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.

Unearthed/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

fracking in the United States

Unearthed/Case Study

Out in the Silence/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the universal challenges of being an outsider in a conservative environment and the transformation that is possible when those who have long been con…

Out in the Silence/Case Study

Film Campaign Partner Survey Example

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Partnerships

help for evaluating your partnership work within an impact campaign

Film Campaign Partner Survey Example

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

ACTivate

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Strategic Planning

tool to understand who is working on an issue, how audiences feel about the issue, and how a story could impact an issue

ACTivate

Accessible Filmmaking Guide

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accessibility

guide for filmmakers and others within the film industry who wish to make films accessible to foreign audiences and people with disabilities

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Assessing the Social Impact of Issues-Focused Documentaries: Research Methods & Future Considerations

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Measurement

guidance for developing an impact plan

Assessing the Social Impact of Issues-Focused Documentaries: Research Methods & Future Considerations

Distribution Advocates

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Distribution

coalition working to reclaim power for independent storytellers in the current systems of distribution and exhibition

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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…

Peace is Loud

Platforms for Impact info sessions: Eventive & Skylight

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Distribution

how to use the Eventive platform to amplify audiences for impact

Platforms for Impact info sessions: Eventive & Skylight

Brown Girls Doc Mafia

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Independent Media

working to disrupt inequity in the film industry by nurturing, amplifying, and investing in the creative capacity and professional success of our mem…

Brown Girls Doc Mafia

Impact Producer Program

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Strategic Planning

The Impact Producer Program offers professional training, mentorship, practical experience and hands-on work on documentary impact campaigns.

Impact Producer Program