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.

Global Impact Producers Alliance

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

community-led network of impact producers

Global Impact Producers Alliance

Reykjavik International Film Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

Reykjavik International Film Festival

Budget Checklist

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Budgets

While budget line items will differ based on your campaign activities, the Doc Society has created a checklist of possibilities.

Budget Checklist

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

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Distribution

collectively-created set of principles to guide distribution and exhibition in Latin America

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

Impact Distribution Lab

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Distribution

intensive impact lab, primarily for documentaries

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Media for Human Rights

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

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

Media for Human Rights

Peace is Loud

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

Peace is Loud harnesses the power of storytelling by women, trans, and nonbinary change makers to mobilize strategic collective action grounded in eq…

Peace is Loud

Screening Toolkit

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Distribution

toolkit for hosting screenings for impact

Screening Toolkit

A Conversation about Cultural Strategy

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

summary of conversations about cultural strategy, its values, and theory of change

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Story Money Impact

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films

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StoryShift

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Participants

take-aways, advice, and lessons learned that can inform intentional accountability practices in documentary filmmaking

StoryShift

Independent Media vs Authoritarianism

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Independent Media

argument for free independent public media access as a cornerstone of democracy

Independent Media vs Authoritarianism