04.06.2025

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02.06.2025

Transparency meets storytelling

We’re excited to announce: Transparency International is our official NGO partner this year! Together, we highlight the power of openness and justice.  

Book

Berauscht der Sinne beraubt: Eine Geschichte der Ekstase

15. Jun / 20:00 / Atelier Gardens
Is ecstasy a basic human need? Racha Kirakosian explores our drive for trance, rapture, and transcendence. From ancient rituals to techno raves, she shows that ecstasy isn’t just a wild escape, it is a mirror of who we are.

Podcast

Feuer & Brot

15. Jun / 11:30 / Atelier Gardens
Here’s to friendship! Alice and Maxi, best friends for years, come together to talk about everything that is close to their hearts. From social media trends to film clichés, masculinity and conspiracy theories. Always exciting and always honest!

Film

Flamingos: Life after the Meteorite

13. Jun / 16:15 / Atelier Gardens
20. Jun / 19:30 / City Kino Wedding
A flamingo’s most delicate journey—managing to find the right mate, the right place, and the right time to start a family. Covering a period of nine years, this stunning film blends humour, breathtaking visuals, and powerful storytelling to reveal the fragile beauty of the flamingo’s existence.
Festival

Ancestral Secret VR: A Virtual Journey into Ancient Wisdom

María José Díaz and Francisca Silva are the visionary creators behind 'Ancestral Secret VR', a virtual world that merges Indigenous storytelling with cutting-edge technology. This is a deeply immersive experience situated between tradition, spirituality, and innovation.

Festival

The Power of Films and Documentaries and Films for Transparency

This year, the Dokumentale, in partnership with Transparency International and the International Anticorruption Conference Series (IACC), explores the impact of non-fiction storytelling in the fight against corruption. The program features seven carefully selected films that highlight the global influence of corruption and the power of truth.

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D'Salon

Talk: Light

12. Jun / 17:00 / Atelier Gardens

D'Salon

Talk: Ode to Craftsmanship

12. Jun / 19:30 / Atelier Gardens
In this talk, artist Donata Wenders invites us into the world of her audiovisual series Ode to Craftsmanship — a poetic homage to traditional crafts.

D'Salon

Fuckup Night

14. Jun / 19:00 / Atelier Gardens
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn! Join us for powerful stories of professional downfalls, inspiring discussions, and the courage to fail.
Films

'God is optional'

Rabbi Amichai Lau Lavie is the heir to a rabbinic lineage that spans thirty-eight generations. He is also a drag queen and queer father. The protagonist of 'Sabbath Queen' reimagines religious traditions through art and community.

Book

Enthralled by the senses

What happens when the world tilts—and we step outside ourselves, even if just for a moment? A glimpse into the elusive, the unpredictable, and the uncontrollable. An Essay by Racha Kirakosian.

Films

'Writing Hawa': From Storytelling to Social Change

'Writing Hawa' tells the story of three generations of Afghan women—and has laid the foundation for a global movement. An Essay by Hasse van Nunen about the 'Learning with Hawa' campaign and the Afghan diaspora fighting for education and hope.

Our Event Passes

Festival

Regular: 85,00 €

Reduced: 77,00 €

Enjoy unlimited access to all public events and available streams (until June 31). Plus, receive a Dokumentale T-Shirts.

Select 5+5

Regular: 45,00 €

Reduced: 37,00 €

Attend 5 events and stream 5 films of your choice (until June 30).

Family 5+5 Pass

1 Adult + 1 Kid: 75,00 €

1 Adult + 2 Kids: 85,00 €

For grown-ups and little explorers – your festival favorites, their kids' picks, all in one pass!

Accreditation

Regular: 80,00 €

Reduced: 60,00 €

AG DOK: 55,00 €

Join our industry program from June 12 - 15, 2025. Plus, enjoy access to 10 selected events from our festival lineup throughout the festival.

All prices quoted are total prices including VAT.
* Reduced price for students, volunteers, trainees, unemployed people, disability ID card holders and interns.

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