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.

Alternativa

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Independent Media

global non-profit initiative that supports and promotes filmmakers from the Global South whose work has the potential to bring positive change to the…

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Granito/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the hidden war in Guatemala and the case against dictator Ríos Mont

Granito/Case Study

Doc Impacto

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Strategic Planning

training laboratory for designing impact campaigns for documentaries

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Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film

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Distribution

tangible guidance to assist filmmakers navigate their social impact work in the multi-platform, streaming age of documentary

Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film

Issue Areas

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

research on how people think about different social issues

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Impact Producer Program

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Strategic Planning

The Impact Producer Program offers professional training, mentorship, practical experience and hands-on work on documentary impact campaigns.

Impact Producer Program

Beyond the Lens: The State of Participant Care in Documentary Film

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Participants

survey of the state of documentary participant care

Beyond the Lens: The State of Participant Care in Documentary Film

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Hollie Fifer

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Strategic Planning

Filmmaker and cultural strategist Hollie Fifer shares The Opposition impact campaign, reflecting on safety, strategies and more.

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Hollie Fifer

CITIZENFOUR/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

mass surveillance and its consequences for personal privacy and public policy

CITIZENFOUR/Case Study

Aflamuna

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

working to harness the power of independent Arab cinema to elevate the most pressing social, political, and cultural movements of our time

Aflamuna

An Inconvenient Truth/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

Al Gore warns climate change is real

An Inconvenient Truth/Case Study

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival