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.

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

Story Money Impact

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films

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The Reckoning/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

prosecutor attempts to bring charges against war criminals in the International Criminal Court

The Reckoning/Case Study

Strategic Plan Worksheet

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Strategic Planning

Use this worksheet to lay out your film's message, goals, the "agents" who can help you achieve them, and more.

Strategic Plan Worksheet

From Reflection to Release: Framework for Values, Ethics, and Accountability in Nonfiction Filmmaking

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Ethics

best practices for ethical and accountable production

From Reflection to Release: Framework for Values, Ethics, and Accountability in Nonfiction Filmmaking

Impact Campaign Budget Example 3: Screenings

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Budgets

sample budget illustrating possible costs of campaign focused primarily on community screenings

Impact Campaign Budget Example 3: Screenings

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Erin Sorenson

2026
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Strategic Planning

Impact producer Erin Sorenson shares insights from 50+ campaigns, reflecting on collaboration with film teams, protagonists, partners, and more.

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Erin Sorenson

Lejos del Sentido/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

an intimate personal portrait of Mexican documentalist Olivia Luengas and the struggle of her sister Liliana with the boundary personality disorder

Lejos del Sentido/Case Study

One World Media

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Independent Media

support for journalists and filmmakers globally to tell stories that inform and connect us all

One World Media

Trembling Before G-d/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

LGBTQ Orthodox Jews reconciling their sexuality with their faith

Trembling Before G-d/Case Study

Impacta Cine + Peace is Loud Impact Toolkit

Shared Document
Strategic Planning

toolkit inspired by the first impact lab Impacta Cine and Peace is Loud conducted together in Mexico

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Doc Edge Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

Doc Edge Festival