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.
Story Money Impact
maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films
We Set Out to Make a Film About Struggle: Distribution Case Study of Amazon Labor Documentary ‘UNION’
reveals key dates, budget actuals and strategy following legacy distributor rejections
The StoryBoard Collective
investing in documentary projects and organisations that show great potential for impact and providing a work and convening space for creative change…
When Cruelty is the Point, We Still Need a Trauma-Informed Process in Documentary Filmmaking
Natalie Bullock Brown of the Documentary Accountability Working Group (DAWG) writes about what must be considered "when a filmmaker endeavors to tell…
Sodarlilabs
filmmakers and artists come together with movement leaders and activists to form a resilient network based on shared values, mutual trust and non-ext…
Film Campaign Screening Host Survey Sample
help to evaluate community screenings work within an impact campaign
Color Congress
ecosystem-builder that supports, resources, connects and champions organizations led by people of color that serve nonfiction filmmakers, leaders, an…
