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.

Screening Toolkit

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Distribution

toolkit for hosting screenings for impact

Screening Toolkit

Docubox: An African Filmmaker's Manifesto

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Independent Media

"We are all Africans. Every last one of us."

Docubox: An African Filmmaker's Manifesto

Miners Shot Down/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

what really happened at the Marikana Massacre in 2012

Miners Shot Down/Case Study

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

Looky Looky Pictures Film Impact & AI Summit

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Strategic Planning

live, one day virtual event for small doc teams

Looky Looky Pictures Film Impact & AI Summit

The Commons Social Change Library

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Strategic Planning

1500+ educational resources covering campaign strategy, community organising, working effectively in groups, justice and diversity, creative activism…

The Commons Social Change Library

Global Impact Producers Alliance

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

community-led network of impact producers

Global Impact Producers Alliance

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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Beyond Empathy

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

Sonya Childress argues for more strategic uses of documentary film that don't normalize whiteness

Beyond Empathy

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the brave video journalists of Burma who covered the Saffron Revolution

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country/Case Study

Necessary Skills Worksheet

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Team Building

Use this worksheet to identify gaps in necessary skills on the team and how to best utilize team members' skills and talents.

Necessary Skills Worksheet

Beyond Resilience

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

series of screenings, essays, and curated conversations that explore the challenges, strategies, and experiences of creating and distributing work du…

Beyond Resilience