Scale your brand through film and story.
Film Impact Summit
VIP Invitation Only / 50 Seats Available: FREE REGISTRATION
LOCATION: Hotel Burg / Leesburg, VA
DATE: September 12, 2025
What To Expect
This one-day summit focuses on how strategic, story-driven film can elevate your mission, inspire action, and spark sustainable growth—and how the experts behind Freethink, Hillsdale College online courses, and multiple successful nonprofit campaigns approach film strategy. Meet the leaders and speakers of the Impact Film Summit, visionaries shaping the future of story-driven impact across education, philanthropy, and media.
Host & Founder of Distant Moon
Ian Reid
I have the privilege of leading the most exciting film production company in the world: Distant Moon. Our purpose is to inspire Human Flourishing through film and storytelling.
We’re on a mission to become the most impactful film and media company of the 21st Century by helping audiences to grapple with life’s essential questions, deepen their understanding of the world around them, and to come in contact with the Creator who made that world. Critical to that mission is helping others scale impact and bring flourishing to the world in their areas of focus. That’s the purpose of this summit: to help you reach your audiences with messages and stories that change the world.
In a noisy world, film breaks through.
Not all video is created equal. This summit dives into the kind of cinematic storytelling that moves hearts and drives results, boosting donor engagement, expanding audience reach, defining brands, and building long-term affinity.
Whether you’re leading development strategy, marketing and communications, online learning, or digital philanthropy, this experience is designed for decision-makers who are ready to think bigger about their story.
Who Should attend
- Vice President of Marketing
- Chief Development Officer
- Chief Strategy Officer
- Associate Vice President for Online Education
- Director of Development Communications
- Director of Advancement Marketing & Strategy
- Chief Academic Officer
- Director of Digital Engagement & Philanthropy
- Chief Executive Officer
- Senior Associate Vice President for Development
- Assistant Vice President for Development
The Schedule
(Tentative)
- 1:00 pm: Welcome
- 1:30 pm: Session 1 (Audience-Powered Film)
- 2:15 pm: Break for Refreshments
- 2:30 pm: Session 2 (How Hillsdale developed millions of fans through film)
- 3:15 pm: Break for Refreshments
- 3:30 pm: Session 3 (Using true stories to turn viewers into advocates)
- 4:15 pm: Break for Refreshments
- 4:30 pm: Session 4 (Turn your story into a box office success)
- 5:30 pm – 7:00pm: Cocktail Mixer and Meet & Greet
Reserve Your Spot Today.
Join 50 leaders for a one-day summit on using story-driven film to inspire action and create lasting impact. Learn from top media and nonprofit experts, connect with peers, and discover what film can do for your mission.
Film Impact Summit
Registration Form for the Film Impact Summit