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.

PIANOFORTE (Germany, Poland 2023, Jakub Piątek). 21 days, 4 rounds: the prestigious Chopin competition demands the utmost in self-discipline

#The Art of Living: Music, #Online, #German premiere

VIENNA CALLING (Austria, Germany 2023, Philipp Jedicke). From big stages to long-established bars: a journey through Vienna subculture.

#The Art of Living: Music, #Online, #Limited films, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #German premiere

DOK.serie

Documentary material does not always have to be told in a 'closed' form and as a feature-length film: Serial formats are just as inspiring for insights into real life. In this new series, we present for the first time three documentary series dealing with life in the city, football and the monarchy.

CAPITAL B. WEM GEHÖRT BERLIN? – CAPITAL B. WHO OWNS BERLIN? (Germany 2023, Florian Opitz). Too Berlin to fail. A ride through the city’s eventful history.

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

JUAN CARLOS – LIEBE, GELD, VERRAT – JUAN CARLOS – DOWNFALL OF THE KING (Germany 2023, Anne von Petersdorff, Georg Tschurtschenthaler). Affairs, accusations of corruption, misuse of power: the downfall of the monarch Juan Carlos I.

#Only in the cinema, #German premiere

KICKEN WIE EIN MÄDCHEN – KICK IT LIKE A GIRL (Germany 2023, Karin de Miguel Wessendorf). For the girls of SGS Essen, football is their life. Their dream is to become professional football players.

#World premiere, #Online, #Bodies in motion, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

DOK.special

In this section we present films in cooperation with selected partners from art, culture and society in Munich and beyond.

Alpen Film Festival (Deutschland 2022, Stefan Langthaler, Nicolas Brixle, Line van den Berg, Valentin Rapp, Damiano Levati und Matteo Vettorel). The Alpen Film Festival is a film tour for everyone who enjoys good films and likes to hear stories from the mountains. Stories about people who cross borders and mountains. Stories about love, happiness and friendship.
SPIELEN ODER NICHT SPIELEN – BREAKTHROUGH STAGE (Germany 2023, Kim Münster, Sebastian Bergfeld). The stage as a mirror for society? Lucy and Yulia know from their own experience, it comes nowhere close!

#Films with audio description, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #Online, #Bodies in motion, #World premiere

STIMMEN AUF DEM DACH DER WELT (Germany 2019, Felix Möller, Patrick Ranz). High altitude music lessons between Sichuan and Eastern Tibet. A film like a fortune cookie.

#World premiere, #The Art of Living: Music, #Online, #Asia

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.

FOLLOWING VALERIA (Germany 2022, Nicola Fegg). At the start of the war in Ukraine, Valeria becomes the face of the young generation through her TikTok videos. After she flees, she must re-orient herself.

#Online, #Controverse medialities, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #Europe, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

HAMMOUDIS TRAUM – HAMMOUDIS DREAM (Netherlands 2021, Els van Driel, Eefje Blankevoort). At the age of 14 Hammoudi had to flee Syria – alone. Does he manage to reunite with his family? His dream of becoming a doctor gives him strength.

#Online, #War and its consequences, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older

NELE IN DEN WOLKEN – NELE IN THE CLOUDS (Germany 2022, Bernadette Hauke). Who doesn’t dream of touching the clouds one day? Maybe in a hot air balloon? 10-year-old Nele has a lot to achieve – and always finds a solution.

#Online, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older