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.

Nodo Sur

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Festivals

organization supporting cultural change through art

Nodo Sur

International Documentary Association

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Independent Media

International Documentary Association (IDA) supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary cu…

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Investigating Documentary’s Social Influence and Impact in the Participatory Media Age

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Examples of Impact

What’s Really Needed to Produce and Sustain Social Impact in Documentary Film?

Investigating Documentary’s Social Influence and Impact in the Participatory Media Age

Please Remember Me/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

galvanizing support in China for the dignity and care that people with dementia deserve

Please Remember Me/Case Study

Assessing the Social Impact of Issues-Focused Documentaries: Research Methods & Future Considerations

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Measurement

guidance for developing an impact plan

Assessing the Social Impact of Issues-Focused Documentaries: Research Methods & Future Considerations

Storytellers' Guide to Changing the World

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

illuminates how and why stories create cultural, social, and political change

Storytellers' Guide to Changing the World

Collective Lens Impact and Distribution FAQ

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Distribution

learnings around how distribution and impact can work together

Collective Lens Impact and Distribution FAQ

Unrest/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic

Unrest/Case Study

A Question of Ethics: The Relationship between Filmmaker and Subject

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Participants

At the heart of documentary production is the relationship between filmmaker and subjects--not often an equal balance of power. And for the most part…

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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

Welcome To Chechnya/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

human rights abuses against LGBTQ people in Chechnya

Welcome To Chechnya/Case Study

Holding Ourselves Accountable: A Consent Calendar Resource

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Participants

model for establishing informed, active consent throughout the filmmaking process (available in English and Spanish)

Holding Ourselves Accountable: A Consent Calendar Resource