The film programme of the 39th DOK.fest München: In the cinema. At home.

1 to 12 May 2024 at the Munich venues
6 to 20 May 2024 @home

Like every year, DOK.fest München 2024 opens up a view of the world: with 109 of the best and most current international documentaries from 51 countries. Our aim is to ensure the greatest possible participation in our films, which is why we bring them to the big screen in Munich cinemas and cultural venues as well as to home screens throughout Germany as barrier-free as possible: DOK.fest München stays dual!

The advance ticket sales start on Monday, 22 April. The accreditation has opened.

You can filter our film programme by section, country, keyword or film title on this page. We look forward to your visit!

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 award is sponsored by Bayerischer Rundfunk.

A WOLFPACK CALLED ERNESTO (France, Mexico, Switzerland 2023, Everardo González). Thousands of young people work for the Mexican drug cartels. We take a look into their world.

#Only in the cinema, #Latin America, #For cineasts, #German premiere

E.1027 – EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA (Switzerland 2024, Beatrice Minger, Christoph Schaub). Eileen Gray: an icon of modern architecture pushed into the background by Le Corbusier.

#Available online, #For cineasts, #German premiere

GEFÄHRLICH NAH – WENN BÄREN TÖTEN – TROUBLE BEARS (Germany, Italy 2024, Andreas Pichler). In 2023, Gaia the bear killed a jogger in Italy. Is it possible for humans and bears to coexist?

#World premiere, #Only in the cinema, #Cinema at its best!

JOHATSU – INTO THIN AIR (Germany, Japan 2024, Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori). Japan’s night moving companies help unfortunate and desperate people to establish new lives.

#Only in the cinema, #For cineasts, #Former marketplace project, #German premiere

JUST HEAR ME OUT – POSŁUCHAJ CO CHCĘ CI POWIEDZIEĆ (Poland 2024, Małgorzata Imielska). Her schizophrenia is not the only thing that counts. 19-year-old Gosia fights for an independent life.

#World premiere, #Europe

LIFE AND OTHER PROBLEMS – BEAST (Denmark 2024, Max Kestner). What separates man from other life forms? An examination of the question of consciousness.

#Available online, #International premiere, #For cineasts, #Europe

MALQUERIDAS (Chile, Germany 2023, Tana Gilbert). Motherhood in prison: a poetic, intimate and accessible insider’s view.

#Available online, #Latin America, #For cineasts, #German premiere

MINA AND THE RADIO BANDITS – MINA OG RØVERNE (Norway 2024, Kari Anne Moe). Broadcasting behind bars. A film about the struggle to find the right note.

#Available online, #Europe, #German premiere

THE BASEMENT (France, Ukraine 2024, Roman Blazhan). A village lives through a collective trauma. What is more important? To be alive or to remain human?

#For cineasts, #Europe, #German premiere

THE BLACK GARDEN – JARDIN NOIR (Belgium, France 2024, Alexis Pazoumian). The war brings death – and identity – to the men of a Nagorno-Karabakh border village.

#German premiere, #Asia

WATCHING YOU – DIE WELT VON PALANTIR UND ALEX KARP – Eröffnungsfilm / Opening film – WATCHING YOU – THE WORLD OF PALANTIR AND ALEX KARP – Opening film (Germany 2024, Klaus Stern). Alex Karp and his data analysis software-company Palantir – will it safe the world or is it highly dangerous?

#World premiere, #Available online, #North America, #Cinema at its best!

WHERE WE USED TO SLEEP (Germany 2024, Matthäus Wörle). Where to? An elderly woman and the copper mine that has engulfed her village.

#Available online, #For cineasts, #Europe, #German premiere

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 award is sponsored by Sky.