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.

 

 

Interdependence

Films about how We Love and Fight
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, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #With film talk, #Limited films, #Family and Relationships, #DOK.4teens, #@home
POLITIK IST PERSÖNLICH – Politics are Personal (Germany 2026, Indira Geisel). “Socialism is work”: A political change of allegiance splits a family.
#With film talk, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Limited films, #History, #Family and Relationships, #@home, #World Premiere

Brave New Work?

Films about the realities of work
DRIVING EUROPE (Germany 2025, Felix Länge). Drudgery behind the wheel: the heroes of the supply chain go on a hunger strike.
#Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Family and Relationships, #Equality and Inclusion, #Economy and Business, #@home, #With film talk
HUNDERTZWÖLF (Germany 2026, August Pflugfelder). 112: The Berlin Fire Department’s emergency dispatch center helps people in life-threatening situations.
#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, #World Premiere

LifeTogether

Films about Community
STERBEN FÜR ANFÄNGER – Dying for Beginners (Österreich 2025, Kurt Langbein). Faced with a cancer diagnosis, Kurt Langbein explores the existential questions of dying and death in a film that is both personal and thought-provoking.
#With film talk, #Science and Future, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Family and Relationships, #Essay, #Body, #@home, #World Premiere
WATCHING PEOPLE WATCHING BIRDS (Germany 2026, Ulrike Franke, Michael Loeken). Birdwatching—a passion, a life's work, and a wistful connection.
#Environment and Nature, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #With film talk, #Limited films, #DOK.4teens, #@home

EcoCinema

Films about the world at tipping point
DAS GEWICHT DER WELT – THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD (Germany 2026, Florian Heinzen-Ziob). Feelings or facts? In light of the climate crisis, three scientists are taking action.
#With film talk, #Science and Future, #Only in cinemas, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Ganz großes Kino, #Environment and Nature, #World Premiere

Reframing History

Films exploring how the past shapes our present
MEANWHILE IN NAMIBIA (Germany, Namibia 2026, Jonas Spriestersbach). The injustices of the German colonial era in German South West Africa continue to have an impact in Namibia to this day.
#Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #History, #Equality and Inclusion, #@home, #With film talk

Politics. In times like these

Films about power, freedom, and human rights
WAHLKAMPF – THE RACE (Austria 2026, Harald Friedl). The SPÖ's left-wing figurehead: Andreas Babler fights for revolutionary change.
#Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #With film talk, #@home, #Politics and Society

Visions of the Future

Tomorrow starts now!
FINDING CONNECTION (Germany 2026, Florian Karner). Genuine connection to AI? Four people in search of what real relationships no longer provide.
#Science and Future, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Ganz großes Kino, #Family and Relationships, #@home, #With film talk
WHEN PIGS FLY (Germany 2026, Denise Riedmayr). An organ donor? Or a lifelong companion? Two different takes on pigs.
#Science and Future, #Economy and Business, #Environment and Nature, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Music, #With film talk, #Body, #DOK.4teens, #@home