The Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday, and most people haven’t seen all the nominated films—especially when it comes to the category of Best Documentary Short Subject. But the five films up for this award pack a lot of power in their brief running time, and several are available to watch free. While covering a range of topical issues, they all have something to say about tolerance and compassion.

It’s a time of year when many of us gather and take note of things we’re thankful for. So the ProSocial team recently sat around a conference table, rather than a Thanksgiving table, and reflected on a few pieces of positivity from 2018 in the realm of social impact.

A few years ago, we were contacted about conducting outreach for documentary by a big-name director who would have been a pleasure to work with—if only his team had approached us earlier.

Given that 99 percent of poultry sold in the United States comes from factory farms, it’s not only healthy—and thus more nutritious—birds that are on the verge of extinction; it’s also farmers who know how to raise them.

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“Exceptional.” “I can’t stop thinking about it.” “Extremely well done and powerful.” “The movie was so eye-opening about what we are eating and feeding our children.” These are some of the comments people made after attending screenings of EATING ANIMALS, a documentary about the history of the factory farming system.

“We are at the verge of breakthroughs,” ProSocial’s founder & CEO, Meredith Blake, said to a group of guests from Silicon Valley–area tech companies and universities. “With the right people in the right room, putting the right juice into it, we can actually have these tippable moments.”

In an age when pride festivals are reaching record levels of attendance, conversion therapy is generally thought to be an antiquated and nearly extinct practice. However, despite its lasting traumatic impact on LGBTQ youth, conversion therapy remains legal in 37 states today.

In 2017, everyone was following stories about social-change movements, including the Women’s March, #MeToo, and the NFL Anthem protests. But here’s some social-change news from the past year that maybe you haven’t seen: a sampling of the latest findings from research about advocacy, storytelling, and audience building, revealing evidence-based ways to make an impact.

How will entertainment media relate to social issues in the year ahead? Here are just a few anticipated themes.