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.
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
Accessible Filmmaking Guide
guide for filmmakers and others within the film industry who wish to make films accessible to foreign audiences and people with disabilities
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…
Sundance Cultural Impact Residency
six-month fellowship supporting early-career, underrepresented storytellers whose work is rooted in creative, cultural, and social impact
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
POV Resources
free discussion guides, lesson plans, reading lists and other resources inspired by POV documentaries






