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.

Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice

Book
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Featured

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

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact
Featured

miscarriage of justice in the Philippines

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network

Website
Distribution
Featured

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

MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network

Issue Areas

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

research on how people think about different social issues

website

Thank You For The Rain/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

the damages of climate change in Kenya

Thank You For The Rain/Case Study

Impact Distribution Lab

Website
Distribution

intensive impact lab, primarily for documentaries

website

Beyond Empathy

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

Sonya Childress argues for more strategic uses of documentary film that don't normalize whiteness

Beyond Empathy

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

Website
Distribution

collectively-created set of principles to guide distribution and exhibition in Latin America

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

Doc_Commune

Website
Funding

mentoring-and-commissioning initiative for India's next generation of documentary filmmakers

Doc_Commune

Indicator Toolbox

PDF
Measurement

How do you know if you have moved the needle? The Doc Society provides sample indicators for each of the five impact dynamics to support your assessm…

Indicator Toolbox

Moving Mindsets: A Playbook for Building Momentum

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

how to pursue short-term advances while remaining disciplined and focused on the long-term change goals

Moving Mindsets: A Playbook for Building Momentum

Please Remember Me/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

galvanizing support in China for the dignity and care that people with dementia deserve

Please Remember Me/Case Study