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 sale starts 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!

SHAHID (Germany 2024, Narges Kalhor). What do you do with an unwanted surname? An exploration of the complexity of forming an identity as a migrant.

#For cineasts, #Europe, #Available online, #Asia

DOK.focus DEMOCRAZY

This year‘s festival has a special focus on the strongly divergent forces within European democracies. The DOK.focus DEMOCRAZY series features five films that offer an in-depth insight into five countries, from the highest state level to the social microcosm: in Hungary, Russia, Austria, Norway and Germany.

DEMOCRACY NOIR (Denmark, Germany, Hungary, United States 2024, Connie Field). Three fighters against the Orbán system: can the erosion of democracy still be stopped?

#Available online, #German premiere

FRAGMENTE AUS DER PROVINZ (Germany 2024, Martin Weinhart). East Germany in the fight against the Nazis – and a film about people who would rarely appear in the media otherwise.

#Only in the cinema, #Europe, #German premiere

NORWEGIAN DEMOCRAZY (Norway 2024, Bård Kjøge Rønning. Co-Director: Fabien Greenberg). Norway in the shadow of anti-muslim movements. How much extremism can a democracy bear?

#Available online, #Europe, #German premiere

OF CARAVAN AND THE DOGS (Germany 2024, Askold Kurov, Anonymous1). The short path from the Nobel Prize to “foreign agent.” Journalists and Russia’s war.

#Available online, #German premiere

PROJEKT BALLHAUSPLATZ. AUFSTIEG UND FALL DES SEBASTIAN KURZ (Austria 2023, Kurt Langbein). From a risqué election campaign to the Chancellery then the dock. A marvellous political satire made in Austria.

#Available online, #Europe

Homage Petra Lataster-Czisch and Peter Lataster

With five joint films and a master class, the homage of the 39th DOK.fest München is dedicated to the Dutch directing duo Petra Lataster-Czisch and Peter Lataster.

IF WE KNEW – ALS WE HET ZOUDEN WETEN (Netherlands 2007, Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster). The Groningen Protocol. Doctors in a neonatal unit make life or death decisions.

#Available online

JEROEN, JEROEN – JEROME, JEROME (Netherlands 2011, Peter Lataster, Petra Lataster-Czisch). Jeroen is 15, unwillingly disrupts the system and needs full time care. What does his future hold?

#Only in the cinema

MISS KIET’S CHILDREN – DE KINDEREN VAN JUF KIET (Netherlands 2016, Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster). A very special teacher in a Dutch integration class: Miss Kiet.

#Available online

NOT WITHOUT YOU – NIET ZONDER JOU (Netherlands 2010, Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster). What remains when we say our final goodbyes? An ode to love and the consolation that can be found in art.

#For cineasts, #Available online

TALES OF A RIVER – VERHALEN VAN EEN RIVIER (Netherlands 1994, Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster). Dessau’s people and history – in light of Germany’s reunification.

#Available online, #For cineasts

DOK.network Africa

Exchange at eye level. The festival's focus on Africa promotes the perception and representation of the African continent beyond short-lived headlines and stereotypes. The AFRICAN ENCOUNTERS focus on African documentaries and current film-aesthetics and social debates.