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
MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network
pan-Arab network of community cinemas, non-commercial spaces, where film lovers can come together to watch powerful, independent Arab film
Centralised Indigenous Fellowship
The fellowship is focused on the career advancement of First Nations documentary filmmakers
Story Money Impact
maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films
ACTivate
tool to understand who is working on an issue, how audiences feel about the issue, and how a story could impact an issue
Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film
tangible guidance to assist filmmakers navigate their social impact work in the multi-platform, streaming age of documentary
Ambulante Documentary Tour
impact-friendly traveling festival with screenings, mediation sessions, discussions, Q&A sessions with filmmakers, workshops, master classes, and more
