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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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WHISPERS IN MAY (Hong Kong, Niederlande, Süd Korea, Schweden 2026, Dongnan Chen). A documentary fairy tale about the rituals surrounding the transition to adulthood in the Chinese mountains.

#Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte, #Body, #@home

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LifeTogether

Films about Community

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

EDGE OF THE NIGHT – Ööäär (Estonia 2025, Vladimir Loginov). Sleepless in Tallinn: Nocturnal glimpses between a karaoke bar, emergency call center, and sex club.

#Politics and Society, #Only in cinemas, #Essay, #Culture and Art, #With film talk

FRAGMENTS OF BELONGING – Fragments of Belonging (Croatia, Germany, Netherlands 2026, Tatjana Božić). Sufficiently integrated? A filmmaker attempts to settle in for the sake of her son.

#Politics and Society, #Only in cinemas, #Migration and Displacement, #Family and Relationships, #Equality and Inclusion, #With film talk

HELLO NEW BODY, HOW ARE YOU TODAY? (Germany 2025, Laura Kansy). Laura has ME/CFS: a filmic approach to a new reality.

#Science and Future, #Portrait, #Politics and Society, #Essay, #Equality and Inclusion, #Body, #World Premiere

IM UMKREIS DES PARADIESES – Around Paradise (Germany 2026, Yulia Lokshina). El Paraíso Verde: a European dropout community caught between myths and conspiracy theories.

#Politics and Society, #Only in cinemas, #Migration and Displacement, #History, #With film talk

OUTLIVING SHAKESPEARE (Armenia, Netherlands 2025, Inna Sahakyan, Ruben Ghazaryan). The stage as a mirror of life: residents of an Armenian retirement home rehearsing Shakespeare.

#Politics and Society, #Migration and Displacement, #Culture and Art, #Family and Relationships, #@home

SCHWARZE HÄUSER – A House Unspoken (Germany 2026, Katrin Sikora). How can trauma be overcome? The evacuation of children to the countryside in post-war Germany has left its mark.

#Politics and Society, #Nominee megaherz Student Award, #With film talk, #History, #Equality and Inclusion, #Family and Relationships, #@home

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

THOSE WHO WATCH OVER – CEUX QUI VEILLENT (Belgium, France, Qatar 2025, Karima Saïdi). In a mixed-faith cemetery, the mourners build a close-knit community.

#Migration and Displacement, #Family and Relationships, #@home

VAPEUR – Vapour (France 2025, Anush Hamzehian, Vittorio Mortarotti). A detective is searching for a Jōhatsu on a mysterious volcanic island in Japan.

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

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

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Empowered

Films about defiance and speaking out

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.

#Politics and Society, #Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, #Family and Relationships, #Equality and Inclusion, #DOK.4teens, #Culture and Art, #@home, #With film talk

I, POPPY (France, India 2025, Vivek Chaudhary). From teacher to activist: Mangilal Meghwal calls for protests against corruption.

#Politics and Society, #Nominee VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte, #Family and Relationships, #Equality and Inclusion, #@home

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