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.
POV Resources
free discussion guides, lesson plans, reading lists and other resources inspired by POV documentaries
Blu Guide: A listing of organizations that filmmakers can ally with to create social and environmental impact
directory of Lebanese entities or entities that operate out of Lebanon
La Sandía Digital
training in audiovisual production and strategic communication for the defense of human rights and territories
Movement Media Alliance
coalition of grassroots-aligned, social justice-driven journalism organizations committed to accurate, transparent, accountable, principled, and just…
Reimagine Framework
framework for community-accountable mediamaking, developed in cahoots with social justice values-aligned lawyers with film and media expertise
Non-Fiction Core Application Project
collaborative effort by grantors who regularly fund documentary projects to standardize application requirements, with the aim of fostering greater a…
The State of Social Impact Entertainment: Documentary
collection of thought pieces on documentary and impact
Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film
tangible guidance to assist filmmakers navigate their social impact work in the multi-platform, streaming age of documentary
