Resources & Case Studies
The Field Guide has drawn extensively from impact case studies and we highly recommend you also get inspired and empowered. Stand on the shoulders of others! Of course we also recommend that you watch as many of the full films as possible so you can put together the creative potential with the impact strategy. We are also always looking to include great new examples so please email us your suggestions.
Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice
how to co-create — and why: the emergence of media co-creation as a concept and as a practice grounded in equity and justice
Centralised Indigenous Fellowship
The fellowship is focused on the career advancement of First Nations documentary filmmakers
MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network
pan-Arab network of community cinemas, non-commercial spaces, where film lovers can come together to watch powerful, independent Arab film
Aflamuna
working to harness the power of independent Arab cinema to elevate the most pressing social, political, and cultural movements of our time
A Conversation about Cultural Strategy
summary of conversations about cultural strategy, its values, and theory of change
Considering a Trauma-Informed Process In Documentary Filmmaking
"Too often, it’s the folk whose stories make documentaries possible who are the last to be considered when a film project is conceived and pursued."
Impact Kickstart
Impact Kickstart supports underrepresented filmmakers with resources, strategic goals for impact, and specific plans to engage future partners and au…






