Our Work
Case Examples
Learn how Docutribe’s projects make a difference.
Current Cases
In partnership with Aid Afghanistan for Education, Docutribe is piloting a new project helping young Afghan women safely share their stories through filmmaking. Our inaugural Social Innovation Fellow, Sophia Duarte, is demonstrating the power of one story to pave the way for others.
Aid Afghanistan for Education
Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine
Since 2022, Docutribe has partnered with Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University and local high schools, known as lyceums, in Chernivtsi to help Ukrainian students use low-budget documentary filmmaking as a tool for resilience, leadership, and community action.
CHOKE Project
Told through the eyes of three Black activists, CHOKE is a short film on the intersection of racial and climate justice, mainly set in May 2020 surrounding the murder of George Floyd, featuring three activists who believe "without racial justice there is no climate justice."
Co-Production of Scientific Research in an Alaska Native Village
This long-term collaboration explores how storytelling and research can support Native sovereignty and community-led science. The project has supported new educational opportunities, Tribal-led science programs, and youth engagement in environmental stewardship. It serves as a model for equitable, community-centered research partnerships.
The Story of Place: Empowering Communities through Filmmaking
Story of Place uses filmmaking to empower local communities and their leadership to ignite community transformation.
Looped clip of Mark having lecture at Law School, Chernivtsi, April 2026
Past Cases
Agnes Irwin 4th graders ask: How Can We Make the World a Better Place?
Docutribe’s partnership with the Agnes Irwin School, an independent school based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Innovation Field Lab
The Innovation Field Lab at Harvard Kennedy School provides students with hands-on experience tackling real-world public sector challenges.
Building Back Better: Educational Transformation in Puerto Rico
In partnership with Design Ed 4 Resilience, Docutribe created a design-thinking and storytelling lab for high school students in Puerto Rico to address challenges associated with living in a hurricane-prone region.
Prosper Mama Africa
Prosper Mama Africa partnered with Docutribe to use video storytelling as a catalyst for sustainable agricultural development in rural Uganda. The partnership contributed to the organization’s significant growth and expanded reach
World Water Film Festival
Docutribe supported and advised over the course of its first two years The World Water Film Festival as it brought together filmmakers, advocates, academics, and water-sector leaders to advance global conversations about water stewardship.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
In collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, Docutribe produced a documentary on holistic approaches to psychiatric care.
The Video Essay as a Learning Tool
Through a Harvard HILT grant, Docutribe partnered with The Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation to develop the Videographic Essay as a new, innovative model for experiential learning.
Arts of Media Communication
While Cecily Tyler was a visiting professor at the Global Leadership University, M.B.A. program in Ulanbaataar, Mongolia she developed and taught a 7-week course called, “Arts of Media Communication.”
Featured Films
