A quick judgement and a sad filmmaker
In “Sentenced to Death” Ahmad Jalili Jahromi portrays a group of woman in Iran who have committed a crime. The DOK Spotters talked to him about his film.
Imagine, that…
…you are complimented on your german skills as a german. The performance artist Shahib knows that. How will people from Leipzig react in a fotointerview?
Meet DOK Leipzig: Leena Pasanen
Leena Pasanen talks to the DOK Spotters about the changes she implemented at the DOK festival – and how the festival has changed her.
Meet DOK Leipzig: Kim Busch
Kim Busch, program coordinator of DOK Festival, tells the DOK Spotters in which moment the impossible is demanded from her.
10 years DOK Spotters
For 10 years DOK Spotters have been reporting about the festival. Let´s celebrate this anniversary!
Best Of DOK Spotters 2017
9 days, 8 nights, 15 DOK Spotters and 1000 beautiful moments. Let´s take a look!
Vaccinations – yes or no?
In his film “Eingeimpft” David Sieveking deals with one of the most important questions for parents: vaccination – yes or no?
A midwife for documentaries
Jutta Krug decides if the WDR co-produces a documentary. During the DOK festival she gave us an insight in her work.
Popcorn behind bars
During the DOK festival the inmates of the juvenile prison in Regis-Breitingen share three of their favourite documentaries with guests.
Congo Crisis
It is often referred to as the Third World War – the, for twenty years ongoing, civil war in Congo. A legal processing of the crimes has not taken place yet.
Sandgirl
Veronika Raila describes herself as Sandgirl. At one point everything is fine, at another a gust lets Veronika slowly fall in separate components.
Poverty and Dreams
In his film „Enfants du teril“ the French film maker Frédéric Brunnquell accompanies the brothers Loïc (15) and Théo (10) through a certain stage in their lives. It is a film which deals with the life and dreams of a family in a very sensitive way.