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.

Impact campaign budget template

Spreadsheet
Budgets

guidance in developing a campaign budget

Impact campaign budget template

Lejos del Sentido/Case Study

Video
Examples of Impact

an intimate personal portrait of Mexican documentalist Olivia Luengas and the struggle of her sister Liliana with the boundary personality disorder

Lejos del Sentido/Case Study

DOC NYC

Website
Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

DOC NYC

AKO Storytelling Institute

Website
Research

developing evidence-based approaches to the theory and practice of storytelling-for-change

AKO Storytelling Institute

Thank You For The Rain/Case Study

Video
Examples of Impact

the damages of climate change in Kenya

Thank You For The Rain/Case Study

Docubox: An African Filmmaker's Manifesto

Website
Independent Media

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

Docubox: An African Filmmaker's Manifesto

SanFic

Website
Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

website

Elev8Docs

Website
Research

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

Elev8Docs

No Fire Zone/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

holding the Sri Lankan government accountable for war crimes

No Fire Zone/Case Study

Freedom Film Network

Website
Independent Media

community and engagement-driven network of social filmmakers that fund films, run workshops, advocate, archive films, and host screenings

Freedom Film Network

Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival

Website
Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival

Holding Ourselves Accountable: A Consent Calendar Resource

PDF
Participants

model for establishing informed, active consent throughout the filmmaking process (available in English and Spanish)

Holding Ourselves Accountable: A Consent Calendar Resource