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.
Sundance Collab Courses
live online, self-paced and on-demand filmmaking courses to help you hone your craft and network with other creators
Impact Campaign Budget Example: Participant and Partner Support
budget template for campaign that centered protagonist support, partnership support, a pillar screening event, and original resource creation
Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Erin Sorenson
Impact producer Erin Sorenson shares insights from 50+ campaigns, reflecting on collaboration with film teams, protagonists, partners, and more.
Festival International du Film documentaire Oceanien (FIFO)
impact-friendly documentary film festival
Cultural and Narrative Strategy
resources gathered by cultural strategist and author Jeff Chang, offering an introduction to thinking about how we change culture and narrative to ma…
Media Impact Project
hub for collecting, developing and sharing approaches for measuring the impact of media
Narrative Change + Cultural Strategy | Readings & Resources
living list of readings and resources for those curious to learn more about narrative change, cultural strategy, and related measurement
Mezcla Media Collective
Community for Women & Non-Binary Filmmakers of Color (Chicago-based)
Encounters: South African International Documentary Film Festival
impact-friendly documentary film festival
Film intervention increases empathic understanding of formerly incarcerated people and support for criminal justice reform
sharing personal narratives can increase connection with highly stigmatized groups
