Kids DOK: Films for All 5+
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Pingu & Bär
Kai Oppermann
Two friends Pingu and Bear push their bike up a gigantic mountain together. Once they’ve arrived at the top, they gather all their courage for the best downhill run of all time.
Camille & Chamäleon
Lucie Nichelmann
Camille and a chameleon afraid of heights love playing hide and seek in the forest. But their high spirits mess things up and they get lost in the undergrowth. Will they find each other?
Hund und Baum
Franka Sachse
The friendship between a dog and a tree narrated backwards and animated with black and white paper. They have experienced a lot together and have even survived a great storm.
Otá Layò
Urânia Munzanzu, Dalton Paula
Brothers Matheus and José live in the Brazilian rainforest and collect stones by the river to make art. The film follows them on their wanderings, showing their deep connection to nature.
Nachtschwärmer
Lena von Döhren
A glowing lantern puts the insects of the jungle under its spell. A young bat wants to rescue them and soon discovers that friendship can also bring light to dark times.
Fuchs und Wildschwein
Michał “Śledziu” Śledziński
It’s autumn and Fox and Wild Boar sent off on a hike, headed for the huge “Tree of Leaves”. Over the course of their adventurous journey, the small fox must pass test after test.
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The Snake Charmer
Jonathan Omer Mizrahi
German Competition Documentary Film
Beyond the lush fields, the area of destruction begins. Thai labourer work in the Israeli fields on the border with Gaza. A robot snake evokes a false sense of security.
Contains mentions of
physical violence, war scenes
Contains depictions of
death
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Longing for motherhood, a Palestinian woman sets out to smuggle her imprisoned husband’s sperm. Will she achieve her maternal hopes as time and checkpoints close in on her?
Contains mentions of
death, physical violence
Contains depictions of
physical violence, death
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Kids DOK: Films for All 8+
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Zwei Flüsse
Felix Maria Bühler
Szymon and Frank live near the Oder, the border river that separates Poland and Germany. They spend every spare moment at the skate park, where everyone meets – wherever they come from.
Einfach Jools
Ezra Verbist
Jools wants to dance on stage – notwithstanding her physical handicap. Together with the choreographer Yorrith, she learns to dance in her own way and not pay any heed to the judgement of others.
Émile and his sister enjoy magic summer days, until a nasty prank by the neighbourhood boys disturbs the peaceful atmosphere. Will Émile find a way to overcome his powerlessness?
Zellenkumpel
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Arjen van der Plas, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit
What happens when a grumpy raccoon and a credulous manatee break out together? A cute plasticine animation about what matters more: freedom or solidarity?
Ich würd dich gern sehen
Zaïde Bil, Sébastien Segers, Petronella van der Hallen
Although prisons are definitely not meant for them, there are many children who regularly go there. Four of them talk about what it is like to visit Mum or Dad behind bars.
Der Hund auf dem Papier
Thibault Chollet
Mourning for his dead dog, Paul has stopped drawing comics. When he takes up a story again for his sister, the animal in the pictures comes to life again.
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Short Film Reel: International Competition Documentary Film 1
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Passage Kinos Wintergarten
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Patronymic
Mariia Ponomarova
International Competition Documentary Film
Her patronymic is missing in her international documents. More than a bureaucratic detail for Mariia: the name connects her to her father and Ukraine. An identity quest by night train.
Contains mentions of
war scenes
Look, We’re in Europe
Riad Arfin, Manushaqe Ibrahimi
International Competition Documentary Film
Building houses far from home: through their own mobile phone images, Bangladeshi construction workers in Kosovo offer a raw glimpse of life between precarious work and dreams of a better future.
Division
James Paul Dallas
International Competition Documentary Film
What may be kept, what can go? From a distance, the director is guided through a deserted flat and library. A parkour through the private, along paths of knowledge and guilty pleasures.
The Evidence of the Termites
La evidencia del comején
Roberto Jaén
International Competition Documentary Film
Utilising a thrillingly polyphonic split screen perspective, this wry, shifting, self-reflexive essay film is a playful attempt to pin down that most slippery of terms: class.
They’re Here
Laura Poitras, Rachel Lauren Mueller
International Competition Documentary Film
A dystopian winter in Minneapolis: local inhabitants fight back against the paramilitary attacks being carried out by ICE, whose violence Poitras and Mueller make visible as a horror film.
Contains mentions of
racism, murder
Contains depictions of
physical violence
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O Filho da Puta
Erica Maradona, Tania Anaya, Otto Guerra, Sávio Leite
International Competition Animated Film
A road movie by foot which coasts on a vibe equal parts crude and tender. Together with Ismael, we set off on a journey whose destination is not where he expected it to be.
Contains depictions of
murder, physical violence, nudity
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Kids DOK: Films for All 3+
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The clumsy caterpillar would like to dance with the graceful butterflies, but they make fun of her. Just one of them offers her his hand. An episode from the KiKa series “Lenas Farm”.
A cheerful snow flurry tempts Anna to head outside. As she wanders through the cold, she meets an unexpected playmate. But is he actually real or just a wintry fata morgana?
Wir bauen eine neue Welt, Willi Wiberg
Wir bauen eine neue Welt, Willi Wiberg
Tomas Alfredson
A picture book film from the Alfie Atkins series. Dad goes shopping, but soon afterwards there is total chaos in the living room. Now it’s about tidying up in absolute record time!
Die stille Ecke
David Johnson
A badly-behaved penguin ends up in the naughty chair during dinner. Luckily, he soon has company, as fooling around happens everywhere. A mischievous puppet animation without dialogue.
The cloud fish swims through the loud, hectic underwater world. Is he too small to cope? A story about size not being the measure of everything, painted in blue-green watercolour images.
Piccolo Piccolo
Marta Gennari
When the smallest mouse is laughed at by her older siblings, she decides to set off on her travels. While the ascent is already laborious, going down proves almost harder ...
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Xiangzidian Village: The Stage
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Xiangzidian Village: The Stage
Xiangzidian: Wutai
Hu Sanshou
International Competition Documentary Film
Full of quiet beauty and novelistic detail, this longitudinal study of a highway being built in northern China archives the memories of a community as tradition gives way to modernity.
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Moving Sisters
Christos Stefanou
Three sisters, separated from their mother while fleeing, live in a camp in Athens. What does “home” mean between conformity and insecurity? And will the family be reunited?
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Holy Wood Dust
Victor Kossakovsky
A tree is cut down just in order to be disposed of later. What does it feel and think? Victor Kossakovsky and renowned botanist Stefano Mancuso take us on a journey into the world of trees.
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Retrospective: Kino und Kampf 7
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Pintando con el pueblo
Leonardo Céspedes
Brushes, paint buckets, canvas: A huge painting is taking shape in front of the Presidential Palace in Santiago. Salvador Allende proclaims: “Culture is not just for the select few.”
El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá...
El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá...
Santiago Álvarez
Five days after the coup, Chile’s most famous singer-songwriter Víctor Jara is brutally murdered by Pinochet’s junta. A tribute to his life and work, recounted through four songs.
Contains depictions of
physical violence
Chile lebt
Juan Forch, Michael Börner
Artists in exile make visible the solidarity with Chile in the wake of 11 September 1973: a celebration of colours and shapes in opposition to the dictatorship. All in just one minute.
Eine chilenische Hochzeit
Eine chilenische Hochzeit
Rainer Ackermann, Valentin Milanow
A young Chilean couple gets married in exile in East Germany. There is joyful celebration, but sadness lingers on the guests’ faces: memories of imprisonment and torture.
Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe
Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe
Carlos Puccio
The Chilean folk band Illapu arrives in East Berlin. Between gigs, they face a difficult question: Should they return home individually if the opportunity arises, or remain in exile together?
Somos +
Pedro Chaskel, Pablo Salas
"We are more" is written on the placards of ‘Mujeres por la vida’. In 1985, Chilean women brave tear gas and water cannons. Their resistance to the military dictatorship remains unbroken.
Contains depictions of
physical violence
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>1,5°C Pyropolitics and the New World
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>1,5°C Pyropolitics and the New World
>1,5°C Pyropolitics and the New World
Lukas Marxt
International Competition Documentary Film
A diffuse orange glow in the dark. Something is burning. First in the distance, then everywhere. An uncommented observation of wildfires and firefighters in L.A. 2025 that speaks volumes.
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Short Film Reel: International Competition Documentary Film 2
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Passage Kinos Wintergarten
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Ovu sobu ostavite zakopanu
Iva Kraljević
International Competition Documentary Film
What is the dominant mood of our era? Shifting seamlessly between pristine 16mm, archive footage and home movies, this essay seeks to tap into the zeitgeist: fearful, nostalgic, untamed.
Suka
Jaroslava Jelchová
International Competition Documentary Film
Her womanhood was shaped by strict expectations: the filmmaker searches for belonging in the tension between her rural Slovakian roots, her sexuality and her creative callings.
Nothing Happens After Your Absence
Nothing Happens After Your Absence
Ibrahim Omar
International Competition Documentary Film
“Cinema is banned here – people prefer football.” Ibrahim has to overcome bureaucracy and resistance in order to show films in his home village in Sudan. Then the war breaks out.
kus kus beng beng
Ollie Launspach
International Competition Documentary Film
Ollie is trans and in a relationship with Sterre. Together they experience Ollie’s transition, a time marked by doubt, vulnerability and sticking together. A radically honest dialogue.
Contains mentions of
mental health conditions
Contains depictions of
nudity
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I'm Painting a Self-Portrait, but All I See Is My Sister's Face + Blossoming
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I'm Painting a Self-Portrait, but All I See Is My Sister's Face + Blossoming
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I’m Painting a Self-Portrait, but All I See Is My Sister’s Face
Maluję swój autoportret, a wychodzi mi moja siostra
Helena Stańczyk
International Competition Documentary Film
Twins Alicja and Bożena Wahl left their mark on the Warsaw art scene. Populated by hybrid creatures, their drawings allowed them to explore their relationship to each other. A rediscovery!
A teraz wiosna
Kamila Serwicka
International Competition Documentary Film
The women of the family suffer from the father’s alcoholism for years. When he leaves, sensitive questions surface, whilst space is created for a reawakening and a breakthrough long overdue.
Contains mentions of
physical violence, suicide
Contains depictions of
mental health conditions, death, child abuse
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