Moving cinema, wherever you are

As the Doxumentale festival draws to a close, the journey of extraordinary documentary storytelling continues. Until June 30th, immerse yourself in a curated collection of our powerful, moving festival films. Bring these stories home, and let their impact linger long after the screen goes dark.

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Kajo Roscher

20.06.2025

Not in Berlin? Still thinking about that one film you didn’t get to see? Curious about our award-winning documentaries? No worries – we’ve got you covered.

With our Online Streaming Pass, the Doxumentale experience comes straight to your home. Wherever you are in Germany, you can now access more than 30 carefully selected films from our 2025 festival program – anytime, anywhere. These are stories that inspire, challenge, and stay with you long after the credits roll.

From intimate portraits to global struggles, from poetic visions to bold political statements – our online collection brings you the full range of what documentary storytelling can be.

So grab a blanket, press play, and turn your living room into a cinema.
Discover our highlights, stream our award-winners, and bring the Doxumentale spirit home.

Dive into your next documentary journey – explore our full online programme.

Film

A Sisters’ Tale

18. Jun / 21:00 / Freiluftkino Neue Zukunft

20. Jun / 20:30 / b-ware! Ladenkino

Nasreen reclaims her voice as a woman and a singer—defying Iran’s ban on female performers. Over seven years, her sister Leila films her journey from silenced housewife to empowered artist inspiring women across Iran and beyond.

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Abortion Dream Team

14. Jun / 14:45 / Atelier Gardens

17. Jun / 18:30 / Sputnik Kino

19. Jun / 18:00 / Kant Kino

Four women, a dangerous fight. In Poland, where abortion is illegal, the Abortion Dream Team is helping hundreds of women every day—loudly, fearlessly, and visibly. One member faces prison, another struggles with the emotional toll. How long can they keep going?

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The Age of Water

19. Jun / 18:00 / b-ware! Ladenkino

21. Jun / 21:00 / Sputnik Kino

22. Jun / 20:30 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium

After a series of mysterious illnesses and deaths, a community in Mexico discovers that their water is radioactive. At the center of the story are six mothers on a quest for justice who suspect that there is a connection between the contamination and the death of three girls.

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Animal Pride

14. Jun / 12:00 / Atelier Gardens

19. Jun / 18:00 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium

Orcas, penguins, and even slugs—nature's diversity is far queerer than you might think. Connel Bradwell takes us on a journey through the animal kingdom, sharing nature’s coming-out stories with humour, love, and a fresh perspective on queerness in the wild.

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Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

18. Jun / 18:00 / The Yaam

20. Jun / 18:00 / b-ware! Ladenkino

Jackie Shane was one of music's pioneering Black trans performers. Why did she disappear on the verge of stardom? This remarkable portrait finally reveals the full depth of Jackie's extraordinary life and career.

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Black Limbo

17. Jun / 19:30 / City Kino Wedding

21. Jun / 18:00 / Kant Kino

22. Jun / 20:30 / b-ware! Ladenkino

Spain’s dark colonial past resurfaces as the family of Acacio Mañe, Equatorial Guinea’s independence leader, demands justice. Silenced crimes, hidden archives, and a decades-long fight for truth reveal a history Spain has repeatedly tried to forget.

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Blaues Licht

22. Jun / 21:30 / Freiluftkino Insel

A docu-fictional journey into the underground, where reality, theater, and subculture blur—between subway tunnels, vanished footage, and a mysterious artistic intervention.

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Changing Sides (Im Osten was Neues)

18. Jun / 18:00 / Kant Kino

19. Jun / 20:00 / Skatehalle

Thomas ‘Eichi’ Eichstädt coaches a soccer team of young refugees while facing his own dark past as a former right-wing extremist. A powerful story of second chances, the courage to change, and the hope that can bridge even the deepest divides.

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The Coriolis Effect

16. Jun / 21:30 / Freiluftkino Insel

20. Jun / 20:30 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium

A vision of an ecological democracy, where all living beings coexist in harmony. With breathtaking music and stunning nature footage, director Petr Lom makes the Earth itself the protagonist, telling the story of a new dawn.

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Creativo Paradiso: A Creative Renaissance

17. Jun / 20:30 / Kant Kino

18. Jun / 21:30 / Freiluftkino Insel

What sparks true creativity? Lilith Stangenberg and Blixa Bargeld take a deep dive with icons like Björk, Ridley Scott, and Marina Abramović—uncovering secrets, igniting inspiration, and breaking creative boundaries!

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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.

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Funk YU

14. Jun / 21:30 / Freiluftkino Insel

17. Jun / 19:00 / Freiluftkino Rosengarten

21. Jun / 19:00 / Dragonerareal

A heartfelt vinyl odyssey through the former Yugoslavia—a journey full of music, memories, and people who have never forgotten the funk. Between record crates and DJ sets, a road movie unfolds bridging past and present.

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Further and Further

19. Jun / 18:30 / Sputnik Kino

21. Jun / 18:00 / b-ware! Ladenkino

At 94, physics professor Vladimir Fridkin lives in Moscow, where he is torn between authoritarian Russia and his Western values. The film follows his final attempt to reunite with his family—an emotional story of separation, hope, and resilience.

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Home Game

12. Jun / 20:30 / Atelier Gardens

18. Jun / 19:30 / City Kino Wedding

Forced to flee Yugoslavia as a child, director Lidija Zelović delivers a powerful wake-up call. In her new home, the Netherlands, she recognizes eerie echoes of the social and political forces that once tore her homeland apart.

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In Waves and War

17. Jun / 21:00 / Sputnik Kino

18. Jun / 20:30 / b-ware! Ladenkino

Plagued by PTSD, survivor’s guilt, traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain, and depression, three former Navy SEALs turn to an experimental hallucinogenic drug treatment on their desperate quest for healing.

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Little Syria

13. Jun / 20:00 / Atelier Gardens

16. Jun / 19:30 / City Kino Wedding

19. Jun / 20:30 / Kant Kino

In Berlin, Reem, Mohammed, and Yasser—three Syrian refugees—struggle with the trauma of displacement. Together, they ask what remains of the Syrian revolution and how they can move forwards when the past is still shaping their every step.

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Ms. President

13. Jun / 16:45 / Atelier Gardens

16. Jun / 21:00 / Sputnik Kino

For five years, Zuzana Čaputová led a divided country—and allowed cameras a glimpse behind the scenes. Through crises, public dialogues, and quiet moments, this intimate portrait of the former Slovak president reveals what true leadership means—and what it costs.

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Night Is Not Eternal

14. Jun / 16:30 / Atelier Gardens

18. Jun / 18:30 / Sputnik Kino

19. Jun / 19:30 / City Kino Wedding

For seven years, filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows Cuban activist Rosa María Payá in her relentless fight for democracy, human rights, and free elections. A powerful portrait of an unyielding fight from exile, transcending all borders.

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Oceania: Journey to the Center

19. Jun / 21:30 / Freiluftkino Insel

21. Jun / 20:30 / b-ware! Ladenkino

A quiet, haunting observation of daily life on a Pacific atoll threatened by rising seas. At the heart of the story: a mother and her son — their life, their memories, their quiet resistance.

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Ouvidor

14. Jul / 20:00 / Dorcol

15. Jun / 21:30 / Freiluftkino Insel

20. Jun / 18:00 / Kater Blau

In São Paulo, over 120 creatives in the occupied Ouvidor House squat are fighting against commercialization and eviction. As art collides with resistance, an unbridled struggle ensues between survival, profit, and independence.

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She Rises Up

18. Jun / 18:00 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium

19. Jun / 18:00 / Kunsthaus Dahlem

Three determined women take matters into their own hands when they set up their own businesses in Peru, Sri Lanka, and Senegal, shaping their futures with bravery. This documentary powerfully captures how local entrepreneurship creates livelihoods and brings about lasting change.

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Silent Men

14. Jun / 13:30 / Atelier Gardens

19. Jun / 21:00 / Sputnik Kino

Director Duncan Cowles sets out to break the silence—his own included. On a quest to find men willing to speak openly about their feelings and mental health, he embarks on an emotional journey that challenges societal norms and opens up conversations.

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The Sharp Edge of Peace

17. Jun / 21:30 / Freiluftkino Insel

After the withdrawal of international troops and the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, four courageous women risk everything. In the midst of a changing Afghanistan, they engage in negotiations with the Taliban, fighting for a peace that won’t cost them their freedom.

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Third Act

17. Jun / 18:00 / b-ware! Ladenkino

18. Jun / 21:00 / Sputnik Kino

22. Jun / 20:30 / Kant Kino

A father, a son, a story that remained untold for so long. Tadashi Nakamura sheds light on the Parkinson's disease of his father Robert A. Nakamura, a key figure in Asian-American film culture.

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Undercover: Exposing the Far Right

15. Jun / 14:30 / Atelier Gardens

17. Jun / 18:30 / Publix

20. Jun / 20:30 / Kant Kino

What seems like a thriller is in fact reality: with a camera hidden in his shirt button, journalist Harry Shukman spends months putting his life at risk to gain access to the heart of far-right networks.

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Ways to Traverse a Territory

18. Jun / 18:00 / Kunsthaus Dahlem

22. Jun / 18:00 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium

In the misty mountains, the memory of an encounter with an Indigenous Tzotzil family awakens. Amid sheep and shifting landscapes, this story develops into an exploration of identity, nature, and belonging.

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Where Dragons Live

17. Jul / 20:00 / Dorcol

12. Jun / 16:30 / Atelier Gardens

20. Jun / 18:00 / Kant Kino

What remains when our parents are gone? Four siblings clear out their childhood home, surrounded by memories, forgotten objects, and unasked questions. As they sort through the past, they begin to question family roles and renegotiate their shared history.

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Wild Coast Warriors

17. Jun / 20:30 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium

18. Jun / 18:00 / b-ware! Ladenkino

22. Jun / 21:00 / Sputnik Kino

On South Africa’s East Coast, Shell’s reckless greed threatens to destroy not just the sea but also the livelihoods of the AmaMpondo. But they resist—tirelessly and determined, before the courts and on the streets. Their fight for their environment is a fight for survival.

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Writing Hawa

15. Jun / 17:30 / Atelier Gardens

16. Jun / 18:00 / Kant Kino

When the Taliban regain power in 2021, Hawa’s dream of liberation for herself and her family shatters. A documentary love letter from Afghan director Najiba Noori to her mother, Hawa. A film about three generations of women fighting for their freedom.

Kajo Roscher

Editor

Kajo Roscher was born in Berlin and is currently studying political science at the Free University of Berlin. In 2023 they did an internship at the taz and published articles in the Berlin and culture section of the taz. Before studying, Kajo Roscher took part in the journalism programme at the School of The New York Times and completed a voluntary social year at the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin.

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