30.05.2025

Kids programme online!

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05.05.2025

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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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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.

D'Salon

Ticket Fuckup Night Ton 1

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.

D'Lounge

Blue Road

17. Jun / 19:00 / Tresor Globus
Tresor, Berlin’s legendary techno club, is a landmark in the history of electronic music. A literary journey into the past.

D'Lounge

Any Other Way

18. Jun / 18:00 / The Yaam
Since 1994, YAAM has been a vital hub for Berlin’s subculture.
Book

Café der Freiheit: Interview with Tara Paighambari

Winner of the Dokumentale book prize 2024 Tara Paighambari studied molecular biology, worked as a business consultant, has her own startup and two cafés. In her book, she wrote down her life story - a story of new beginnings, courage and love.

Festival

We Need to be Vigilant

Professional journalism is required to distinguish fakes from facts. This is why we have to defend press freedom and independent media.

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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