Why Democracy?

Why Democracy?
Directed byWeijun Chen, Rodrigo Vazquez, Alex Gibney, Lalit Vachani, Sabiha Sumar, Nino Kirtadze, Daniel Junge, Leila Menjou, Karsten Kjaer, Kazuhiro Soda
Produced byDon Edkins
Mette Heide
Distributed byThe Why Foundation[1]
Release date
  • October 2007 (2007-10)
Running time
10 × 52 minutes

Why Democracy? is a documentary film series produced by The Why Foundation, previously named Steps International. The series consists of 10 films depicting independent documentary filmmakers' personal perception of and experience with democracy. The series was broadcast by 42 different broadcasters worldwide between 8 and 18 October 2007. The series was accompanied by a global interactive conversation about "democracy," which took place in real and interactive space.

  1. ^ Hoffmann Meyer, Mette. "CEO and Founder". The Why.