The Film Programme of DOK.fest München. At the cinema. At home.

The 37th DOK.fest München came to an end on 22 May 2022, the first time it was shown in dual form:

04 to 15 May 2022 at the Munich venues
09 to 22 May 2022 @home

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Find here all films that were only screened at the cinema.

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.

PRIMAS (Kanada 2017, Laura Bari). The childhood of the teenagers Rocío and Aldana is marked by abuse and violence. Now the two young women are trying to overcome their traumas: by speaking about them and dealing with the past through therapy. A film about survival and life going on.

#Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Latin America, #coming of age, #Human Stains

THE FAMILY – DRUZINA (Austria 2017, Rok Biček). Matej becomes a father. But new family life proves difficult, something that may be exacerbated by Matej’s family background: his mother and brother have disabilities; he assumed responsibility from an early age. A film about curses – and blessings? – family.

#coming of age, #Love will find us, #Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Caucasus

DOK.female

OUAGA GIRLS – OUAGA GIRLS (Burkina Faso, France, Qatar, Sweden 2017, Theresa Traore Dahlberg). In a training centre in West African Burkina Faso young women learn how to be car mechanics. Self-assured and determined they are taking pioneering steps in a male-dominated profession.

#DOK.4teens, #coming of age, #Africa

WHAT WALAA WANTS – WHAT WALAA WANTS (Canada, Denmark 2018, Christy Garland). 15-year-old Walaa wants to be a police officer but she is a rebellious teenager. Her family offer her hardly any support. WHAT WALAA WANTS follows the girl from the West Bank on her path to adulthood and the police academy.

#Hero's Journey, #DOK.4teens, #coming of age, #Middle East, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit