Resources & Case Studies

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.

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact
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miscarriage of justice in the Philippines

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network

Website
Distribution
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pan-Arab network of community cinemas, non-commercial spaces, where film lovers can come together to watch powerful, independent Arab film

MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network

Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice

Book
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
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how to co-create — and why: the emergence of media co-creation as a concept and as a practice grounded in equity and justice

Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice

Centralised Indigenous Fellowship

Website
Funding
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The fellowship is focused on the career advancement of First Nations documentary filmmakers

Centralised Indigenous Fellowship

The Price of Passion: How Our Love of Documentary Filmmaking Impacts Our Mental Health

PDF

report on the mental health impacts of making documentaries

The Price of Passion: How Our Love of Documentary Filmmaking Impacts Our Mental Health

The Whole Picture Toolkit

Website
career sustainability

helps you create mentally healthy TV and film productions for your crew and production team

The Whole Picture Toolkit

What Is Story-Based Strategy?

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

explainer on story-based strategy

What Is Story-Based Strategy?

La Sandía Digital

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

training in audiovisual production and strategic communication for the defense of human rights and territories

La Sandía Digital

Beyond Resilience

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

series of screenings, essays, and curated conversations that explore the challenges, strategies, and experiences of creating and distributing work du…

Beyond Resilience

Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC)

Website
Distribution

impact-friendly documentary film festival

website

Media for Human Rights

Video
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

self-guided tour through making and using human rights media to change the world

Media for Human Rights

Sunshine Cinema

Website
Distribution

youth-led grassroots film screening tool

Sunshine Cinema