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.

Expert Webinar: How to finance an impact campaign?

Video
Funding

who can help finance an impact campaign?

Expert Webinar: How to finance an impact campaign?

Media for Human Rights

Video
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

self-guided tour through making and using human rights media to change the world

Media for Human Rights

Tools

Website
Strategic Planning

collection of impact-related tools

website

The Reckoning/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

prosecutor attempts to bring charges against war criminals in the International Criminal Court

The Reckoning/Case Study

Mezcla Media Collective

Website
Independent Media

Community for Women & Non-Binary Filmmakers of Color (Chicago-based)

Mezcla Media Collective

Film Distribution and Impact Budget Template

Spreadsheet
Budgets

template is for a full film distribution and impact campaign budget

Film Distribution and Impact Budget Template

Asian American Documentary Network: Film Database

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

films geared towards educators and community organizations

Asian American Documentary Network: Film Database

Issue Areas

Website
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

research on how people think about different social issues

website

Weapon of War/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

rape in the Congo

Weapon of War/Case Study

Miners Shot Down/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

what really happened at the Marikana Massacre in 2012

Miners Shot Down/Case Study

Trouble the Water/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

the US government's inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina

Trouble the Water/Case Study

Welcome To Chechnya/Case Study

Video
Examples of Impact

human rights abuses against LGBTQ people in Chechnya

Welcome To Chechnya/Case Study