our online film library DOK.fest @home Selection: www.dokfest-muenchen.de/Selection

#Award-winning Film, #Limited Films, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older, #Best Doks, #Working World in Upheaval

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.

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

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.

DANCING PINA (Germany 2022, Florian Heinzen-Ziob). After the choreographer Pina Bausch’s death, her work lives on and makes intimate connections with its audiences.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Limited Films, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe, #Best Doks, #Africa

NO PLACE FOR YOU IN OUR TOWN (Bulgaria 2022, Nikolay Stefanov). Football, beer and swastikas: in the Bulgarian city of Pernik, the skinheads call the shots.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Limited Films, #Europe

YOU ARE THE DAYS TO COME (Sweden 2021, Ronja Yu). When the Tiananmen massacre took place, a young, up-and-coming Chinese art scene came to an end.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Limited Films, #Asia

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.

KALLE KOSMONAUT (Germany 2022, Tine Kugler, Günther Kurth). Lunch at “The Ark,” playing Uno, coming of age, jail. Adolescence on the Avenue of the Cosmonauts in Berlin.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #Nominees VFF Documentary Film Production Award, #Nominees Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Nominees Germany Documentary Film Music Award, #Limited Films, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

YOUNG PLATO (Belgium, France, Ireland 2021, Neasa Ní Chianáin, Declan McGrath). Despite being surrounded by conflict, a teacher in Northern Ireland promotes the power of philosophy.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Limited Films, #Europe, #Best Doks

DOK.focus BRAVE NEW WORK

Brave new world of work? Hardly any other area of life today is subject to such radical changes. A total of seven films illuminate global perspectives on work in transition.

DRAGON WOMEN (Belgium, Korea (Republic), Switzerland 2021, Frédérique de Montblanc). People call them “dragons”: the women who have fought their way to the top of the finance industry.

#Working World in Upheaval, #Limited Films, #Europe, #Best Doks, #Asia