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.
CITIZENFOUR/Case Study
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Mass surveillance and its consequences for personal privacy and public policy
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Civil Liberties
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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
Story Money Impact
Story Money Impact
Maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization
Website
Visit
Kinema for Filmmakers
Kinema
Tactical tips, tools, and resources to support filmmakers to successfully release their independent film
Topic: Distribution
Tool
Website
Visit
Beyond Empathy
Firelight Media
Sonya Childress argues for more strategic uses of documentary film that don't normalize whiteness
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Thought Piece
Website
BIPOC
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Film Festivals with Impact Events
GIPA
List of film festivals around the world that host impact-related programming
Topic: Festivals
List/Database
Shared Document
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WeOwnTV
WeOwnTV
Collaborative media project that promotes self-expression and balances intensive media production training with professional development
Topic: Independent Media
Organization
Website
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The Evolution of Impact: The Future of Social Change and Nonfiction Storytelling
Color Congress
By Sahar Driver and Sonya Childress
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Thought Piece
Website
Visit
Fórum Latinoamericano de Cinema e Impacto Social
Fórum Latinoamericano de Cinema e Impacto Social
Collection of video talks from past forums
Topic: Strategic Planning
Talk
Video
Watch
International Documentary Association
International Documentary Association
International Documentary Association (IDA) supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary cu…
Topic: Independent Media
Organization
Website
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Virunga/Case Study
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Africa’s oldest national park is under threat from war and mining
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
War
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The End of the Line/Case Study
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Global over-fishing
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Climate Change
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