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.

Get an overview of the programme through our themed sections.
In each section, we present a signature film, accompanied by an in-depth FocusTalk.

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

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

The Artist is Present

Films on artists and their realities

MOVEMENT UNBOUND (Germany 2026, Miriam Jakobs, Gerhard Schick). For 30 years, the DIN A 13 tanzcompany company has been breaking aesthetic and artistic norms in the world of dance.

#Sports, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #DOK.4teens, #Culture and Art, #Body, #@home

Interdependence

Films about how We Love and Fight

BECOMING KIM (Germany, South Korea 2026, Susanne Kim). Kimchi & potatoes forever? When her marriage begins to falter, Susanne starts filming herself and her husband to figure out whether love is all it takes.

#Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #DOK.4teens, #@home

Brave New Work?

Films about the realities of work

NICHTS BLEIBT UND NICHTS VERSCHWINDET – NOTHING REMAINS NOTHING DISAPPEARS (Germany 2026, Paul Sonntag). 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

Young perspectives

Films about growing up in this world

ALMOST FOREVER (Finland, Sweden 2026, Lia Hietala, Hannah Reinikainen). Philip and Jasmine: Film reflections on growing up in Stockholm.

#Other, #Family and Relationships, #DOK.4teens, #@home

FIRST LAP CRASH (Switzerland 2026, Liam Erlach). 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, #Family and Relationships, #Essay, #Equality and Inclusion, #DOK.4teens, #Body, #@home

HAUS 4 – House 4 (Germany 2026, Philipp Schaeffer). A close-up of the correctional system: a group portrait with individual counseling.

#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #Equality and Inclusion, #DOK.4teens, #@home

HOOD STORIES (Germany 2026, Alexander Bruch). From the ghetto to the stage – a song brings together four young rap talents.

#Portrait, #Only in cinemas, #Music, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #DOK.4teens, #Culture and Art

OUT OF SCHOOL (Denmark, Morocco 2026, Hind Bensari). Too old for school and too young for a job – growing up in Morrocco’s Atlas Mountains.

#Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte, #Family and Relationships, #Equality and Inclusion, #DOK.4teens, #@home

LifeTogether

Films about Community

WATCHING PEOPLE WATCHING BIRDS (Germany 2026, Ulrike Franke, Michael Loeken). Birdwatching—a passion, a life's work, and a wistful connection.

#Environment and Nature, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #DOK.4teens, #@home

Empowered

Films about defiance and speaking out

CHOSEN FAMILY – FAMILLE CHOISIE (Belgium 2025, Elisa Vdk). Four drag artists are shaping Brussels’ scene and carving out their place in society.

#Politics and Society, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #Equality and Inclusion, #DOK.4teens, #Culture and Art, #@home

THE CULPRITS – Les Culpables (Spain 2026, Marta Duran Lozano). Breaking taboos and breaking free: Marta is giving a voice to anonymous abortion stories.

#Politics and Society, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #DOK.4teens, #Body, #@home

EcoCinema

Films about the world at tipping point

NUISANCE BEAR – Nuisance Bear (Canada, United Kingdom, United States 2025, Jack Weisman, Gabriela Osio Vanden). When polar bears and humans come face to face: Climate change is causing habitats to overlap.

#Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #Ganz großes Kino, #Environment and Nature, #DOK.4teens, #@home

SYSTEMWANDELN – DIE WELT NEU ENTDECKEN (Germany 2026, Mickel Rentsch). Is a sustainable world possible? A bicycle road movie about initiatives that offer hope.

#Politics and Society, #Environment and Nature, #Economy and Business, #DOK.4teens

Politics. In times like these

Films about power, freedom, and human rights

INNERE EMIGRANTEN – INNER EMIGRANTS (France, Germany 2025, Lena Karbe). Call for counsel: A hotline in Moscow provides psychological support during the war in Ukraine.

#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Other, #Only in cinemas, #DOK.4teens

HerStory

Films about fearless women

INGEBORG BACHMANN - JEMAND, DER EINMAL ICH WAR (Deutschland, Österreich 2026, Regina Schilling). Sandra Hüller is embodying Ingeborg Bachmann – a portrait of the author in her own words.

#Portrait, #Only in cinemas, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #Ganz großes Kino, #Essay, #DOK.4teens, #Culture and Art