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.
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
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
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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Impact Production in Higher Education: Shaping Future Change Makers through Film Education
Film Education Journal
Impact production is an important component of well-rounded film education programmes that seek to shape a new generation of socially and environment…
Topic: film education
Thought Piece
Website
Visit
The Whole Picture Toolkit
Film & TV Charity
Helps you create mentally healthy TV and film productions for your crew and production team
Topic: career sustainability
Tool
Website
Visit
Freedom Film Network
Freedom Film Network
Community and engagement-driven network of social filmmakers that fund films, run workshops, advocate, archive films, and host screenings
Topic: Independent Media
Organization
Website
Visit
Risk Assessment for Social Film Screening
Freedom Film Network
Risk-assessment tool
Tool
PDF
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9.70/Case Study
Doc Society
Farmers vs the Colombian Government
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
Video
Farming
Watch
The Interrupters/Case Study
Doc Society
Ex-gang members working to reduce violence in Chicago
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Gun Violence
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POV Resources
POV
Free discussion guides, lesson plans, reading lists and other resources inspired by POV documentaries
Topic: Curriculum
Discussion Guide
Website
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The Age of Stupid/Case Study
Doc Society
The future of climate change
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Climate Change
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