Giving Credit where Credit is Due

You did not make your film alone or without contributions from others and, similarly, it is unlikely that you can take sole credit for any impact you were able to achieve.

Thank your participants and partners, particularly those who have been working on the issue you have been trying to address long before you came along and who will continue to persist after you have moved on to your next project. Give them the respect they deserve for their accomplishments.

Fight the urge to only share the good news.

When you contribute to creating a positive impact, you should feel good about doing so. But share the “bad news” too, the work that still needs to be done, and the lessons that you learned — potentially the hard way — about what you did wrong. This will be valuable information for those who come after you and who may want to build on the work you have already done.