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:

  • Why Women?[16]
    • The Secret Slaves of the Middle East (2016)
    • State of Women (2016)
    • Crown Princess Mary's Mission (2016)
  • Why Slavery?[17]
    • A Woman Captured (2017)
    • North Korea's Secret Slaves: Dollar Heroes (2018)
    • Maid In Hell (2018)
    • I Was a Yazidi Slave (2018)
    • Selling Children (2018)
    • Jailed in America (2018)

References
  1. https://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/m_features/there-are-over-forty-million-people-living-in-slavery-around-the-world
  2. https://dailytimes.com.pk/539993/discussing-human-rights-through-films-the-why-film-festival-2020/
  3. https://www.lacapital.com.ar/escenario/documentales-acercarse-la-otra-cara-del-mundo-n1690027.html
  4. "DR TV doc chief Mette Hoffmann Meyer to step down".
  5. "DR2 mister markant journalistisk chef". DR.
  6. "About THE WHY". www.thewhy.dk.
  7. https://danwatch.dk/seks-nye-dokumentarfilm-skal-aabne-verdens-oejne-for-moderne-slaveri/?cn-reloaded=1
  8. https://www.documentary.org/feature/why-world-foundation-promotes-human-rights-through-docs
  9. https://pleasure.borsen.dk/fri/artikel/11/223192/.html
  10. https://realscreen.com/2014/09/23/steps-intl-rebrands-as-why-foundation-names-ceo/
  11. http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/why-poverty
  12. https://fyens.dk/artikel/mennesker-til-salg-k%C3%B8b-en-slave-for-581-kroner-2018-10-15(8)
  13. https://globalnyt.dk/content/serie-af-dokumentarfilm-saetter-fokus-paa-moderne-slaveri
  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.
  17. https://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/m_features/there-are-over-forty-million-people-living-in-slavery-around-the-world
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