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.
ACTivate
tool to understand who is working on an issue, how audiences feel about the issue, and how a story could impact an issue
Center for Media & Social Impact: Documentary and Independent Media
reports on issues facing independent, documentary and public media
DocA
Pan-African initiative that aims to cultivate and nourish a self-sustaining documentary film ecosystem in Africa
Reimagine Framework
framework for community-accountable mediamaking, developed in cahoots with social justice values-aligned lawyers with film and media expertise
Film intervention increases empathic understanding of formerly incarcerated people and support for criminal justice reform
sharing personal narratives can increase connection with highly stigmatized groups
Perspective Fund
Perspective provides storytellers and journalists with the funding, tools, and strategy-driven support to tell stories about equity and justice that …
