Storytelling & Impact Tools

A curated collection of short films exploring climate change, conservation, environmental justice, habitat loss, and our relationship with the natural world. The library is designed for filmmakers, communicators, and organizations looking for strong creative references, with films selected for their storytelling craft, visual approach, and ability to make complex environmental issues tangible and human.

Browse by subject, format, and storytelling approach to discover films that can inform a new project, sharpen a creative brief, or open up different ways of communicating climate stories.

Explore the Climate Film Library


A searchable collection of frameworks, tools, case studies, and research for measuring the impact of nonfiction storytelling. The inventory brings together resources that are often scattered across academic papers, reports, and organizational websites, making them easier for documentary filmmakers, journalists, podcasters, and nonprofit communicators to find and use.

Explore different approaches to planning, evaluating, and communicating impact, whether you are designing a new project, building an impact strategy, or looking for ways to measure more than views, reach, and engagement.

Explore the Impact Inventory


A growing collection of impact-driven films created to help storytellers find useful references at the beginning of a project. Browse by story type, search by the storytelling problem you are trying to solve, and explore editorial notes on structure, craft, visual language, and techniques worth studying.

The library is not intended to provide a formula for making an impact film. Instead, it offers a practical starting point for understanding how other filmmakers have approached similar subjects, audiences, and creative challenges.

Explore the Impact Film Library