EYES WIDE OPEN

Over 100 current international documentaries will open up new perspectives on our world at DOK.fest München – from May 6 to 25, 2026.

 

 

Personal Memoriams
MEINE VÄTER - Personal Memoriam Praunheim (Deutschland 2021, Julia von Heinz). Following the death of her 80-year-old father, Julia von Heinz uncovers his secret double life.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Portrait, #With film talk, #Family and Relationships, #@home

The Artist is Present
MOVEMENT UNBOUND (Germany 2026, Miriam Jakobs, Gerhard Schick). For 30 years, the DIN A 13 tanzcompany company has been breaking aesthetic and artistic norms in the world of dance.
#World Premiere, #Sports, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Body, #Culture and Art, #DOK.4teens, #@home
NOVA '78 (Portugal, United Kingdom 2025, Aaron Brookner, Rodrigo Areias). East Village, 1978: The avant-garde circle around William S. Burroughs gathers for the Nova Convention. Warning: explosive footage!
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Music, #Culture and Art, #History, #@home

The Sound of Music
HEX (Norway 2026, Maja Holand). The band Witch Club Satan: Three women bringing feminism to the world of black metal.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Only in cinemas, #Music, #Culture and Art

Interdependence
BECOMING KIM (Germany, South Korea 2026, Susanne Kim). Kimchi & potatoes forever? When her marriage begins to falter, Susanne starts filming herself and her husband to figure out whether love is all it takes.
#World Premiere, #With film talk, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Limited films, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #DOK.4teens, #Signature-Film

Brave New Work?
HUNDERTZWÖLF (Germany 2026, August Pflugfelder). 112: The Berlin Fire Department’s emergency dispatch center helps people in life-threatening situations.
#World Premiere, #With film talk, #Politics and Society, #Only in cinemas, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Migration and Displacement, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #Economy and Business

Young perspectives
HOOD STORIES (Germany 2026, Alexander Bruch). From the ghetto to the stage – a song brings together four young rap talents.
#World Premiere, #Portrait, #Only in cinemas, #Music, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #DOK.4teens, #Culture and Art

LifeTogether
AND THEY LIVE IN ROW HOUSES (DOK.shorts) (Austria 2025, Matteo Sanders, Julia Haugeneder). Dad, Mom, child. And they need a house. Neatly lined in a row. A "dys-topology".
#Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #History, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #Culture and Art, #@home, #With film talk

Empowered
A SONG WITHOUT HOME (Denmark, Georgia, United States 2026, Rati Tsiteladze). Neon lights, nicotine, hope—a documentary film noir about finding one's identity.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #With film talk, #Migration and Displacement, #Family and Relationships, #@home
CHOSEN FAMILY – FAMILLE CHOISIE (Belgium 2025, Elisa Vdk). Four drag artists are shaping Brussels’ scene and carving out their place in society.
#With film talk, #Politics and Society, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #Equality and Inclusion, #DOK.4teens, #Culture and Art, #@home, #Signature-Film
SCARLET GIRLS – Niñas Escarlata (Dominikanische Republik, Mexiko, Deutschland 2026, Paula Cury). Abortion as criminal offence: Young women in the Dominican Republic risk prison sentences—and their lives.
#Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #Body, #@home, #With film talk
THE CULPRITS – Les Culpables (Spain 2026, Marta Duran Lozano). Breaking taboos and breaking free: Marta is giving a voice to anonymous abortion stories.
#Politics and Society, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #DOK.4teens, #Body, #@home, #With film talk
TO DANCE IS TO RESIST (Germany, Ukraine 2026, Julian Lautenbacher). From dance to resistance: queer dancers persevere in Kyiv.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Only in cinemas, #With film talk, #Culture and Art, #Equality and Inclusion

Beyond Borders
NOT MADE FOR POLITICS – Not Made for Politics (Estonia, France, United States 2025, Volia Chajkouskaya). Thirty years of dictatorship: Three women show strength and courage in their protest against Lukashenko.
#Politics and Society, #Migration and Displacement, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #@home, #With film talk
ONE IN A MILLION – One in a Million (United Kingdom, United States 2026, Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes). Ten years in the life of a Syrian family in Cologne after fleeing Aleppo.
#With film talk, #Portrait, #Only in cinemas, #Migration and Displacement, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #Equality and Inclusion, #Signature-Film
12