DOK.fest München Podcast. Im Kino. Zuhause. Archiv
103 Episoden
30 Minuten
Moderation: Elena Álvarez-Lutz
THE DECREE, TR 2023, Nejla Demirci
When a wave of dismissals follows the attempted coup in Turkey, Yasemin, a doctor, and Engin, a teacher, are among those who suddenly find themselves on the streets. They try in vain to get their jobs back or just to find out the reason they were fired. For President Erdoğan however it is clear: those affected are not real Turks but “terrorists.” Then the film project also draws the attention of the authorities…
Biography
Nejla Demirci
After completing her sociology studies, Demirci worked in various service sectors. In 2010, she made her first documentary film SUNFLOWER. Like her follow-up film CONFRONTATION, it won numerous awards.
THE DECREE, TR 2023, Nejla Demirci
When a wave of dismissals follows the attempted coup in Turkey, Yasemin, a doctor, and Engin, a teacher, are among those who suddenly find themselves on the streets. They try in vain to get their jobs back or just to find out the reason they were fired. For President Erdoğan however it is clear: those affected are not real Turks but “terrorists.” Then the film project also draws the attention of the authorities…
Biography
Nejla Demirci
After completing her sociology studies, Demirci worked in various service sectors. In 2010, she made her first documentary film SUNFLOWER. Like her follow-up film CONFRONTATION, it won numerous awards.
20 Minuten
Moderation: Malte Borgmann
COWBOY POETS, UK, US 2022, Mike Day
Cowboys and poetry? Every year in Nevada, these two seemingly incongruous things come together. The poets recount their unique way of life, their connection to nature and their identity. In their everyday lives they grapple with environmental threats and you can sense a political rift. Songs and poems glide over impressive images. A documentary western about a lyrical cowboy lifestyle.
Biography
Mike Day
Scottish director and cinematographer Mike Day began his professional career as a lawyer. In 2009 he founded the company Intrepid Cinema. His films, supported by the Sundance Institute among others, have screened at international festivals and earned him prestigious nominations and awards.
COWBOY POETS, UK, US 2022, Mike Day
Cowboys and poetry? Every year in Nevada, these two seemingly incongruous things come together. The poets recount their unique way of life, their connection to nature and their identity. In their everyday lives they grapple with environmental threats and you can sense a political rift. Songs and poems glide over impressive images. A documentary western about a lyrical cowboy lifestyle.
Biography
Mike Day
Scottish director and cinematographer Mike Day began his professional career as a lawyer. In 2009 he founded the company Intrepid Cinema. His films, supported by the Sundance Institute among others, have screened at international festivals and earned him prestigious nominations and awards.
27 Minuten
Moderation: Barbara Off
FREE MONEY, KE, US 2022, Lauren DeFilippo, Sam Soko
“Nothing is for free. How can you give us money without wanting anything in return?” the inhabitants of a village in Kenya ask. The American NGO GiveDirectly will pay every villager 22 US dollars per month for 12 years. The universal basic income is funded by the likes of Google. An experiment on people that aims to combat poverty but also raises moral questions.
Biographies
Sam Soko is a Kenyan director, producer and editor. He screened the world premiere of his debut film SOFTIE at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. He is the co-founder of LBx Africa, a Kenyan production company that brings African perspectives to international audiences.
Lauren DeFilippo works as a director and producer for Insignia, a New York-based production company. In 2021, she was named to DOC NYC and HBO's annual list of "40 Under 40" documentarians to keep an eye on.
FREE MONEY, KE, US 2022, Lauren DeFilippo, Sam Soko
“Nothing is for free. How can you give us money without wanting anything in return?” the inhabitants of a village in Kenya ask. The American NGO GiveDirectly will pay every villager 22 US dollars per month for 12 years. The universal basic income is funded by the likes of Google. An experiment on people that aims to combat poverty but also raises moral questions.
Biographies
Sam Soko is a Kenyan director, producer and editor. He screened the world premiere of his debut film SOFTIE at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. He is the co-founder of LBx Africa, a Kenyan production company that brings African perspectives to international audiences.
Lauren DeFilippo works as a director and producer for Insignia, a New York-based production company. In 2021, she was named to DOC NYC and HBO's annual list of "40 Under 40" documentarians to keep an eye on.
22 Minuten
Moderation: Pablo Bücheler
IRON BUTTERFLIES, DE, UA 2023 – Director: Roman Liubyi
Iron Butterflies, butterfly-shaped projectiles disintegrated and brought down the passenger plane MH17 over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014. All 298 people on board were killed. While the mills of the law took years to convict the perpetrators, a rock-solid web of lies had been erected around the downing of the plane in Russia soon after. The film is a meticulous and artful approach to what remains when truth collides with grotesque falsification. With archival footage from international and Russian media, voices of eyewitnesses and perpetrators, the film examines how a world has been created in Russia in which violence can only be defended by lies and lies can only be maintained by violence.
Biography
Roman Liubyi is a Ukrainian filmmaker and editor working in cinematography, theatre and music. His documentary debut WAR NOTE is a surreal cinematic journey to the frontline of the war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, edited together from found footage of Ukrainian soldiers from 2014. Since 2013, Liubyi has been part of the film collective Babylon'13: Cinema of Civil Society.
IRON BUTTERFLIES, DE, UA 2023 – Director: Roman Liubyi
Iron Butterflies, butterfly-shaped projectiles disintegrated and brought down the passenger plane MH17 over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014. All 298 people on board were killed. While the mills of the law took years to convict the perpetrators, a rock-solid web of lies had been erected around the downing of the plane in Russia soon after. The film is a meticulous and artful approach to what remains when truth collides with grotesque falsification. With archival footage from international and Russian media, voices of eyewitnesses and perpetrators, the film examines how a world has been created in Russia in which violence can only be defended by lies and lies can only be maintained by violence.
Biography
Roman Liubyi is a Ukrainian filmmaker and editor working in cinematography, theatre and music. His documentary debut WAR NOTE is a surreal cinematic journey to the frontline of the war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, edited together from found footage of Ukrainian soldiers from 2014. Since 2013, Liubyi has been part of the film collective Babylon'13: Cinema of Civil Society.
15 Minuten
Moderation: Silvia Bauer
EREN, DE 2023, Maria Binder
Lawyer and activist Eren Keskin has advocated for the rights of women, minorities and LGBTIQ in Turkey for over 30 years – not allowing herself to be deterred by the constant risk of being jailed. The director has followed Keskin over many years. Her film draws a portrait of a fearless women and her battle against oppression and violence.
Biography
Maria Binder is a German documentary filmmaker and human rights activist. She develops content for the educational and cultural sector. Her documentary work focuses on human rights, gender and (anti-)racism.
EREN, DE 2023, Maria Binder
Lawyer and activist Eren Keskin has advocated for the rights of women, minorities and LGBTIQ in Turkey for over 30 years – not allowing herself to be deterred by the constant risk of being jailed. The director has followed Keskin over many years. Her film draws a portrait of a fearless women and her battle against oppression and violence.
Biography
Maria Binder is a German documentary filmmaker and human rights activist. She develops content for the educational and cultural sector. Her documentary work focuses on human rights, gender and (anti-)racism.
19 Minuten
Moderation: Eva Weinmann
VAI CAVALO, BR, FR 2022, Harold Grenouilleau, Vincent Rimbaux
The idyllic greenery of their surroundings is deceptive: Dirlinho and his cousin’s childhood is marked by deprivation and violence. They try to escape by working as jockeys. While the punters – mostly older men – bet on them, they gamble with their lives for a better future by riding doped horses. Always on the protagonists’ eye level, the film captures their balancing act between hope and hopelessness. Sara Gómez Schüller
Writer: Harold Grenouilleau. Camera: Vincent Rimbaux. Sound: Harold Grenouilleau. Editing: Fabian Remy. Music: Vitor Cozilos. Production: Babel Doc. Producer: Stéphanie Lebrun. Length: 66 min.
Biography
Harold Grenouilleau has worked as editor-in-chief and later as artistic director for France Télévisions, Canal+ and Europa Corp. VAI CAVALO is his first film as writer/director.
Vincent Rimbaux is chief cinematographer, editor and director. He is primarily active as a cinematographer.
VAI CAVALO, BR, FR 2022, Harold Grenouilleau, Vincent Rimbaux
The idyllic greenery of their surroundings is deceptive: Dirlinho and his cousin’s childhood is marked by deprivation and violence. They try to escape by working as jockeys. While the punters – mostly older men – bet on them, they gamble with their lives for a better future by riding doped horses. Always on the protagonists’ eye level, the film captures their balancing act between hope and hopelessness. Sara Gómez Schüller
Writer: Harold Grenouilleau. Camera: Vincent Rimbaux. Sound: Harold Grenouilleau. Editing: Fabian Remy. Music: Vitor Cozilos. Production: Babel Doc. Producer: Stéphanie Lebrun. Length: 66 min.
Biography
Harold Grenouilleau has worked as editor-in-chief and later as artistic director for France Télévisions, Canal+ and Europa Corp. VAI CAVALO is his first film as writer/director.
Vincent Rimbaux is chief cinematographer, editor and director. He is primarily active as a cinematographer.
24 Minuten
Moderation: Seggen Mikael
MARGOT, PT 2022, Catarina Alves Costa
A perspective on a perspective that seeks to document what has seemingly disappeared. On several occasions between 1958 and 1961, the anthropologist Margot Dias visited the Makonde in Mozambique to record their art and culture. The director rediscovers these recordings and travels to their place of origin. In Mozambique she shows the material to the descendants of the Makonde and symbolically returns it to them. Sara Gómez Schüller
Biography
Catarina Alves Costa
The assistant professor works at the NOVA University of Lisbon in the field of visual anthropology and film and has long been active as an international filmmaker and lecturer for various universities. She has received numerous awards for her films.
MARGOT, PT 2022, Catarina Alves Costa
A perspective on a perspective that seeks to document what has seemingly disappeared. On several occasions between 1958 and 1961, the anthropologist Margot Dias visited the Makonde in Mozambique to record their art and culture. The director rediscovers these recordings and travels to their place of origin. In Mozambique she shows the material to the descendants of the Makonde and symbolically returns it to them. Sara Gómez Schüller
Biography
Catarina Alves Costa
The assistant professor works at the NOVA University of Lisbon in the field of visual anthropology and film and has long been active as an international filmmaker and lecturer for various universities. She has received numerous awards for her films.
24 Minuten
Moderation: Eva Weinmann
SCAB VENDOR, BR 2022, Mariana Thome, Lucas De Barros
Jonathan Shaw’s life could have been written by Charles Bukowski. Between Brasil, New York and L.A., drug addiction and art, surrounded by stars and his famous clients and friends – Johnny Depp, Jim Jarmusch and Iggy Pop – the tattoo artist is constantly finding new ways to manifest himself: he is an illustrator, dropout and author – and at the same time remains an outlaw at heart.
Biography
Mariana Thome grew up on the island of Florianopolis in southern Brazil and studied at the New York Film Academy. Today she lives and works in Los Angeles. As Creative Director of the artist collective MARACA from Venice Beach, she has produced several internationally successful short films.
SCAB VENDOR, BR 2022, Mariana Thome, Lucas De Barros
Jonathan Shaw’s life could have been written by Charles Bukowski. Between Brasil, New York and L.A., drug addiction and art, surrounded by stars and his famous clients and friends – Johnny Depp, Jim Jarmusch and Iggy Pop – the tattoo artist is constantly finding new ways to manifest himself: he is an illustrator, dropout and author – and at the same time remains an outlaw at heart.
Biography
Mariana Thome grew up on the island of Florianopolis in southern Brazil and studied at the New York Film Academy. Today she lives and works in Los Angeles. As Creative Director of the artist collective MARACA from Venice Beach, she has produced several internationally successful short films.
22 Minuten
Moderation: Ysabel Fantou
PIANOFORTE, DE, PL 2023, Jakub Piątek
Steinway or Kawai? The choice of grand piano is just one of many critical decisions that those taking part in the international Chopin competition must make. Every five years, the most promising upcoming pianists compete here. Talent alone is not enough. We closely follow six competitors who have to demonstrate their self-discipline and ability to handle stress on a daily basis. Which of them will end up winning the race? Anja Klauck
Biography
Jakub Piątek
Graduated from Łódź Film School, teaching feature film directing there since 2021. Worked as a journalist and cultural manager before graduating.
PIANOFORTE, DE, PL 2023, Jakub Piątek
Steinway or Kawai? The choice of grand piano is just one of many critical decisions that those taking part in the international Chopin competition must make. Every five years, the most promising upcoming pianists compete here. Talent alone is not enough. We closely follow six competitors who have to demonstrate their self-discipline and ability to handle stress on a daily basis. Which of them will end up winning the race? Anja Klauck
Biography
Jakub Piątek
Graduated from Łódź Film School, teaching feature film directing there since 2021. Worked as a journalist and cultural manager before graduating.
19 Minuten
Moderation: Moritz Holfelder
FLOATING ISLANDS, DE, CH 2023, Simone Fürbringer, Nicolas Humbert
“We are what we see and what we don’t see.” How did we get to where we are now? What is lurking in this cinematic dragnet of film fragments and somnambulistic snippets of the present day? “The images help us to accept reality like a spoon helps us to eat,” this extravagant stream of consciousness tells us. Curtain up: open ending guaranteed.
Biographies
Simone Fürbringer
Born in Basel in 1957, Simone Fürbringer is a filmmaker and editor who has worked as a cinematographer, journalist, photographer and acrobat and studied at the HFF Munich (graduating in 1994).
Nicolas Humbert
Born in 1958, the director and producer was a co-founder of the filmmakers' cooperative "Der Andere Blick" and studied at the HFF Munich (graduated in 1987).
The pair has worked together successfully since 1993.
FLOATING ISLANDS, DE, CH 2023, Simone Fürbringer, Nicolas Humbert
“We are what we see and what we don’t see.” How did we get to where we are now? What is lurking in this cinematic dragnet of film fragments and somnambulistic snippets of the present day? “The images help us to accept reality like a spoon helps us to eat,” this extravagant stream of consciousness tells us. Curtain up: open ending guaranteed.
Biographies
Simone Fürbringer
Born in Basel in 1957, Simone Fürbringer is a filmmaker and editor who has worked as a cinematographer, journalist, photographer and acrobat and studied at the HFF Munich (graduating in 1994).
Nicolas Humbert
Born in 1958, the director and producer was a co-founder of the filmmakers' cooperative "Der Andere Blick" and studied at the HFF Munich (graduated in 1987).
The pair has worked together successfully since 1993.
25 Minuten
Moderation: Christina Wolf
BLIX NOT BOMBS
The 21st century is marked by wars, the climate crisis and political extremes. If we understood what went wrong in the past, could we learn from our mistakes? The director poses this question to herself and to Hans Blix, the former UN weapons inspector and an important player in the political crises of recent decades. A fascinating look at 60 years of world history.
Biography
Greta Stocklassa comes from a Czech-Swedish family. She has been studying documentary film at FAMU in Prague since 2013. Her films straddle the line between documentary, fiction and experiment and tell of the darker side of affluent Western society.
BLIX NOT BOMBS
The 21st century is marked by wars, the climate crisis and political extremes. If we understood what went wrong in the past, could we learn from our mistakes? The director poses this question to herself and to Hans Blix, the former UN weapons inspector and an important player in the political crises of recent decades. A fascinating look at 60 years of world history.
Biography
Greta Stocklassa comes from a Czech-Swedish family. She has been studying documentary film at FAMU in Prague since 2013. Her films straddle the line between documentary, fiction and experiment and tell of the darker side of affluent Western society.
25 Minuten
Moderation: Christina Wolf
BLUE ID, TR 2022 – Director: Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan
During his gender reassignment, Rüzgar, an actor, was publicly outed and vilified by the transphobic Turkish tabloid press. With a strong will and steady support, he fights for the recognition of his identity within the dominant conservative blue/pink framework. In lively Istanbul, Burcu Melekoğlu accompanies him on this long journey that leaves you little room to breathe.
Biography
Burcu Melekoğlu, a graduate of the UCLA School of Film and Television, works as a director and editor in Istanbul and is the founder of the production company Moxie. BLUE ID is her first feature-length documentary film.
BLUE ID, TR 2022 – Director: Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan
During his gender reassignment, Rüzgar, an actor, was publicly outed and vilified by the transphobic Turkish tabloid press. With a strong will and steady support, he fights for the recognition of his identity within the dominant conservative blue/pink framework. In lively Istanbul, Burcu Melekoğlu accompanies him on this long journey that leaves you little room to breathe.
Biography
Burcu Melekoğlu, a graduate of the UCLA School of Film and Television, works as a director and editor in Istanbul and is the founder of the production company Moxie. BLUE ID is her first feature-length documentary film.
18 Minuten
Moderation: Eva Bauriedl
ART TALENT SHOW, CZ 2022, Adela Komrzy
What do young artists need to shape the world of tomorrow? Is it enough to just be talented or does art go beyond that? The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague offers an invitation to an entrance examination: portfolios and candidates are inspected, artistic aspirations are discussed as well as gender issues and life plans. Intimate and multi-layered – and often magnificently offbeat. Selime Schauer-Altinbilek
Biography
Adéla Komrzý
The Czech filmmaker studied art history at Charles University in Prague and documentary film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts. In 2018 she was among the "Berlinale Talents". Her film ART TALENT SHOW was awarded at the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
ART TALENT SHOW, CZ 2022, Adela Komrzy
What do young artists need to shape the world of tomorrow? Is it enough to just be talented or does art go beyond that? The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague offers an invitation to an entrance examination: portfolios and candidates are inspected, artistic aspirations are discussed as well as gender issues and life plans. Intimate and multi-layered – and often magnificently offbeat. Selime Schauer-Altinbilek
Biography
Adéla Komrzý
The Czech filmmaker studied art history at Charles University in Prague and documentary film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts. In 2018 she was among the "Berlinale Talents". Her film ART TALENT SHOW was awarded at the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
28 Minuten
ALONE, IR 2022, Jafar Najafi
Since Amir’s father died some years ago, the 14-year-old has been responsible for his younger sisters. Against resistance from the village, he tries to save his sisters from being married off. The film shows how global changes in society reach all the way to the rural areas of Iran. Dayela Valenzuela
Biography
The Iranian filmmaker began in cinema as a sound assistant and photographer. He then studied film at the Tehran University of the Arts. His works have been shown at numerous festivals and have won prestigious awards.
Since Amir’s father died some years ago, the 14-year-old has been responsible for his younger sisters. Against resistance from the village, he tries to save his sisters from being married off. The film shows how global changes in society reach all the way to the rural areas of Iran. Dayela Valenzuela
Biography
The Iranian filmmaker began in cinema as a sound assistant and photographer. He then studied film at the Tehran University of the Arts. His works have been shown at numerous festivals and have won prestigious awards.
23 Minuten
ADIEU SAUVAGE, BE 2023, Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento
Colombia, Amazon: the Cácuas are supposedly incapable of love, because they don’t have any words for such a feeling. At the same time, there is an increasing number of suicides within their community committed by young men suffering from a broken heart. The filmmaker, himself a descendent of indigenous people, wants to get to the bottom of this phenomenon and travels to the jungle to spend some time living with the people there. A relationship that could almost be described as tender begins to develop.
Biography
Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento's name often earned him ridicule in his childhood, as it refers to his indigenous origins. He was born in Bogotá in 1987, the son of a lawyer and a supermarket worker. At the age of 19, he left his country for Europe and enrolled at the Poitiers School of Fine Arts on a student visa. During his studies, he became more and more interested in cinema and eventually successfully passed the entrance exam at the IAD film school in Belgium. In 2018, his graduation film SIMON CRIES was screened at many festivals. ADIEU SAUVAGE is his debut in feature-length documentary filmmaking.
Colombia, Amazon: the Cácuas are supposedly incapable of love, because they don’t have any words for such a feeling. At the same time, there is an increasing number of suicides within their community committed by young men suffering from a broken heart. The filmmaker, himself a descendent of indigenous people, wants to get to the bottom of this phenomenon and travels to the jungle to spend some time living with the people there. A relationship that could almost be described as tender begins to develop.
Biography
Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento's name often earned him ridicule in his childhood, as it refers to his indigenous origins. He was born in Bogotá in 1987, the son of a lawyer and a supermarket worker. At the age of 19, he left his country for Europe and enrolled at the Poitiers School of Fine Arts on a student visa. During his studies, he became more and more interested in cinema and eventually successfully passed the entrance exam at the IAD film school in Belgium. In 2018, his graduation film SIMON CRIES was screened at many festivals. ADIEU SAUVAGE is his debut in feature-length documentary filmmaking.
