The programme of this year's DOK Leipzig is complete! For the 67th edition from 28 October - 3 November, we are presenting a total of 209 films and XR works from 55 countries.
“It is hard to reduce the films of DOK Leipzig 2024 to a common denominator, and that is a good thing,” says festival director Christoph Terhechte. “They bear witness to a diverse and complex world. Many of them point out alternatives to the status quo. They give hope. They do not deny the looming destruction of our natural resources; instead they are dedicated to examining what we want to preserve.”
This year, 73 feature-length and short films, including 33 world premieres, are competing for the Golden and Silver Doves.
The International Competition Documentary Film is presenting eight feature-length films, the majority of which are by emerging directors. The films tell of personal struggles with identity and social background, thematise historical events and are dedicated to architecture, gold mining and the memory of family.
The eleven short films offer a wide range of creative perspectives, for example on people’s longing for a place to call home and be accepted, our approach to “nature”, the colonial past and the cultural significance of the birthday cake
Five works have been nominated for the Golden Dove Feature Film in the International Competition Animated Film. They include films about forged train tickets, a friendship with a talking giant cat, post-apocalyptic hybrid creatures made up of humans and animals, complex human relationships and stories of guilt and coming to terms after the war.
The 20 short films in this competition are fascinating in their artistic approaches, individual creative styles and moving narratives that examine the body and its associated power structures or the relationship between man and machine.
The German Competition Documentary Film brings together nine feature-length films, all of them world premieres, including the opening film ‘Tracing Light’ by Thomas Riedelsheimer. Other films focus on young people in the care of social workers, nomadic life in Germany, sex-positive interactions and visiting female Turkish-German footballers. They look at various forms of religion and spirituality, examine EU migration policy and accompany the singer Barbara Morgenstern.
The ten German short films reflect (dys)functional family relationships, the capabilities of technology and algorithms, the inscription of history in buildings and monuments, and the first East Germans to visit Mallorca after the Wall came down
In the Audience Competition, a five-member jury comprised of audience members from Leipzig will award a Golden Dove. Ten feature-length documentary films have been nominated, some of which have premiered at prominent international festivals. The films include a rabbi as a drag queen, a family-run blueberry farm, activism in Finnish forests and an astrologer for personal new beginnings. Last but not least, two of the films in the competition reflect on the conflict in the Middle East and tell of efforts to achieve reconciliation.
As of today, the entire programme including all screening times and venues can be found online; further information can be found in our press release. Tickets are available now.
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