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.

Out in the Silence/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the universal challenges of being an outsider in a conservative environment and the transformation that is possible when those who have long been con…

Out in the Silence/Case Study

A Reckoning

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Independent Media

Sonya Children on why and how the documentary film industry must chart a new path forward

A Reckoning

Tools

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Strategic Planning

collection of impact-related tools

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Reykjavik International Film Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

Reykjavik International Film Festival

An Insignificant Man/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

pushing the bounds of free expression and strengthening democracy in India

An Insignificant Man/Case Study

8 Above with Jon Reiss

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Distribution

tips on independent distribution

8 Above with Jon Reiss

In the Spotlight: Crucial Questions for Documentary Participants

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Participants

tool to help filmmakers and participants create healthy dialogues about consent, compensation, creative rights, and other pressing issues (available…

In the Spotlight: Crucial Questions for Documentary Participants

Please Remember Me/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

portrait of growing old with Alzheimers in Shanghai

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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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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

Brown Girls Doc Mafia

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Independent Media

working to disrupt inequity in the film industry by nurturing, amplifying, and investing in the creative capacity and professional success of our mem…

Brown Girls Doc Mafia

No Fire Zone/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

holding the Sri Lankan government accountable for war crimes

No Fire Zone/Case Study