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.

 

 

The Artist is Present
ROBERTO ROSSELLINI. LIVING WITHOUT A SCRIPT – Roberto Rossellini. Più di una vita (Italy 2025, Ilaria De Laurentiis, Raffaele Brunetti, Andrea Paolo Massara). Roberto Rossellini: Curious, true to his ideals, uncompromising to the very end.
#With film talk, #Portrait, #Family and Relationships, #Culture and Art, #@home, #Signature-Film

The Sound of Music
WACKEN – HEARTS FULL OF METAL (Germany 2026, Cordula Kablitz-Post). From outdoor village concert to metal mecca: the success story of Wacken Open Air.
#Music, #Signature-Film, #With film talk, #Ganz großes Kino, #@home, #World Premiere

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?
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, #Signature-Film

Young perspectives
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, #Signature-Film

LifeTogether
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, #Signature-Film, #Science and Future, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Family and Relationships, #Essay, #Body, #@home, #World Premiere

Empowered
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

EcoCinema
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.
#World Premiere, #With film talk, #Science and Future, #Only in cinemas, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Ganz großes Kino, #Environment and Nature, #Signature-Film

Reframing History
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, #With film talk, #History, #Equality and Inclusion, #@home, #Signature-Film

Beyond Borders
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

Politics. In times like these
WHISTLEBLOWER (Germany 2025, Marc Bauder). In the fight against corruption and manipulation, whistleblowers themselves become targets.
#World Premiere, #Signature-Film, #With film talk, #Politics and Society, #History, #Ganz großes Kino, #Economy and Business, #@home

HerStory
SILENCED – Silenced (Australia 2025, Selina Miles). Human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson fights the weaponisation of defamation laws to silence survivors.
#Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Politics and Society, #Signature-Film, #With film talk, #@home

Visions of the Future
FINDING CONNECTION (Germany 2026, Florian Karner). Genuine connection to AI? Four people in search of what real relationships no longer provide.
#With film talk, #Science and Future, #Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch, #Ganz großes Kino, #Family and Relationships, #@home, #Signature-Film