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Recent Highlights

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TEACHING 8000 STUDENTS ABOUT 
HUMAN RIGHTS

The school year has begun and our project, ASK WHY? Docs, is back in Danish cinemas. 8000 students aged 13 to 17 from all parts of Denmark are going to see three human rights-focused documentary films during the school year. According to UNICEF findings, 55% of Danish youth knows little to nothing about human rights. ASK WHY? Docs enlightens students, by moving the classroom in to the cinema. Each film we show is followed by a Q&A with a special guest, whose story is directly related to the topic of the film. This involves the students directly with the films themes and lets them reflect and ask questions immediately after watching a film. We are currently working to expand this project outside of Denmark. Read more about the project here.

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APPLY NOW FOR AN 
INTERNSHIP AT THE WHY

Are you interested in getting closer to the documentary industry? We are looking for interns in communications, production and for our Danish school project ASK WHY? Docs. Deadline is November 24th. Read the listings and see how to apply here.

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REACHING RUSSIAN
SPEAKERS

54 of our documentaries now provide Russian speakers with human rights focused stories. We've created a Russian Youtube Channel, and it has already accumulated over 1 million views. Visit the channel here.

Film of the Month

If the Dead Come Home

Aaron Weintraub

A new Yazidi mass grave is excavated near Tal Afar in Iraq. The perspectives and testimonies of excavators, forensics and survivors not only reveal the step-by-step process of what it takes to bring a body back to a family, but also the emotional significance for those who witnessed the genocide a decade ago.
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