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.
MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network
pan-Arab network of community cinemas, non-commercial spaces, where film lovers can come together to watch powerful, independent Arab film
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
WeOwnTV
collaborative media project that promotes self-expression and balances intensive media production training with professional development
Horticulture Tools
framework to determine the type of impact you would like your film to have
Strategic Plan Worksheet
Use this worksheet to lay out your film's message, goals, the "agents" who can help you achieve them, and more.
Film Campaign Partner Survey Example
help for evaluating your partnership work within an impact campaign
Looky Looky Pictures Film Impact & AI Summit
live, one day virtual event for small doc teams
Pay Transparency Project
community-driven database that offers nonfiction video professionals timely insight into hiring trends and pay parity practices






