All festival films of DOK.fest München: In the cinema. At home.

EYES WIDE OPEN

Over 100 current international documentaries will open up new perspectives on our world at DOK.fest Munich – from May 6 to 25, 2026.

Before we release the full program, you can already find the films from our sections “HerStory – Films About Fearless Women” and "The Sound of Music" here, as well as the films at the Deutsches Theater labeled “Ganz großes Kino.” You can also purchase tickets here.

We’re also presenting the films from our educational program, DOK.education.

All films from the 41st edition of the festival will be available here starting April 15, 2026.
Advance ticket sales also begin on that day.

The Sound of Music

Films about musicians and their stories

CELTIC UTOPIA – ÚTÓIPE CHEILTEACH (Ireland, Sweden 2025, Dennis Harvey, Lars Lovén). Ireland caught between history, identity, and folk music: raw, poetic, hopeful?

#Politics and Society, #Music, #History

Politics. In times like these

Films about power, freedom, and human rights

WHISTLEBLOWER (Germany 2025, Marc Bauder). Breaking taboos and breaking free: Marta is giving a voice to anonymous abortion stories.

#Politics and Society, #History, #Economy and Business, #Ganz großes Kino

HerStory

Films about fearless women

HELENE WEIGEL – REVOLUTIONÄRIN IM RAMPENLICHT – HELENE WEIGEL – INSTRUCTIONS FOR A REVOLUTION (Deutschland, Österreich 2026, Maria Wischnewski). A communist and an exceptional artist: finally, the woman “at Brecht's side" is stepping into the spotlight.

#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #Migration and Displacement, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #Culture and Art

ICE WOMEN – EISFRAUEN (Germany 2026, Jens Becker, Dorothea Braun). Women on polar expeditions? A fascinating look into archives and magnificent icy worlds.

#Science and Future, #Economy and Business, #Environment and Nature, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #History

OUT AT SIX (Israel 2025, Livi Kessel). According to studies, there are eight stages leading up to a femicide—what remains after the sixth?

#Politics and Society, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+

SILENCED – Silenced (Australia 2025, Selina Miles). Human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson fights the weaponisation of defamation laws to silence survivors.

#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Politics and Society

WAS AN EMPFINDSAMKEIT BLEIBT – Sometimes, I imagine them all at a party (Germany 2026, Daniela Magnani Hüller). What remains? A question that echoes with the trauma of a survived femicide attempt.

#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Politics and Society, #Family and Relationships, #Nominee megaherz Student Award

Visions of the Future

Tomorrow starts now!

FINDING CONNECTION (Germany 2026, Florian Karner). Genuine connection to AI? Four people in search of what real relationships no longer provide.

#Science and Future, #Politics and Society, #Family and Relationships, #Ganz großes Kino

HER RACE TO SPACE (France, Germany, Guyana, Switzerland, United States 2025, Lena Leonhardt, Nadine Neumann, Ira Beetz). Europe's answer to SpaceX: Hélène Huby is building space capsules based on teamwork rather than cutthroat competition.

#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Family and Relationships, #Environment and Nature, #Science and Future, #Ganz großes Kino

DOK.education

The educational programme of DOK.fest München considers itself a Schule des Sehens, which combines media literacy and cultural education. It is aimed at children, young people, families and schools.

DIE UNIFORMIERTEN – THE UNIFORMED (Germany 2025, Timon Ott). Marching, at attention, saluting: a prospective pharmacy enlists for military service.

#Politics and Society

EXTRAORDINARY MONA – BIJZONDER BUITENGEWOON (Belgien 2023, Sarah Van Dale). Extraordinary superpowers: Mona experiences her life with autism as a rollercoaster ride.