# dokstation.ro/llms.txt

> DokStation — Music Doc Film Fest is the only festival in Romania dedicated to music documentaries. For ten editions, it has been the ideal place to discover extraordinary stories from the music world, featuring a wide range of musical genres from funk to electronic, rock, jazz, and beyond.

## Current Edition Details
- **Dates**: May 20–24, 2026
- **City**: Bucharest, Romania
- **Venues**: 
    - Expirat Club (Club Expirat)
    - Control Club
    - Cinema Union
    - Apollo111 Cinema

## Full Film Program
1. **Lebanon Hanover — A Beautiful Place**
    - **Director**: Isolde Woudstra | **Country**: Netherlands | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 50 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: An intimate journey with the darkwave duo Lebanon Hanover on their 2024 European tour.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Wednesday, May 20, 19:00 at Expirat Club (Opening film)
        - Saturday, May 23, 19:00 at Control Club

2. **DI'ANNO: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer**
    - **Director**: Wes Orshoski | **Country**: USA | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 95 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: The original Iron Maiden frontman, Paul Di'Anno, in his last great comeback — an heroic return to the stage.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Thursday, May 21, 18:30 at Apollo111 Cinema
        - Friday, May 22, 21:00 at Cinema Union

3. **Boy George & Culture Club**
    - **Director**: Alison Ellwood | **Country**: USA / UK | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 96 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: Four youths who defied the status quo of 1980s Britain — with style and unforgettable pop-soul hits.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Thursday, May 21, 20:30 at Apollo111 Cinema
        - Friday, May 22, 19:00 at Cinema Union

4. **Amadou & Mariam — The Blind Couple From Mali**
    - **Director**: Ryan Marley | **Country**: Canada | **Year**: 2026
    - **Duration**: 85 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: The love story of two blind musicians from Mali, returning home for the concert of their lives.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Thursday, May 21, 20:00 at Control Club

5. **Nick Cave's Veiled World**
    - **Director**: Mike Christie | **Country**: UK | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 65 min | **National Premiere**: No
    - **Description**: A portrait of Nick Cave's creative universe, told by his closest collaborators and friends.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Thursday, May 21, 19:00 at Expirat Club
        - Saturday, May 23, 21:00 at Cinema Union

6. **Becoming Madonna**
    - **Director**: Michael Ogden | **Country**: UK/US | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 90 min | **National Premiere**: No
    - **Description**: Pop lovers unite! The story of ‘the material girl's stratospheric leap to fame is told in riveting fashion through unseen and unheard archive clips and interviews.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Thursday, May 21, 18:30 at Cinema Union
        - Sunday, May 24, 20:00 at Apollo111 Cinema (Closing film)

7. **Jimmy Somerville — Smalltown Boy**
    - **Director**: Olivier Simonnet | **Country**: France | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 60 min | **National Premiere**: No
    - **Description**: How "Smalltown Boy" became the voice of a generation fighting for freedom and equality.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Friday, May 22, 19:00 at Apollo111 Cinema

8. **Bowie: The Final Act**
    - **Director**: Jonathan Stiasny | **Country**: UK | **Year**: 2026
    - **Duration**: 90 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: The final creative chapter of David Bowie — from the "wild years" to the Blackstar masterpiece.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Friday, May 22, 20:30 at Apollo111 Cinema
        - Saturday, May 23, 19:00 at Cinema Union

9. **Butthole Surfers — The Hole Truth & Nothing Butt**
    - **Director**: Tom Stern | **Country**: USA | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 105 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: The insane adventures of the legendary psychotropic punk band from Texas — chaos, pranks, and alt-rock.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Friday, May 22, 19:30 at Control Club

10. **KREATOR — Hate & Hope**
    - **Director**: Cordula Kablitz-Post | **Country**: Germany | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 110 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: Forty years of German thrash metal — Wacken, Tokyo, Bangalore, Los Angeles, and back home in the Ruhrpott.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Thursday, May 21, 20:30 at Cinema Union
        - Friday, May 22, 19:00 at Expirat Club

11. **Madness — Princes of Ska, Kings of Pop**
    - **Director**: Christophe Conte | **Country**: France | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 60 min | **National Premiere**: No
    - **Description**: From the pubs of Camden to the roof of Buckingham Palace — the history of the band Madness.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Friday, May 22, 21:00 at Expirat Club

12. **Move Ya Body: The Birth of House**
    - **Director**: Elegance Bratton | **Country**: USA | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 92 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: From the underground clubs of South Side Chicago, a group of friends turns a sound into a global movement.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Saturday, May 23, 18:30 at Expirat Club

13. **We Want The Funk!**
    - **Director**: Stanley Nelson · Nicole London | **Country**: USA | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 85 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: A syncopated journey through the history of funk — from James Brown and George Clinton to Fela Kuti.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Saturday, May 23, 20:30 at Expirat Club

14. **Rave Culture — A New Era**
    - **Director**: Eduardo Cubillo | **Country**: Spain | **Year**: 2026
    - **Duration**: 85 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: An electrifying journey into the heart of the rave revolution, from the first illegal beats in England to the global explosion.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Saturday, May 23, 20:30 at Control Club

15. **Sun Ra — Do The Impossible**
    - **Director**: Christine Turner | **Country**: USA | **Year**: 2025
    - **Duration**: 85 min | **National Premiere**: Yes
    - **Description**: A kaleidoscopic portrait of the visionary jazz musician, poet, and philosopher Sun Ra — and the currents that shaped him.
    - **Screenings**: 
        - Sunday, May 24, 18:00 at Apollo111 Cinema

## Concerts
- **She Past Away** (Dark wave / post-punk): Wednesday, May 20, 21:30 at Expirat Club. Price: 100 RON (Regular) / 70 RON (Discount).
- **Kumm** (Indie rock / alternative): Thursday, May 21, 21:30 at Expirat Club. Price: 80 RON (Regular) / 55 RON (Discount).

## Partner Event
- **East European Music Conference (EEMC)**: May 20–24, 2026. A reference conference for the live music sector in Central and Eastern Europe, featuring panels, showcases, and safety workshops.
    - **Venue**: Bucharest Old Town (ecosystem of cultural spaces)
    - **Opening Concert**: Balkan Taksim & Friends (special regional heritage concert)
    - **EEMC Gala**: Alternosfera Theatroll at the National Theatre Bucharest (May 21, ticketed event)
    - **Official website**: eemusic.ro

## Ticket Info
- **Single Ticket (Standard)**: 35 RON
- **Discount Ticket (Student/Senior)**: 20 RON (valid with ID)
- **Booking Notes**: Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Individual tickets for films and concerts are available.

## Key Links
- **Full Schedule**: https://dokstation.ro/schedule
- **Film List**: https://dokstation.ro/films
- **Concerts**: https://dokstation.ro/concerts
- **EEMC Partner Event**: https://dokstation.ro/eemc
- **Tickets**: https://dub.sh/DokStation