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.
DAWG Syllabus
A Guide For Teaching The Framework For Values, Ethics, and Accountability In Nonfiction Filmmaking
BFI Doc Society Fund
supports and nurtures independent non-fiction film and immersive projects by UK filmmakers, prioritising expansive, director-led storytelling
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
Methodology Workbooks
virtual space for consultation about Latin American social impact film distribution
Story Money Impact
maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films
Reimagine Framework
framework for community-accountable mediamaking, developed in cahoots with social justice values-aligned lawyers with film and media expertise
POV Resources
free discussion guides, lesson plans, reading lists and other resources inspired by POV documentaries
Impact Campaign Budget Example 3: Screenings
sample budget illustrating possible costs of campaign focused primarily on community screenings
Non-Fiction Core Application Project
collaborative effort by grantors who regularly fund documentary projects to standardize application requirements, with the aim of fostering greater a…
Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film
tangible guidance to assist filmmakers navigate their social impact work in the multi-platform, streaming age of documentary
Mediateca de Cine e Impact Social Latino Americano
case studies with a focus on social impact, centered on the Latin American context
