Fourth Act

Fourth Act is a premium impact consultancy that empowers the filmmaking community to embed impact into the storytelling process, from development and production to sales and release.

By transforming powerful stories into movements, we give audiences a Fourth Act: the opportunity to engage with and act on the stories that entertain, captivate and inspire them — increasing reach and driving meaningful change at scale.

What we do

Experienced in building award-winning campaigns with world renowned artists, distributors, and advocates, Fourth Act maximizes a story’s cultural impact through strategic partnerships, which serve both the creative vision and accelerate the cultural conditions for change.

Our suite of end-to-end services helps the filmmaking community and philanthropic organizations, amplify content reach and impact at each stage of the content lifecycle.

Content Advisement & Cultural Insights

From Development through Production and Marketing, we complement your creative vision with deep cultural insights and research-backed recommendations, maximizing your story’s authenticity and social impact from day one.

Strategic Campaigns & Audience Activations

Fourth Act turns audiences into advocates. We collaborate with distributors and artists to build powerful advocacy, narrative and social change campaigns that boost a story’s cultural impact while driving collective action. Alongside the distributor, our work supports a shared goal of maximizing reach and engagement.

Movement Building & Culture Change

We help advocacy leaders and philanthropies develop strategic initiatives and resources to shift public narrative and propel positive social change.

Who we are

Born from Participant Media’s legacy, Fourth Act combines acclaimed storytelling with strategic impact campaigns to transform compelling narratives into cultural movements. Led by industry veterans Nicole Starr and David Linde, our team brings decades of combined experience leveraging content to accelerate progress around the world’s most important issues.

Our unique framework aligns storytelling with audience engagement and impact goals—expanding a story’s reach, elevating a cultural conversation, and driving measurement impact.

Let’s connect

We partner with visionaries who understand the transformative power of storytelling — from creators and advocates to distributors who bring these vital stories to audiences worldwide. We want to hear from you and together we’ll explore how to amplify your story into a catalyst for lasting change.