Schule des Sehens 2026
In a 90-minute workshop in the extracurricular learning environment cinema, your students get to see an age-appropriate short documentary film on the big screen. Based on teamwork assignments, the students answer various questions relating to the topic as well as the style of the respective film. Thereby, children and young people learn how to read films in a differentiated way and are playfully motivated to use media critically and confidently.
The documentaries we choose narrate at eye level and with artistic standards from the perspective of young people. The workshops are conducted by film experts trained in media education and in most cases accompanied by the respective filmmaker. For special schools and German language classes, we offer the Schule des Sehens in simple language.
During the 41st DOK.fest München in May 2026 our cinema-workshops will take place at Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film (HFF) München, Pasinger Fabrik and Gasteig HP8.
The educational programme of Schule des Sehens is only available in German language.
The films of Schule des Sehens 2026
MARIAN UND DIE WALDRAPPE
The film for 7- to 12-year-olds
Bernadette Hauke, IT, AT, DE 2019, 25 min.
Marian knows all the bird species: the blue tit, the goldfinch and even the Northern bald ibis. When the 12-year-old spots the rare wild bird in his home region of South Tyrol, he sets out to find more traces of it, drawing the attention of a European species conservation project.
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EXTRAORDINARY MONA
The film for 12- to 16-year-olds
Sarah Van Dale, BE 2023, 16 min.
Mona has extraordinary superpowers. The 14-year-old and her brother Achille live with autism and often perceive the world more intensly than their friends. When Mona changes schools and has to introduce herself to her new class, her mind goes on a rollercoaster ride.
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DIE UNIFORMIERTEN
The film for 16- to 20-year-olds
Timon Ott, DE 2025, 17 min.
Forward, march! At the age of 18, a pharmacy student commits to 17 years of military service with the German Armed Forces. The tough daily routine in the barracks and on the training ground puts him and his comrades to the test for the upcoming oath.
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Dates & registration for the cinema visit
Dates
90-minute workshop at 8:40 a.m. / 10:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m.
- 07 and 08 May 2026 I Gasteig HP8
- 13 May 2026 I Pasinger Fabrik
- 15 May 2026 I HFF München
- 12, 13 and 15 May 2026 I HFF München
- 12 and 13 May 2026 I Pasinger Fabrik
- 11 and 13 May 2026 I HFF München
- 12 and 13 May 2026 I Pasinger Fabrik
Costs
5.00 euros per student / teachers free of charge.
Please pay cash on site or in advance.
Event locations
Gasteig HP8, Projektor
Hans-Preißinger-Straße 8, 81379 Munich (Google Maps)
HFF München – Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film
Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1, 80333 Munich (Google Maps)
Pasinger Fabrik
August-Exter-Straße 1, 81245 Munich (Google Maps)
Contact
We are looking forward to welcoming your school class!
Kathi Seemann, Co-head DOK.education
seemann@dokfest-muenchen.de
+49 89 51 39 97 88 / +49 177 62 92 62 9
Online teacher trainings
The online introduction to the online cinema Schule des Sehens provides background information on film education, presents how the viewing tasks can be implemented in the classroom, and answers individual questions:
- Mo, 04 May 2026, 4:00–5:30 p.m., via Zoom
- Mo, 04 May 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m., via Zoom (focus on simple language: For special schools’ teachers)
- Thu, 11 June 2026, 4:00–5:30 p.m. via Zoom
Register here for the online teacher trainings
or via Mail: seemann@dokfest-muenchen.de
Schule des Sehens as an online educational programme
The cinema screenings are fully booked? You can't come to Munich with your class?
With the online cinemas, the DOK.education film education programme also enables school classes outside Munich to take a cultural education trip to the film festival. After registration, every teacher can use our educational programme flexibly: in the classroom, in distance learning or as homework.
In the online cinema, your school class will meet real filmmakers and watch an age-appropriate film under guidance. Our accompanying school material and prepared teaching units ensure sustainable preparation.
More information about the online cinema
Film selection
DOK.education introduces children and young people to the powerful and moving experience of documentary storytelling through compelling films. We want to inspire the younger generation with artistic documentary films and spark discussions about the film's theme and documentary storytelling. The aim is to familiarize young viewers with the stylistic devices and possibilities of artistic documentary film in the field of cinematic staging of a real story. This particularly applies to the experience that documentary films also convey an artistically designed form of reality—through the selection of protagonists, camera work, and editing. In terms of content, the focus is on the living environments and/or perspectives of children, young people, and young adults.
For the Schule des Sehens we select creative short documentaries between 10 and 30 minutes in length that tell stories artistically and on an equal footing, and whose themes appeal to young viewers. Children and young people who can evaluate the films from the perspective of the target audience assist us in the final selection of films.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to this year's youth jury for their support in selecting the films!
Junior Jury 2026: Sofia Stemmer, Frida Stegmüller, Mira Riedl, Vincent Sanna, Anna and Juliana Zimmermann, Elisa Birner, Josephine Klöckner, Ria Barnhart, Fridolin and Josefina Websky, Noah Leopold, Ruben Zantl-Gaffney, Margareta and Olivia Roever.
Sponsors & Partners
“At a time when we are confronted with different perspectives and interpretations of reality, it is more important than ever to reflect on the impact of film language in addition to enjoying artistic film narratives. The film education experts at DOK.fest München promote critical thinking with their film education and encourage people to align their own values with the good of the community.” Dominik Krause, Second Mayor of the City of Munich and patron of DOK.education
Schule des Sehens is an event of the International Documentary Film Festival Munich e.V. Sincere thanks are given to our partners und sponsors, who provide our students with cultural education, media competence training and participation in arts and culture this year.
