DOK.FEST 2006

OPENING NIGHT
Music for the opening night on Wednesday 3rd May, 2006.
TO TULSA AND BACK - ON TOUR WITH JJ Cale (by Jörg Bundschuh)

For the first time, the media shy star is revealed in a feature-length film, in which he speaks about music, about his life and his career. Eric Clapton states that he is the only other musician he would have liked to be. For Neil Young, he is, along with Jimi Hendrix, the greatest electric guitarist of all times. The legend JJ Cale and his unique Tulsa Sound.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
The International Competition 2006 includes both German premieres and one world premiere. We will screen: works by Kim Longinotto, Pelin Esmer and Thierry Michel; film essays by Lech Kowalski, Tin Dirdamal and Nikolaus Geyrhalter; productions from Germany directed by Romuald Karmakar, Gereon Wetzel and Andres Veiel.

DOK.SUISSE
One of the highlights this year is the recent work from Swiss filmmakers.
GAMBIT by Sabine Gisiger tells the story of unbelievable schemes hatched around the catastrophe of Seveso in July 1976.
In ANGRY MONK Luc Schaedler traces the life story of the tibetan dissident Gendun Choephel. Richard Dindo wants to know in his latest film WHO WAS KAFKA?
Ulrich Grossenbacher and Damaris Lüthi go to India to seek out the flower children of the 60s who never came back home in their film HIPPIE MASALA.
EXIT by Fernand Melgar deals with the controversial theme of assisted suicide with a close-up look at the organisation Exit.
And Christian Frei explores the Bamiyan Valley in THE GIANT BUDDHAS.

DOK.MUSIC
DOK.FEST 2006 screens films about Thelonious Monk, Albert Ayler, Glenn Gould, Charlie "Bird" Parker and stars of the electronic music scene. Also included in the programme is a karaoke film with the sounds of the former Federal Republic of Germany, before the reunion 1990.

We would be delighted to welcome you to DOK.FEST Munich 2006!

Team DOK.FEST 2006