Impact Partners is an American

film production Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...

and

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company founded in 2007, by Dan Cogan and Geralyn Dreyfous. The company primarily produces

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

films focusing on social issues. They have produced such films as ''

The Queen of Versailles ''The Queen of Versailles'' is a 2012 American documentary film by Lauren Greenfield. The film depicts Jackie Siegel and David Siegel, owners of Westgate Resorts, and their family as they build their private residence—Versailles, one of the ...

'' (2012), ''

How to Survive a Plague ''How to Survive a Plague'' is a 2012 American documentary film depicting the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and the efforts of activist groups ACT UP and TAG. It was directed by David France, a journalist who covered AIDS from its beginnings ...

'' (2012), '' The Hunting Ground'' (2015), ''

Icarus In Greek mythology, Icarus (; , ) was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of Crete. After Theseus, king of Athens and enemy of King Minos, escaped from the labyrinth, Minos suspected that Icarus and Daedalu ...

'', which won the

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Academy Honorary Award, Special Awards to ''Kukan'' and ''Target for Tonight''. The ...

, ''

Of Fathers and Sons ''Of Fathers and Sons'' ( ''ʿan al-ʾābāʾ wal-ʾabnāʾ'') is a 2017 Arabic-language German-Syrian documentary film directed by Talal Derki about radical jihadism and terrorist training in Syria. Synopsis Under the guise of a photojournal ...

'' (2017), ''

Won't You Be My Neighbor ''Won't You Be My Neighbor?'' is a 2018 American documentary film about the life and guiding philosophy of Fred Rogers, the host and creator of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', directed by Morgan Neville. The trailer for the film debuted on what ...

'' (2018), and '' On the Record'' (2020).

History

In 2007, Dan Cogan and Geralyn Dreyfous founded the company, focusing on financing and producing

film and television projects, focusing on social issues. The company has produced films which have gone on to receive critical acclaim and awards, including '' Freeheld'' (2007), which won

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) This is a list of films by year that have received an Academy Award together with the other nominations for best documentary short film. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announ ...

, '' The Hunting Ground'' (2015), which was nominated for

Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking The Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television A ...

, ''

'' (2017), which won the

, ''

'' (2017), which was nominated for Best Documentary Feature, '' Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes'' (2018), nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, and ''The Apollo'' which won the Primetime Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. Apart from films, the company has produced television shows including '' Immigration Nation'' for

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, '' Allen v. Farrow'' for

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, and ''

The Lincoln Project The Lincoln Project is an American political action committee (PAC) founded in December 2019 by moderate conservatives and former Republican Party members who oppose U.S. President Donald Trump and Trumpism. During the 2020 presidential e ...

'' for Showtime. In 2018, the company announced it would support the development of 4-8 non-fiction projects a year, ranging between $10k-100k. In January 2020, Jenny Raskin was named executive director of the company.

Filmography

* 2007: '' Freeheld'' * 2010: '' The End of America'' * 2012: ''

'' * 2012: ''

'' * 2013: ''

Web Junkie ''Web Junkie'' is a 2013 American-Israeli documentary film co-written, directed and produced by Hilla Medalia and Shosh Shlam. The film premiered at the 2013 Jerusalem Film Festival on July 10, 2013. The film also premiered in-competition in the W ...

'' * 2013: '' Anita: Speaking Truth to Power'' * 2014: '' Meet the Patels'' * 2014: '' Do I Sound Gay?'' * 2015: '' The Hunting Ground'' * 2016: '' Audrie & Daisy'' * 2016: '' Notes on Blindness'' * 2016: ''

City of Joy ''City of Joy'' () is a 1985 novel by Dominique Lapierre. It was adapted as City of Joy (1992 film), a film by Roland Joffé in 1992. Calcutta is nicknamed "the City of Joy" after this novel, although the slum was based on an area in its twin c ...

'' * 2017: ''

'' * 2017: '' Step'' * 2017: '' Bending the Arc'' * 2017: '' Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press'' * 2017: ''

'' * 2017: ''

Voyeur Voyeurism is the Sexual attraction, sexual interest in or Human sexual activity, practice of watching other people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, Human sexual activity, sexual activity, or other actions of a private nature. ...

'' * 2018: '' Won't You Be My Neighbor?'' * 2018: '' Bathtubs Over Broadway'' * 2018: '' The Feeling of Being Watched'' * 2018: '' Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes'' * 2019: '' Shooting the Mafia'' * 2019: ''The Apollo'' * 2019: '' The Kingmaker'' * 2020: '' Us Kids'' * 2020: '' On the Record'' * 2020: '' Spaceship Earth'' * 2020: '' Giving Voice'' * 2020: '' Athlete A'' * 2020: '' Television Event'' * 2021: '' Ailey'' * 2021: '' Allen v. Farrow'' * 2021: '' Dear Mr. Brody'' * 2021: ''

Fathom A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to , used especially for measuring the depth of water. The fathom is neither an international standard (SI) unit, nor an internationally accepted non-SI unit. H ...

'' * 2021: ''

Procession A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner. History Processions have in all peoples and at all times been a natural form of public celebration, as forming an orderly and impressive ceremony. Religious ...

'' * 2021: ''

Nuclear Family A nuclear family (also known as an elementary family, atomic family, or conjugal family) is a term for a family group consisting of parents and their children (one or more), typically living in one home residence. It is in contrast to a single ...

'' * 2021: '' Found'' * 2022: ''32 Sounds'' * 2022: ''To the End'' * 2022: ''

Aftershock In seismology, an aftershock is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in Epicenter, the same area of the Mainshock, main shock, caused as the displaced Crust (geology), crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock. Large earthq ...

'' * 2022: ''Mija'' * 2022: '' The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile'' * 2022: '' The Grab'' * 2023: '' It's Only Life After All'' * 2023: ''Going Varsity in Mariachi'' * 2023: '' Another Body'' * 2023: ''Confessions of a Good Samaritan'' * 2023: '' Breaking the News'' * 2024: '' Union'' * 2024: '' Gaucho Gaucho'' * 2024: '' Eternal You'' * 2024: ''

Sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

'' * 2024: ''

Antidote An antidote is a substance that can counteract a form of poisoning. The term ultimately derives from the Greek term φάρμακον ἀντίδοτον ''(pharmakon antidoton)'', "(medicine) given as a remedy". An older term in English which is ...

'' * 2024: '' Apocalypse in the Tropics'' * 2024: '' Mistress Dispeller'' * 2024: '' Homegrown'' * 2024: '' The Shepherd and the Bear'' * 2025: '' Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore'' * 2025: '' Folktales'' * 2025: '' Move Ya Body: The Birth of House'' * 2025: '' Baby Doe''

References

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