The Why Foundation

The Why Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Copenhagen that produces and distributes social justice-oriented documentary films world-wide.[1][2][3] It was founded the name Steps International by Nick Fraser and Mette Hoffmann Meyer[4] in 2004 and renamed in 2014.[5]

The foundation expresses commitment to free access to information,[6] providing free online screening on their website and on YouTube, as well as partnering with TV stations across the world for Public-access television.[7] The foundation also organizes screenings for schoolkids around the world, showing its films dubbed or subtitled in local languages.[8][9]

From 2004 the foundation was headed by CEO Don Edkins, he was succeeded by danish documentary filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen in 2014.[10] The current CEO is Mette Hoffmann Meyer.[4]

In 2013 the foundation won a Peabody award, under its former name, Steps International, for its series Why Poverty?[11]

In 2018 the foundation released its fourth documentary series called Why Slavery?, documenting various forms of modern slavery in six films.[12] The series reached 191 countries through 70 TV stations, including BBC and BBC World News.[13]

Films

The Why Foundation has produced the following documentary series:

References
  1. "There are over 40 million people living in slavery around the world | The Passionate Eye".
  2. "Discussing Human Rights through films: #The Why Film Festival 2020". 15 January 2020.
  3. "Documentales para acercarse a la otra cara del mundo".
  4. "DR TV doc chief Mette Hoffmann Meyer to step down".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "DR2 mister markant journalistisk chef". DR. 24 September 2014.
  6. "About THE WHY". www.thewhy.dk.
  7. "Seks nye dokumentarfilm skal åbne verdens øjne for moderne slaveri - Danwatch". 8 October 2018.
  8. "Why in the World: Foundation Promotes Human Rights through Docs". 24 July 2019.
  9. "Film som ændrer verden: "Vi siger, at vi er verdens mindste organisation med verdens største footprint"". 14 April 2019.
  10. "Steps Int'l rebrands as Why Foundation, names CEO".
  11. "Why Poverty?".
  12. https://fyens.dk/artikel/mennesker-til-salg-k%C3%B8b-en-slave-for-581-kroner-2018-10-15(8)
  13. "Serie af dokumentarfilm sætter fokus på moderne slaveri | Globalnyt". 27 September 2018.
  14. ""Why Democracy?": Is Democracy for Everyone?". www.dfi.dk.
  15. "Global broadcasters in partnership ask 'WHY POVERTY?'". BBC. November 15, 2012.
  16. "DR sætter fokus på kvinders vilkår og ligestilling". DR. 7 May 2016.


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