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.

Narrative Observatory

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Strategic Planning

data-driven help for strategists and creative practitioners to identify story opportunities and challenges across a range of social issues

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Food Inc/Case Study

Video
Examples of Impact

health, labor, and environmental effects of corporate farming

Food Inc/Case Study

Sunshine Cinema

Website
Distribution

youth-led grassroots film screening tool

Sunshine Cinema

GIPA Members Directory

Website
Strategic Planning

directory of impact producers

GIPA Members Directory

Early Bird Guide to the Nonfiction Core Application

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Funding

resource with advice for each section of the application

Early Bird Guide to the Nonfiction Core Application

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

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Michael Collins

Video
Strategic Planning

Filmmaker Michael Collins shares insights from his impact work on his own films, reflecting on strategies, implementation, partnerships, and more.

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Michael Collins

Always In Season/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

recent grassroots efforts to acknowledge the victims of lynching, repair the damage, and reconcile in four US communities

Always In Season/Case Study

Reykjavik International Film Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

Reykjavik International Film Festival

How to Host an Impact Lab (Time Zone 1)

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how to host an impact lab

How to Host an Impact Lab (Time Zone 1)

Sodarlilabs

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

filmmakers and artists come together with movement leaders and activists to form a resilient network based on shared values, mutual trust and non-ext…

Sodarlilabs

Weapon of War/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

rape in the Congo

Weapon of War/Case Study