Resources

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.

Lebanon
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
MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network
Canada
Story Money Impact
Story Money Impact
Maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization Website
United States of America
Documentary Participants Empowerment Alliance
Documentary Participants Empowerment Alliance
Bringing vital resources to all those who have appeared in or are considering appearing in documentary films
Topic: Participants
Organization Website
Documentary Participants Empowerment Alliance
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
Brown Girls Doc Mafia
United States of America
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
Global Impact Producers Alliance
Global Impact Producers Alliance
Community-led network of impact producers
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization Website
Global Impact Producers Alliance
United States of America
Mezcla Media Collective
Mezcla Media Collective
Community for Women & Non-Binary Filmmakers of Color (Chicago-based)
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website BIPOC
Mezcla Media Collective
United States of America
Asian American Documentary Network
Asian American Documentary Network
US-based national network that works to increase the visibility and support of Asian Americans in the documentary field
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
Asian American Documentary Network
Sierra Leone
WeOwnTV
WeOwnTV
Collaborative media project that promotes self-expression and balances intensive media production training with professional development
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
WeOwnTV
Mexico
DocsMX
DocsMX
Building collective and participatory spaces for documentary films in Mexico, Latin America and Spain
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
DocsMX
Indonesia
IN-DOCS
IN-DOCS
Organization committed to cultivating a culture of openness through documentary films
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
IN-DOCS
Mexico
Ambulante
Ambulante
Organization dedicated to supporting and promoting documentary film as a means of cultural and social transformation in Mexico and Central America
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
Ambulante