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.

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

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact
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miscarriage of justice in the Philippines

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

The Last Men In Aleppo/Case Study

Video
Examples of Impact

the lives of three White Helmets during the Syrian civil war

The Last Men In Aleppo/Case Study

Impact Guide

PDF
Strategic Planning

non-best-practices set of practices for film impact campaigns

Impact Guide

FIFDH

Website
Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

website

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Erin Sorenson

2026
Video
Strategic Planning

Impact producer Erin Sorenson shares insights from 50+ campaigns, reflecting on collaboration with film teams, protagonists, partners, and more.

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Erin Sorenson

An Inconvenient Truth/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

Al Gore warns climate change is real

An Inconvenient Truth/Case Study

Doc Society: Our Theory of Change

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

theory of change

Doc Society: Our Theory of Change

The End of the Line/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

global over-fishing

The End of the Line/Case Study

The Transformative Power of Film

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

article about Stanford University study about how stories can change people's minds

The Transformative Power of Film

Impact Kickstart

Website
Funding

Impact Kickstart supports underrepresented filmmakers with resources, strategic goals for impact, and specific plans to engage future partners and au…

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