Online: Schule des Sehens 2026

With the online cinema, the film education programme DOK.education enables school classes outside Munich to take a cultural trip to the film festival.

In the online cinema room, your school class meets real filmmakers and watches an age-appropriate film under supervision. Our accompanying material for schools ensures a lasting experience. After registration, every teacher can use our educational programme: in the classroom, in distance learning or as homework.

For special schools and German language classes, we offer the Schule des Sehens in simple language:
‘Our workshops are not just about watching films, but above all about discovering the creative tools that make films so powerful, such as dramaturgy, visual language and sound. We want to make this experience accessible to all pupils, whether at grammar school, vocational school or special school.’ Kathi Seemann, Inclusive Projects DOK.education & DOK.fest München

The free online cinema rooms are open from 1st of May until 31st of July 2026.

The educational programme of Schule des Sehens is only available in German language.

MARIAN UND DIE WALDRAPPE

The film for 7- to 12-year-olds
Bernadette Hauke, IT, AUT, GER 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, GER 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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Choose the right film for your class based on the short description and register for the Schule des Sehens.

After your registration, you will receive the educational material as well as your personal access to the password-protected online cinema room. There, your school class will find the documentary film (1), the video seminar (2), worksheets (3) and various fun facts on cinema, that will turn our trip to the online festival into a real adventure.

You can just watch the film or add corresponding lessons from the programme. The programme is suitable for either one to six lessons for classroom or distance learning.
The Schule des Sehens offers three modules per film:

• Module 1 – „Film ab!" – online film screening (~30 min.)
• Module 2 – „Blick hinter die Kulissen" – online video seminar with the filmmaker (~20 min.)
• Module 3 – „Begleitmaterial & Arbeitsblätter" – educational material for the teacher

Register here for the online version of Schule des Sehens by DOK.education.

For school classes based in or close to Munich, DOK.education offers those workshops of Schule des Sehens at cinema during DOK.fest München in Mai.

Registration for the cinema workshops via seemann@dokfest-muenchen.de