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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.

 

 

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MAGILLIGAN (Ireland, United Kingdom, United States 2026, Ross McClean). Between prison and resocialisation: A thoughtful portrait of a young man.

#Portrait, #Family and Relationships, #@home

MATABELELAND (Kenya 2025, Nyasha Kadandara). A forgotten massacre in Zimbabwe and a family searching for peace.

#Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte, #Migration and Displacement, #Family and Relationships, #@home, #With film talk

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

SOMETHING FAMILIAR (Rumänien, UK 2026, Rachel Taparjan). Adopted as a child, the filmmaker sets out to find her siblings and uncovers a dark family legacy.

#Family and Relationships, #@home

THE BEAUTY OF ERRORS (Finland, Sweden 2026, Jukka Kärkkäinen). As his son becomes more and more independent, Tero, a single father, must come to terms with his loneliness.

#Family and Relationships, #@home, #With film talk

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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

NICHTS BLEIBT UND NICHTS VERSCHWINDET – NOTHING REMAINS NOTHING DISAPPEARS (Germany 2026, Paul Sonntag). Where the familiar gives way, something new emerges. A Berlin street corner becomes a scene of transformation.

#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #Essay, #Equality and Inclusion, #Economy and Business, #DOK.4teens, #@home, #With film talk

SHALOM – Shalom (Israel 2026, Meital Zvieli). Shalom the rhino, the star and darling of Jerusalem Zoo, is nearing the end of his life.

#With film talk, #Politics and Society, #Environment and Nature, #@home, #World Premiere

WHERE THE WAVES TOOK HER (Germany 2025, Jana Stallein). A sea rescue boat as a meeting point between two worlds. A film that broadens one's perspective.

#Nominee megaherz Student Award, #With film talk, #Migration and Displacement, #@home

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Young perspectives

Films about growing up in this world

ALMOST FOREVER (Finland, Sweden 2026, Lia Hietala, Hannah Reinikainen). Philip and Jasmine: Film reflections on growing up in Stockholm.

#Family and Relationships, #DOK.4teens, #@home

FIRST LAP CRASH (Switzerland 2026, Liam Erlach). The sister suffers from ME/CFS, while the brother wanders from place to place collecting images—a cinematic poem.

#Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #With film talk, #Body, #Equality and Inclusion, #Family and Relationships, #Essay, #DOK.4teens, #@home

HAUS 4 – House 4 (Germany 2026, Philipp Schaeffer). A close-up of the correctional system: a group portrait with individual counseling.

#Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #With film talk, #Equality and Inclusion, #DOK.4teens, #@home

IL CASTELLO INDISTRUTTIBILE – THE CASTLE (France, Italy 2025, Danny Biancardi, Stefano La Rosa, Virginia Nardelli). A ruin in Palermo: Three children build their own world.

#Politics and Society, #@home, #With film talk

JARDIN D'ENFANTS – Kindergarten (Canada 2025, Jean-François Caissy). Tiny humans, big emotions: a glimpse into the lively everyday life of a daycare center.

#Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.international, #With film talk, #Family and Relationships, #@home

MUSEUM (France 2025, Olivier Bienaimé Hervé Bienaimé). Teens from the French countryside ponder the limits of life in front of abstract paintings.

#Politics and Society, #Culture and Art, #Equality and Inclusion, #@home

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