EYES WIDE OPEN: All festival films of DOK.fest München

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.

Under the tag @home, you’ll find the films that you can watch online. Tickets for @home can be purchased until midnight on May 25, 2026; the films can be viewed until 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Get an overview of the programme through our themed sections.
In each section, we present a signature film, accompanied by an in-depth FocusTalk.
You can find our programme arranged by day here: Festival calendar.
Here you can find our additional programmes.

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

You can buy your ticket directly on the respective film page.

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NICHTS BLEIBT UND NICHTS VERSCHWINDET – NOTHING REMAINS NOTHING DISAPPEARS (Germany 2026, Paul Sonntag, Brave New Work?). Where the familiar gives way, something new emerges. A Berlin street corner becomes a scene of transformation.
#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #Essay, #Equality and Inclusion, #Economy and Business, #DOK.4teens, #@home, #With film talk
FIRST LAP CRASH (Switzerland 2026, Liam Erlach, Young perspectives). The sister suffers from ME/CFS, while the brother wanders from place to place collecting images—a cinematic poem.
#Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #With film talk, #Body, #Equality and Inclusion, #Family and Relationships, #Essay, #DOK.4teens, #@home
EDGE OF THE NIGHT – Ööäär (Estonia 2025, Vladimir Loginov, LifeTogether). Sleepless in Tallinn: Nocturnal glimpses between a karaoke bar, emergency call center, and sex club.
#Politics and Society, #Only in cinemas, #Essay, #Culture and Art, #With film talk
HELLO NEW BODY, HOW ARE YOU TODAY? (Germany 2025, Laura Kansy, LifeTogether). Laura has ME/CFS: a filmic approach to a new reality.
#Science and Future, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Essay, #Equality and Inclusion, #Body, #World Premiere
STERBEN FÜR ANFÄNGER – Dying for Beginners (Österreich 2025, Kurt Langbein, LifeTogether). Faced with a cancer diagnosis, Kurt Langbein explores the existential questions of dying and death in a film that is both personal and thought-provoking.
#With film talk, #Science and Future, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Family and Relationships, #Essay, #Body, #@home, #World Premiere
AMÍLCAR (Cabo Verde, France, Portugal, Spain, Sweden 2025, Miguel Eek, Reframing History). Amílcar Cabral: Revolutionary, poet and leader in the struggle against colonial rule.
#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte, #History, #Essay, #@home, #With film talk
INGEBORG BACHMANN - JEMAND, DER EINMAL ICH WAR (Austria, Germany 2026, Regina Schilling, HerStory). Sandra Hüller is embodying Ingeborg Bachmann – a portrait of the author in her own words.
#World Premiere, #Portrait, #Only in cinemas, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #With film talk, #Culture and Art, #Ganz großes Kino, #Essay, #DOK.4teens
DEATH OF DEATH (Czech Republic, Latvia 2025, Dāvis Sīmanis, Visions of the Future). Researchers, biohackers, visionaries—a film about people determined to cheat death.
#Science and Future, #Economy and Business, #Politics and Society, #Body, #Essay, #@home

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