Our Approach
Resilient addresses pressing global emergencies by identifying critical areas needing immediate attention and seizing opportunities for intervention
Many changemakers and experts with innovative solutions remain unheard or operate in silos.
That’s why Resilient actively collaborates with local communities and experts, fostering strategic coalitions to provide specialised contextual tools that make the complexities of these challenges accessible. It leverages the transformative power of storytelling to bridge knowledge, empathy, and action gaps.
Our Lenses
The Resilient Lenses frame our narrative strategy of commissioning narratives to drive collective action
Our projects traverse multiple thematic issues. The Lenses guide our selection and curation of pressing and relevant social change storytelling productions that have a clear lever for convening groups, facilitating dialogue, building knowledge systems and promoting action.
decoding complexity
Tools to navigate complexity
We collaborate with our Resilient Network to transform complex concepts into clear contextual frameworks that can activate individual agency and spark a collective response between communities.
changemakers
Role models to follow
We highlight present day innovators and leaders that can inspire a more Resilient, united world.
visionary futures
A world to strive for
We step away from the confinements of the present to envision a better future we can work for and live into existence.
Our Selection Criteria
Impact-First Production Focus
Storytelling can be a lever to convene groups, foster dialogue and drive sustainable, positive change. Our impact-first selection criteria ensures that at the core of Resilient’s work is timely, tangible, multi-faceted impact.
Our criteria:
Urgency of intervention: We prioritise stories that demand urgent intervention, ensuring timely and relevant impact
Quality and timing of production: We select high-quality productions with a fast runway to release and strong, moving narratives
Incorporation of local expertise: We ensure local insights are a central component of the project’s creation and development authenticity and deeper resonance
Engagement of strategic coalitions: We assess the potential for coalition-building and leveraging of expertise from our Resilient Circle
Return-on-investment: We seek projects with diverse, measurable ROIs (social, environmental, behavioural, etc). In the case that film projects return profits, we re-purpose them into other pressing social change media projects
Opportunity for real-world application: We are interested in relevant, strategic and actionable use of storytelling
Distribution
Amongst other distributors, we work closely with WaterBear to ensure our stories are seen and can have impact.
WaterBear is the first free video-on-demand platform dedicated to the future of our planet. The interactive streaming service is home to over +1000 award-winning and inspirational short and feature films that allows the audience to not only watch but take action via special features supporting impact campaigns.
By working closely with WaterBear we have access to hundreds of NGOs and filmmakers which help us identify great stories and opportunities for impact. Via various distribution deals with Apple TV, Roku or Samsung Smart TV, WaterBear content is distributed to millions of households.
Major projects are also shown at key events and screenings in front of crucial audiences, important influencers and decision-makers.
