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The Why Foundation

Copenhagen, Denmark(approximate location)

THE WHY FOUNDATION is a non-profit media organization producing and distributing documentaries & content about human rights, democracy, justice and equality.

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Who works there

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Listed on the company’s own site. People move on; this is not a current roster.

Contact & details

TypeProduction Company · Documentary
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Websitethewhy.dk
Emailinfo@thewhy.dk
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Phone+45 31 38 41 91
Statusactive2026 credit i
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How their work is rated

Awards

5 wins from 16 nominations across all awards

Mostly
documentary, biography, history
Active
2012–2026
Rotten Tomatoes
89%

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 5 of 7 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Credits7

3 films

  • 2026 · Film

    Produced

  • 2022 · Film

    Produced

  • 2016 · Film

    Produced

  • 2017

    Produced

  • 2012

    Produced

  • 2009

    Produced

  • 2008

    Produced

Titles per year7 titles · busiest 2008 with 1

7 titles across 19 years, averaging 0.4 a year. The last five years hold at 0.4 a year. 12 of those 19 years carry no credit on file. 7 titles between 1997 and 2026, most in 2008 (1). 2 in the last five years shown, against 1 in the five before.

Works with4 companies

Companies that appear alongside The Why Foundation on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

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