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.
The Ghosts in Our Machine/Case Study
Ghosts Media
Are non-human animals property to be owned and used, or are they sentient beings deserving of rights?
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
Website
Animal Rights
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Big Tech Narrative Initiative
Doc Society
Initiative to help artists and storytellers unlock creative and courageous vision and give our publics a clearer understanding of how Big Tech is sha…
Topic: Funding
Funding Opportunity
Website
Big Tech
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Zurich Film Festival
Zurich Film Festival
Impact-friendly film festival
Topic: Festivals
Festival
Website
Visit
Team Member Priorities
Doc Society
A tool to help the film team surface their individual priorities to support a successful collaboration
Topic: Team Building
Tool
PDF
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DOK Leipzig
DOK Leipzig
Impact-friendly documentary film festival
Topic: Festivals
Festival
Website
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How to Host an Impact Lab (Time Zone 2)
Global Impact Producers Alliance
How to host an impact lab
Topic: training
How-To
Video
Watch
Consulting Stakeholders Worksheet
Doc Society
The Doc Society created this tool to support your efforts to speak with potential stakeholders so you can benefit from the knowledge they have and un…
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Tool
PDF
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StoryShift
Working Films
Take-aways, advice, and lessons learned that can inform intentional accountability practices in documentary filmmaking
Topic: Participants
Case Study
Video
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Brown Girls Doc Mafia
Brown Girls Doc Mafia
Working to disrupt inequity in the film industry by nurturing, amplifying, and investing in the creative capacity and professional success of our mem…
Topic: Independent Media
Organization
Website
BIPOC
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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
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Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
Supports organizations that advance social justice by empowering world-changing work in investigative journalism, documentary film and arts & culture
Topic: Funding
Funding Opportunity
Website
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Mediateca de Cine e Impact Social Latino Americano
Mediateca de Cine e Impact Social Latino Americano
Case studies with a focus on social impact, centered on the Latin American context
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
Website
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