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.

Documentary Participants Empowerment Alliance

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Participants

bringing vital resources to all those who have appeared in or are considering appearing in documentary films

Documentary Participants Empowerment Alliance

The Commons Social Change Library

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Strategic Planning

1500+ educational resources covering campaign strategy, community organising, working effectively in groups, justice and diversity, creative activism…

The Commons Social Change Library

WeOwnTV

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Independent Media

collaborative media project that promotes self-expression and balances intensive media production training with professional development

WeOwnTV

Movies & Grassroots Community Engagement

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Policy Change

investigation into the role of documentary films in legislative and regulatory change and influence in the United States

Movies & Grassroots Community Engagement

Represent Justice

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

Represent Justice’s mission is to turn stories into action to change the justice system, while building the capacity of system-impacted communities.

Represent Justice

Screenings Request Log Template

Spreadsheet
Distribution

support for facilitating community screenings

Screenings Request Log Template

Solothurn Film Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

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Necessary Skills Worksheet

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Team Building

Use this worksheet to identify gaps in necessary skills on the team and how to best utilize team members' skills and talents.

Necessary Skills Worksheet

Weapon of War/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

rape in the Congo

Weapon of War/Case Study

Reimagine Framework

Shared Document
Production

framework for community-accountable mediamaking, developed in cahoots with social justice values-aligned lawyers with film and media expertise

shared doc

First Nations Impact Lab

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

immersive learning experience for documentary and screen-based changemakers using storytelling as a tool for cultural, environmental, and social chan…

First Nations Impact Lab

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Emily Wanja

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Strategic Planning

Impact producer Emili Wanja shares the Thank You For The Rain impact campaign, reflecting on co-creation, partners, strategies and more.

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Emily Wanja