About
I’m Caitlin Boyle, a documentary film producer and impact producer.
I specialize in grassroots distribution, community screening campaigns and social impact for feature docs.
I have particular expertise in helping filmmakers combine robust commercial distribution with civic engagement and audience development efforts.
Bio
As an impact producer and distribution strategist, I’ve worked with a wide range of collaborators and clients, including Sundance Institute, Common Pictures, Together Films, Cinereach, Sub-genre, Level Forward, NEON, Magnolia Pictures, Patagonia, Timberland and The Climate Pledge.
From 2008-2018, I served as Founder and Executive Director of Film Sprout, a boutique distribution service that pioneered the use of grassroots and campus networks to broaden the reach and impact of theatrical docs. Since then, have run more than 50 community screening campaigns for independent film teams, and supported more than 500 additional teams as a mentor and guide as they have launched their own community distribution efforts.
I participate regularly as a mentor, juror and guest speaker for filmmaker support programs and festivals, including Film Independent’s Doc Producing Lab, Filmshop’s Breakthrough Pitch, The Gotham’s Doc Lab, Impact Partners’ Producer Fellowship, BAVC’s MediaMaker Fellowship, Collective Eye’s Work-in Progress Doc Grant and UnionDocs’ Collaborative Studio.
In addition to independent producing and consulting work, I’ve also had roles as Executive Director at Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (2024-2025), Interim Director of Impact at Together Films (2023), Director of Filmmaker Development & Director of Industry and Education at DOC NYC (2020-2022), and Interim Head of Impact at Odyssey Impact (2019-2020).
After more than a dozen years in New York City, I now live in Vermont with my family.