DOK.fest München

Atelier 1

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.horizonte

DAUGHTER OF GENGHIS (Mongolei, Dänemark, Schweden, Frankreich 2023, Kristoffer Poulsen, Christian Als, DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency). Nationalist, shaman and single mother Gerel fights for her homeland of Mongolia. – Original version with German subtitles

City 2

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.horizonte

OUR LAND, OUR FREEDOM (USA, Kenia, Portugal, Deutschland 2023, Zippy Kimundu, Meena Nanji, DOK.network Africa). The right to land is the right to freedom. The ongoing struggle of the Mau Mau freedom fighters in Kenya. – Original version with English subtitles

OUR LAND, OUR FREEDOM (USA, Kenia, Portugal, Deutschland 2023, Zippy Kimundu, Meena Nanji, DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency). The right to land is the right to freedom. The ongoing struggle of the Mau Mau freedom fighters in Kenya. – Original version with English subtitles

City 3

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS / DOK.edit Award – presented by Adobe

KIX (Ungarn, Kroatien, Frankreich 2024, Bálint Révész, Dávid Mikulán, DOK.panorama). Sanyi flees from the confines of his parents flat to the streets of Budapest. – Original version with English subtitles

20.00 Uhr – DOK.panorama / BEST DOKS

LAND DER VERLORENEN KINDER – VENEZUELA: COUNTRY OF LOST CHILDREN (Venezuela, Deutschland 2023, Juan Camilo Cruz, Marc Wiese, DOK.panorama). Venezuela is sinking into chaos and losing its youngest generation. – Original version with English subtitles

Filmmuseum

17.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

SHAHID (Deutschland 2024, Narges Kalhor, Filmmaking in Exile). What do you do with an unwanted surname? An exploration of the complexity of forming an identity as a migrant. – Original version w/English subtitles – subsequ. Q&A w/actor Thomas Sprekelsen

Gasteig HP8 Projektor

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.international

THE BLACK GARDEN – JARDIN NOIR (Frankreich, Belgien 2024, Alexis Pazoumian, DOK.international Main Competition). The war brings death – and identity – to the men of a Nagorno-Karabakh border village. – Original version with English subtitles

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

DAS LEERE GRAB – THE EMPTY GRAVE (Deutschland, Tansania 2024, Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay, DOK.network Africa). A long overdue chapter is finally being written in the rehabilitation of German colonial history. – Original version with German and English subtitles

HFF - Audimax

11.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

JOANA MALLWITZ – MOMENTUM (Deutschland 2024, Günter Atteln, DOK.music). Joana Mallwitz finds crowds unsettling but still she leads large orchestras as a principal conductor. – Original version with English subtitles

14.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Winning Film Student Award

HAUSNUMMER NULL (Deutschland 2024, Lilith Kugler, Student Award). Addicted and homeless – but somehow with a vague goal. What will happen next? – German original version with English subtitles

17.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Winning Film DOK.horizonte

KAMAY (Belgien, Frankreich, Deutschland 2024, Ilyas Yourish, Shahrokh Bikaran, DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency). A Hazara student has taken her life. Her parents search for justice. – Orig. version w/English subtitles – subsequ. Q&A w/director Ilyas Yourish

HFF - Kino 1

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Winning Film FFF Talent Award Documentary Film

EXILE NEVER ENDS (Deutschland 2024, Bahar Bektaş, Filmmaking in Exile). Waiting for deportation: will Taner be able to make a fresh start in Turkey? – Orig. version w/English subtitles – subsequent Q&A w/director Bahar Bektas

HFF - Kino 2

11.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

A SHEPHERD – UN PASTEUR (Frankreich 2024, Louis Hanquet, DOK.panorama). Sheep, wolves and loneliness. A young shepherd in the French Alps. – Original version with English subtitles

14.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – FFF Talent Award Documentary Film

WHERE WE USED TO SLEEP (Deutschland 2024, Matthäus Wörle, DOK.international Main Competition). Where to? An elderly woman and the copper mine that has engulfed her village. – Original version w/English subtitles – subsequ. Q&A w/director Matthäus Wörle

16.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

TRUST ME (Deutschland, Polen 2024, Joanna Ratajczak, DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb). When you have everything but something still seems to be missing. A lesson in relationships. – Original version with English subtitles

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.international

JUST HEAR ME OUT – POSŁUCHAJ CO CHCĘ CI POWIEDZIEĆ (Polen 2024, Małgorzata Imielska, DOK.international Main Competition). Her schizophrenia is not the only thing that counts. 19-year-old Gosia fights for an independent life. – Original version with English subtitles

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

THIS IS MY MOMENT (Belgien, Frankreich, Niederlande 2024, Lieven Corthouts, DOK.network Africa). Biniam Girmay is a cycling star from Eritrea. His path through this European sport has been rocky. – Original version with English subtitles

Neues Maxim

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.deutsch

24 STUNDEN – 24 HOURS (Österreich 2024, Harald Friedl, DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb). No nights out, no breaks. Sadina cares for Elisabeth around the clock, for months at a time. – Original version with English subtitles

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

JENSEITS VON SCHULD (Deutschland 2024, Katharina Köster, Katrin Nemec, DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb). How do you carry on living as a parent when your child has caused great suffering to many people? – German original version with English subtitles – subsequent Q&A with directors

Neues Rottmann

13.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

E.1027 – EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA (Schweiz 2024, Beatrice Minger, Christoph Schaub, DOK.international Main Competition). Eileen Gray: an icon of modern architecture pushed into the background by Le Corbusier. – Original version with English subtitles

16.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

GEFÄHRLICH NAH – WENN BÄREN TÖTEN – TROUBLE BEARS (Deutschland, Italien 2024, Andreas Pichler, DOK.international Main Competition). In 2023, Gaia the bear killed a jogger in Italy. Is it possible for humans and bears to coexist? – Original version with English subtitles

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

FRAGMENTE AUS DER PROVINZ (Deutschland 2024, Martin Weinhart, DOK.focus DEMOCRAZY). East Germany in the fight against the Nazis – and a film about people who would rarely appear in the media otherwise. – German original version – subsequent Q&A /director Martin Weinhart

Rio 1

16.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – German Documentary Film Music Award

MY STOLEN PLANET – SAYYAREYE DOZDIDE SHODEYE MAN (Iran, Deutschland 2024, Farahnaz Sharifi, Filmmaking in Exile). Dancing as an act of resistance. Farahnaz Sharifi documents the history of female rebellion in Iran. – Original version with English subtitles

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – kinokino Audience Award 2024

We present to you the award winning film!

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

ELF MAL MORGEN: BERLINALE MEETS FUSSBALL – ELEVEN TOMORROWS: BERLINALE MEETS FOOTBALL (Deutschland 2024, Maximilian Bungarten, Anna-Maria Dutoit, Kilian Armando Friedrich,Indira Geisel, Eva Gemmer, Felix Herrmann, Hannah Jandl, Justina Jürgensen, Hilarija Ločmele, Munich Premieres). Clubs as drivers of integration and inclusion – a compilation film about youth football teams in Germany. – Original version with English & German subtitles

Rio 2

16.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist Student Award

MAÑANA SOL (Deutschland 2023, Denis Pavlovic, Student Award). Hard-earned retirement on the Canary Islands. What could go wrong? – Original version with English subtitles

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist Student Award

BIS HIERHIN UND WIE WEITER? – STICK TOGETHER (Deutschland 2023, Felix Maria Bühler, Student Award). How can activism be effective today when the police is cracking down? – Original version with English subtitles – subsequent Q&A with the director

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist FFF Talent Award Documentary Film

ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND (Deutschland 2023, Lara Milena Brose, Student Award). The Bosnian-EU border. 15-year-old Nahid has fled from the Taliban and she wants to get through. – Original version with English subtitles

BEST DOKS on Sunday, 12 May 2024

You can see our most-viewed and award-winning documentary films from the 2024 festival edition once again on Sunday, 12 May!

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.horizonte

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.horizonte

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS / DOK.edit Award – presented by Adobe

20.00 Uhr – DOK.panorama / BEST DOKS

17.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.international

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

11.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

14.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Winning Film Student Award

17.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Winning Film DOK.horizonte

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Winning Film FFF Talent Award Documentary Film

11.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

14.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – FFF Talent Award Documentary Film

16.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.international

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist DOK.deutsch

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

13.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

16.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

16.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – German Documentary Film Music Award

18.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – kinokino Audience Award 2024

20.00 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Audience Favourite

16.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist Student Award

18.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist Student Award

20.30 Uhr – BEST DOKS – Shortlist FFF Talent Award Documentary Film