The film programme of DOK.fest München. At the cinema. At home.

3 to 14 May 2023 at the Munich venues
8 to 21 May 2023 @home

As always, DOK.fest München opens the view out to the world: with 130 of the best and most current international documentaries from 55 countries. Our goal is the greatest possible participation in our films, which is why we bring them to the big screen in Munich cinemas as well as to home screens throughout Germany: DOK.fest stays dual.

LÁZARO AND THE SHARK. CUBA UNDER THE SURFACE (Cuba, United States 2022, William Sabourin O'Reilly). Singing, conga, hip swinging. During carnival, people celebrate their contradictory homeland of Cuba.

#German premiere, #Latin America, #The Art of Living: Music, #Bodies in motion, #Online

LE SPECTRE DE BOKO HARAM (Cameroon, France 2023, Cyrielle Raingou). Volleys of gunfire in the distance: the threat of the terrorist militia Boko Haram is omnipresent in North Cameroon.

#Only in the cinema, #Award-winning films, #German premiere, #Africa

TANJA – TAGEBUCH EINER GUERILLERA – TANJA – UP IN ARMS (Germany 2023, Marcel Mettelsiefen). From university student to guerrilla fighter: a compelling portrait of the ex-FARC member, Tanja Nijmeijer.

#World premiere, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Online, #Limited films, #Latin America, #Films with subtitles for people with hearing impairments, #Films with audio description

VAI CAVALO (Brazil, France 2022, Harold Grenouilleau). Riding doped racehorses, 12 year old Dirlinho and his cousin compete on dusty tracks – risking their lives in the process.

#Online, #Latin America, #Bodies in motion, #German premiere

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.