Inspiring Documentaries for School Classes

Welcome to Dokumentale, a unique program offering carefully curated documentary films specifically designed for educational purposes. Our film series covers topics such as science, art, and human rights, aiming not only to impart knowledge but also to provide new perspectives. These inspiring stories encourage students to engage with important social and global issues.

16.09.2024

School Film Program – Curriculum-Based and Interactive

Our school film program is designed for students from the 7th grade onward, offering age-appropriate documentary films that seamlessly integrate into your curriculum. Each film is selected with educational objectives in mind, making complex topics accessible and understandable. After the film screenings, a follow-up discussion with the students takes place. These dialogues allow them to reflect on the topics and deepen their understanding.

Flexible Program and Affordable Pricing

For just 4 EUR per ticket, you and your students can participate in screenings at our partner cinemas in Berlin during the festival period (October 10–20, 2024). Admission is free for teachers, accompanying persons, and students with a Berlin Pass. The flexible scheduling allows you to integrate the visit smoothly into your school routine. Just send us a short e-mail with the date, time, cinema and the film title of your choice as well as the number of students and teachers. (The minimum group size should be 20 students.) We will organize a film screening for you and your class.

If the film you would like to watch with your students is not listed below, we would be more than happy to try to organize a screening of your preferred film.

Our Partner Cinemas: Kant Kino, Sputnik Kino am Südstern, City Kino Wedding, ACUD Kino, and Colosseum Filmtheater.

To register, simply send an email to: partner@dokumentale.de

Take advantage of this inspiring opportunity to motivate your students through outstanding international documentary films. We look forward to your participation! For any questions, please feel free to contact our colleague, Beate Bjorkengren.

Film

The Click Trap

19. Oct / 20:00 / Colosseum Filmtheater

20. Oct / 20:30 / City Kino Wedding

Hate and disinformation on the internet are difficult to control and are posing challenges for democracies worldwide. Data is being collected and misused. What price does society have to pay for digitalization?

Film

Hidden Dance of Eels

12. Oct / 17:30 / Kant Kino

13. Oct / 18:30 / Festival Center D'24

Where eels spawn and how exactly they reproduce is one of marine biology’s unsolved mysteries. A group of international scientists sets out to find the eels’ suspected birthplace. Can they learn enough about these endangered fish to save them?

Film

Hvaldimir: Conversation with a Whale

11. Oct / 20:00 / Colosseum Filmtheater

18. Oct / 18:00 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium

Off the coast of Norway, a beluga whale suddenly appears sporting some unusual gear. The whale seems to have escaped from a Russian military base where whales and dolphins are trained for espionage purposes. This is the intriguing story of the ‘spy whale’.

Film

Immortals

17. Oct / 18:00 / Documentation Centre

18. Oct / 17:30 / Colosseum Filmtheater

In October 2019, Iraq sees the eruption of its largest protests since the war’s end. Khalili, a young film-maker, finds himself right in the middle and discovers that his camera is the most powerful weapon of all. Milo also takes part in the protests wearing boy’s clothes.

Film

Mozart’s Sister

13. Oct / 17:30 / Colosseum Filmtheater

19. Oct / 17:30 / Kant Kino

Like her brother, Maria Anna Mozart was a gifted pianist. However, upon reaching marriageable age, she was expected to step away from public performance and devote herself to other duties. But did she play a more significant role in her brother’s music than previously acknowledged?

Film

Sisterqueens

10. Oct / 19:30 / Colosseum Filmtheater

12. Oct / 18:30 / Festival Center D'24

13. Oct / 20:30 / City Kino Wedding

The three friends Jamila, Rachel, and Faseeha are part of Sisterqueens, a Berlin-based rap collective. They challenge social norms, rap about feminism, discrimination, and self-determination, and help each other to forge their own paths.

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