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!

OMAR AND CEDRIC: IF THIS EVER GETS WEIRD (Germany 2023, Nicolas Jack Davies). The multitalented members of The Mars Volta’s tour de force through 20 years of friendship and music.

#Only in the cinema, #German premiere

Munich Premieres

Munich is the home of most of the filmmakers whose works are gathered together in the Munich premieres. But time and again, the view extends far beyond the city limits.

2UNBREAKABLE (Germany 2023, Maike Conway). Breakdance as a way of life: two breakers on their way to the Olympic Games.

#World premiere, #Only in the cinema, #Cinema at its best!, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

DISCO FOX (Austria, France, Germany, Greenland, Italy, Switzerland 2023, Carmen Kirchweger). On the sharp mountain faces of Greenland, six women from the DAV expedition squad defy gravity.

#World premiere, #Available online, #Cinema at its best!, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

DORIS DÖRRIE – DIE FLANEUSE (Germany 2024, Sabine Lidl). Life and comedy: a cinematic journey with Doris Dörrie.

#Available online, #Cinema at its best!, #Europe, #World premiere

ELF MAL MORGEN: BERLINALE MEETS FUSSBALL – ELEVEN TOMORROWS: BERLINALE MEETS FOOTBALL (Germany 2024, Maximilian Bungarten, Anna-Maria Dutoit, Kilian Armando Friedrich,Indira Geisel, Eva Gemmer, Felix Herrmann, Hannah Jandl, Justina Jürgensen, Hilarija Ločmele. Co-Director: Daniela Magnani-Hüller, Sophie Mühe, Camille Tricaud, Marie Zrenner). Clubs as drivers of integration and inclusion – a compilation film about youth football teams in Germany.

#Available online, #Limited films, #Cinema at its best!, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older, #Films with audio description

FILMSTUNDE_23 – SUBJECT: FILMMAKING (Germany 2023, Jörg Adolph, Edgar Reitz). A historical school experiment and a class reunion 55 years later. Edgar Reitz shines in the role of the teacher.

#Only in the cinema, #For cineasts

HEUTE IST DAS GESTERN VON MORGEN – TODAY IS TOMORROW’S YESTERDAY (Germany 2024, Jonas Neumann). How can we make sure the Holocaust is not forgotten when those who witnessed it are no longer alive?

#World premiere, #Available online, #Europe

IM LAND DER WÖLFE – In Wolf Country (Germany 2023, Ralf Bücheler). The wolves are among us! The proliferation of wolves divides opinions and awakens primal fears.

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

WALDKINDER – CHILDREN OF THE FOREST (Germany 2024, Maximilian Plettau). Growing up in Munich’s English Garden: Adventures and creations, quarrels and reconciliation in a forest kindergarten.

#World premiere, #Europe

In Memoriam: NAWALNY

When we presented the film NAWALNY at the opening of the 37th DOK.fest München 2022 just two months after the Russian army invaded Ukraine, our audience quickly realised: Alexei Navalny is prepared to risk his life for his fight against Vladimir Putin. Now Alexei Navalny has actually become a victim of Putin's brutal political system. By showing the film, we want to give our audience the opportunity to once again encounter this courageous man on the big screen, whose legacy weighs heavily and will not be forgotten.

NAWALNY (United States 2022, Daniel Roher). Nerve poison in the underwear – when the victim survives and confronts the assassin. A unique political thriller!

#Only in the cinema, #Europe

DOK.education

The educational programme of DOK.fest München considers itself a "school of seeing", which combines media literacy and cultural education. It is aimed at children, young people, families and schools.

ALLES GEHÖRT ZU DIR – Everything Belongs To You/Everything Is Yours (Germany 2022, Mani Pham Bui, Hien Nguyen). Yen was born in Germany, her parents in Vietnam. Her challenge is to understand her identity and establish where and how she belongs.

#DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

FREDDY – ICH TAUCHE NACH GEISTERNETZEN (Denmark, Germany 2023, Bernadette Hauke). 12-year-old Freddy is learning to dive so that he can retrieve old fishing nets from the Baltic Sea.

#World premiere, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

SAFIYA – THE MOVIE (Netherlands 2021, Huibert Van Wijk). Safiya misses her father but recently her life has changed dramatically as she is now living with her new bonus family.

#DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

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