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121 Films from 42 countries at the 35th International Documentary Film Festival Munich

The films of the 35th DOK.fest Munich are unfortunately no longer available. We look forward to seeing you at the 36th DOK.fest Munich, from 05 to 16 May 2021!

WEIYENA – EIN HEIMATFILM – WEIYENA – THE LONG MARCH HOME (Österreich 2020, Weina Zhao, Judith Benedikt). Weina was born in Beijing and grew up in Vienna. A cinematic journey to the land of the middle.

#Asia, #A hero's journey

DOK.horizonte

The films collected in the competition section DOK.horizonte talk about countries undergoing transition. They are nominated for the VIKTOR DOK.horizonte, worth 5,000 Euros, sponsored by Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.

A TUNNEL (Georgien, Deutschland 2019, Nino Orjonikidze, Vano Arsenishvili). Culture clash in the Caucasus – work by the Chinese on the new Silk Road threatens a Georgian mountain village.

#System critics and new visions, #Caucasus, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, #Asia

CHADDR – UNTER UNS DER FLUSS – CHADDR – A RIVER BETWEEN US (Deutschland 2020, Minsu Park). Modern dreams under Buddhist prayer flags. From the rock-strewn journey to school into the future.

#Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Asia

COPPER NOTES OF A DREAM – NOTHAYE MESI YEK ROYA (Kanada, Iran 2019, Reza Farahmand). When dreams change – children in Syria’s ruins.

#Nominees DOK.fest Award SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Middle East

DAYS OF CANNIBALISM – LE TEMPS DU CANNIBALISME (Frankreich, Niederlande, Südafrika 2020, Teboho Edkins). The influence of Chinese settlers on Lesotho’s society. A gritty ethnological western.

#System critics and new visions, #DOK.network Africa, #Africa

IBRAHIM: A FATE TO DEFINE (Dänemark, Libanon, Palästina, Katar, Slowenien 2019, Lina Al Abed). A young Palestinian searches for the truth about her father – a film about identity, family and politics.

#Middle East, #Looking back

OVERSEAS (Belgien, Frankreich 2019, Sung-a Yoon). Young Filipino woman leave their children behind to work abroad. A school aims to prepare them for this.

#System critics and new visions, #Asia

SILENCE RADIO (Schweiz 2019, Juliana Fanjul). A radio journalist in Mexico fights for press freedom in her country.

#System critics and new visions, #While stocks last, #Latin America, #A hero's journey, #The Human Stain

SUSPENSIÓN – SUSPENSION (Kolumbien 2019, Simón Uribe). A development project in the hills of Columbia develops into absurd theatre.

#System critics and new visions, #Latin America

THE LETTER (Kenia 2019, Maia Lekow, Christopher King). Witchcraft in Kenya. From superstition to generational conflict and economic necessity.

#What about religion?, #The Human Stain, #DOK.network Africa, #Africa

THEY CALL ME BABU – ZE NOEMEN ME BABOE (Niederlande 2019, Sandra Beerends). The touching story of a nanny in the Dutch East Indies of the 1940s.

#Looking back, #Asia

Student Award

The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the Megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.

AUTOBAHN (Deutschland 2019, Daniel Abma). “The tiresome issue of the northern bypass.” A large construction project meets small town life. Changing times in a spa town.

#Human Animal Machine, #Only for a short time

AUTOMOTIVE (Deutschland 2020, Jonas Heldt). At the heart of the automobile business: two women, two portraits and the balance sheet of an industry.

#System critics and new visions, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Human Animal Machine, #Films with German subtitles

FORTSCHRITT IM TAL DER AHNUNGSLOSEN – PROGRESS IN THE VALLEY OF THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW (Deutschland 2019, Florian Kunert). Syria meets Saxony – touching approaches to a common heritage

#Overcoming borders, #Looking back

HALB TRAUM – HALF DREAM / 半梦 (Deutschland 2019, Dandan Liu, Mayc Eccher). Being young is great – in Beijing too. A film about young artists and the art of survival.

#A hero's journey, #The art of the hour, #Asia