The Doc Society's Impact Field Guide database is a collection of tools, organizations, trainings, case studies, templates, funding opportunities, and more to support your efforts to have an impact.
Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study
Doc Society
Miscarriage of justice in the Philippines
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Criminal Justice
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MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network
Aflamuna
Pan-Arab network of community cinemas, non-commercial spaces, where film lovers can come together to watch powerful, independent Arab film
Topic: Distribution
Organization
Website
Visit
Centralised Indigeneous Fellowship
Documentary Australia
The fellowship is focused on the career advancement of First Nations documentary filmmakers
Topic: Funding
Funding Opportunity
Website
Visit
Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice
MIT: Open Documentary Lab
How to co-create — and why: the emergence of media co-creation as a concept and as a practice grounded in equity and justice
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Thought Piece
Book
BIPOC
Read
Unrest/Case Study
Doc Society
Living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Health
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Sodarlilabs
Sodarilabs
Filmmakers and artists come together with movement leaders and activists to form a resilient network based on shared values, mutual trust and non-ext…
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization
Website
Human Rights
Visit
La Biennale di Venezia
La Biennale di Venezia
Impact-friendly film festival
Topic: Festivals
Festival
Website
Visit
Sundance Collab Grants & Opportunities
Sundance Institute
List of film and media grants, labs, contests and fellowships
Topic: Funding
Funding Opportunity
Website
Visit
Green Guide: A step-by-step system of deep green solutions that you can integrate into your next production.
Aflamuna
Tool to support environmentally sustainable production
Topic: Production
How-To
Website
Climate Change
Visit
Impact Campaign Budget Example 2: Full campaign
Peace is Loud
Budget template for robust campaign that included screenings, digital outreach, partnership work, and original resources
Topic: Budgets
Tool
Spreadsheet
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The Crisis Isn’t Cinema. It’s the Industry.
Distribution Advocates
"As global systems unravel—from media monopolies to cultural institutions—the world of film mirrors the instability, but it also carries within it th…
Topic: Distribution
Thought Piece
Website
Visit
The StoryBoard Collective
The StoryBoard Collective
Investing in documentary projects and organisations that show great potential for impact and providing a work and convening space for creative change…
Topic: Funding
Funding Opportunity
Website
Visit