When a train pulls away from the platform, the journey can become more than a commute - it can open a window onto the world. Inspired by this idea, THE WHY Foundation is bringing documentaries from its WHY FREEDOM? campaign to Danish train passengers.

From July to October, travellers can enjoy free access to a curated selection of documentaries on their phones. By scanning a QR code in DSB’s Ud & Se magazine, passengers can choose a version suited to their journey -15 minutes for a short commute or 45 minutes for a longer trip - and experience high-quality documentary storytelling while on the move.

Freedom as a Shared Story

The WHY FREEDOM series explores a universal and ever‑relevant question: What does freedom mean? By bringing these stories into the everyday rhythm of train travel, THE WHY Foundation aims to make global perspectives available to anyone with a smartphone and a few minutes to spare - and to spark reflection on what freedom means to each viewer.

Passengers can choose from five powerful films, each exploring freedom in a different context across continents and lived realities. They can examine the forces of tradition and indoctrination shaping young minds at a Hindu residential school in Catching Them Young (by Pankaj Johar and Sunaina Kapoor) or witness a family’s profound resilience amidst civil war in Kaspar Astrup Schröder’s Myanmar Nightmare.

The journey also leads to the streets of Bolivia, where children fight to reclaim their futures from poverty in Jonatan Jerichow’s Diary from La Paz, and into war‑torn Ukraine, where the  documentary, Shards of Light, by Mila Teshaieva and Marcus Lenz offers an intimate glimpse of people navigating trauma, daily conflict, and enduring hope. Lastly, in her thought-provoking documentary Speechless, Emmy Award-winning director Ric Esther Bienstock takes viewers across American educational institutions, exploring a deeply polarised political landscape in which freedom of speech is increasingly contested.

Through these stories, train passengers are invited to reflect on how freedom is experienced - and challenged - around the world, and what it means to them personally.

‍How It Works

Scan the QR code in Ud & Se, choose the film you want to watch and the version that fits your travel time, and stream it for free directly on your phone - with no login or subscription required.

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