THE WHY

Charlottenborg Art Cinema presents WHY PLASTIC? a three-part investigative documentary series about the causes, consequences and possible solutions to plastic pollution.

Plastic is a topic surrounded by a lot of confusion and misleading information. The series will bust the myths and misinformation and take a closer look at what is fact and what is fiction. After a year of researching, following the money together with financial experts at PWC and talking to the leading experts, we are ready to present three cutting-edge documentary films, unlike any plastic documentaries made before.

Each of the three one-hour documentaries will cover a different angle, namely: Health, Recycling and Industry. The films will dig deep into the recycling industry, confront the plastic producers as well as unveil the local and global effects our plastic use has on the environment – and on our health.

Filmed across the globe and featuring the latest scientific research, the series will bring hard facts to the table, confronting the audience with findings that may come as complete surprises. Powerful narratives of the human lived experience will be told in accessible and exciting ways.

Plastic is a revolutionary material. It’s durable, affordable and has numerous applications. But what makes plastic so great has also pushed our planet to the brink of one of the worst environmental crises in modern history.

Along with the three one-hour documentaries, the WHY PLASTIC? series will also include short films, educational material and social media content. The series is scheduled for delivery autumn 2021.

American Plastic by Laura Mulholland (52min.)

We the Gunea Pigs by Louise Unmack Kjeldsen (52 min.)

The Recycling Scam by Tom Costello (52 min.)

The films are looping during opening hours in Kunsthal Charlottenborg’s cinema (The film program is stopped when events are taking place in the cinema)

THE WHY FOUNDATION is a Danish multi award-winning non-profit mediaorganisation. We support sustainable development by securing free access to reliable,fact based information for millions of people around the world.

As a charitable organisation, we produce and distribute documentaries about humanrights and environmental issues that support the UN’s Sustainable DevelopmentGoals. We give access to our documentaries free of charge to broadcasters andorganisations in underserved regions, to combat censorship and aid under financedmedia landscapes.

THE WHY’s documentaries are distributed through our growing network of more than70 public service television stations and 50 partner organisations, reaching 200countries and territories, as well as at the UN General Assembly in New York and theEuropean Parliament (amongst others).

THE WHY’s previous series include WHY DEMOCRACY? (2007), WHY POVERTY? (2012),WHY WOMEN? (2016), and WHY SLAVERY? (2018) .