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.

Film Campaign Screening Host Survey Sample

Survey
Distribution

help to evaluate community screenings work within an impact campaign

Film Campaign Screening Host Survey Sample

Bag It/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

effects of plastic consumer merchandise

Bag It/Case Study

Elev8Docs

Website
Research

learning initiative supporting over two dozen nonfiction films by directors of color

Elev8Docs

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

Website
Distribution

collectively-created set of principles to guide distribution and exhibition in Latin America

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

Sunshine Cinema

Website
Distribution

youth-led grassroots film screening tool

Sunshine Cinema

How to Throw the Perfect Film Screening Event

Video
Partnerships

"what makes a successful partnership, the importance of understanding your target audience, and how to create memorable events that foster genuine co…

How to Throw the Perfect Film Screening Event

The Act of Killing/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

genocide revisited in Indonesia

The Act of Killing/Case Study

Ambulante

Website
Independent Media

organization dedicated to supporting and promoting documentary film as a means of cultural and social transformation in Mexico and Central America

Ambulante

DocAccess

Website
Distribution

Through DocAccess, Documentary Australia helps communities to access and screen documentaries

DocAccess

Asian American Documentary Network

Website
Independent Media

US-based national network that works to increase the visibility and support of Asian Americans in the documentary field

Asian American Documentary Network

Sea Of Shadows/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

eco thriller about the interplay of corruption and conservation

Sea Of Shadows/Case Study

Please Remember Me/Case Study

Video
Examples of Impact

portrait of growing old with Alzheimers in Shanghai

video