Figure 1. Virunga Promotional Poster – Netflix. The Netflix documentary Virunga (Orlando von Einsiedel, 2014) tells the story of Congo’s national park, Virunga, home to the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas. It…
According to the recent UN report, published a month ago, ‘rapid and unprecedented action’ is required to stop global temperatures rising 1.5°C. So why, a month on from this harrowing report, has an advert about the…
The Fledgling Fund is a private organisation that explores the ways films can be used to educate, engage, and mobilise. Their website is very informative and offers resources and case studies for consideration.
In this item from Media Impact Funders, Jessica Clark offers considerations for the ways film can be used for impact. As she notes, these rarely involve the film alone but a range of practices, collaborations, and…
Japanese students are working on a five-minute virtual reality experience of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the U.S. on 6 August, 1945. They believe that this short exposure to the sights and sounds of the event…
Resource: The Impact Field Guide & Toolkit. Formed in 2005 DocSociety is an organisation dedicated to supporting documentaries and connecting them to audiences around the world. This mission is supported by a powerful…