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.

The Price of Passion: How Our Love of Documentary Filmmaking Impacts Our Mental Health

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career sustainability

report on the mental health impacts of making documentaries

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Filmmaker-Participant Relationship Unpacked

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participants

large-scale study exploring the relationship between documentary filmmakers and participants

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Center for Media & Social Impact: Documentary and Independent Media

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independent media

reports on issues facing independent, documentary and public media

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

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participants

survey of the state of documentary participant care

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WeOwnTV

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independent media

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

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Taturana Cinema and Social Impact

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narrative change/cultural strategy

non-profit organization that enhances cinema as a tool of social impact

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Sunshine Cinema

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distribution

youth-led grassroots film screening tool

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Sodarlilabs

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narrative change/cultural strategy

filmmakers and artists come together with movement leaders and activists to form a resilient network based on shared values, mutual trust and non-ext…

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Peace is Loud

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narrative change/cultural strategy

Peace is Loud harnesses the power of storytelling by women, trans, and nonbinary change makers to mobilize strategic collective action grounded in eq…

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Nodo Sur

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festivals

organization supporting cultural change through art

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Movement Media Alliance

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journalism

coalition of grassroots-aligned, social justice-driven journalism organizations committed to accurate, transparent, accountable, principled, and just…

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Masahat Community Cinemas Network

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distribution

pan-Arab network of community cinemas, non-commercial spaces, where film lovers can come together to watch powerful, independent Arab film

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