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.

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

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

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact
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miscarriage of justice in the Philippines

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

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

Looky Looky Pictures Film Impact & AI Summit

Website
Strategic Planning

live, one day virtual event for small doc teams

Looky Looky Pictures Film Impact & AI Summit

Manifesto Sodarilabs

Video
Independent Media

declaration of values

Manifesto Sodarilabs

Food Chains/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

exploitation of farm workers in the agriculture industry in the US

Food Chains/Case Study

Screenings Request Form Template

Survey
Distribution

designed to help facilitate a community screening campaign

Screenings Request Form Template

Story Money Impact

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films

website

Sundance: Labs, Fellowships, Grants, Programs

Website
Funding

support for independent storytellers

Sundance: Labs, Fellowships, Grants, Programs

Elev8Docs

Website
Research

learning initiative supporting over two dozen nonfiction films by directors of color

Elev8Docs

Doctubre MX

Website
Distribution

Doctubre MX expands access to documentary film by engaging alternative venues to become a part of a collaborative exhibition network

Doctubre MX