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?

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Funding

who can help finance an impact campaign?

Expert Webinar: How to finance an impact campaign?

Sundance Film Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

Sundance Film Festival

When Cruelty is the Point, We Still Need a Trauma-Informed Process in Documentary Filmmaking

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Participants

Natalie Bullock Brown of the Documentary Accountability Working Group (DAWG) writes about what must be considered "when a filmmaker endeavors to tell…

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Pay Transparency Project

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community-driven database that offers nonfiction video professionals timely insight into hiring trends and pay parity practices

Pay Transparency Project

Deep Down/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

who controls, consumes, and benefits from our planet’s shrinking supply of natural resources

Deep Down/Case Study

Accessibility Guide for Screening Spaces

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guide designed to help you create inclusive film experiences for all attendees

Accessibility Guide for Screening Spaces

Doc Edge Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

Doc Edge Festival

FIFDH

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

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Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC)

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Distribution

impact-friendly documentary film festival

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Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Erin Sorenson

2026
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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

Firelight Fund

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

support for Black, Brown, and Indigenous stories from development through distribution, with a focus on those who are telling urgent stories and usin…

Firelight Fund

The Ghosts in Our Machine/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

Are non-human animals property to be owned and used, or are they sentient beings deserving of rights?

The Ghosts in Our Machine/Case Study