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.

Narrative Observatory

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Strategic Planning

data-driven help for strategists and creative practitioners to identify story opportunities and challenges across a range of social issues

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Reimagine Framework

Shared Document
Production

framework for community-accountable mediamaking, developed in cahoots with social justice values-aligned lawyers with film and media expertise

shared doc

The Transformative Power of Film

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

article about Stanford University study about how stories can change people's minds

The Transformative Power of Film

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

Film Campaign Partner Survey Example

Survey
Partnerships

help for evaluating your partnership work within an impact campaign

Film Campaign Partner Survey Example

Collective Lens Impact and Distribution FAQ

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Distribution

learnings around how distribution and impact can work together

Collective Lens Impact and Distribution FAQ

ITVS

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Funding

ITVS' mission is to amplify powerful stories and voices that represent the breadth of our communities across America.

ITVS

Trouble the Water/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the US government's inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina

Trouble the Water/Case Study

Ambulante

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Independent Media

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

Ambulante

DocPoint Film Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

DocPoint Film Festival

The StoryBoard Collective

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Funding

investing in documentary projects and organisations that show great potential for impact and providing a work and convening space for creative change…

The StoryBoard Collective

Social Change Ecosystem Map

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Team Building

tool to understand the ten roles that people and organizations often show up in when they are participating in social change efforts

Social Change Ecosystem Map