Brett Story

Brett Story (Canada)

Brett Story is a non-fiction filmmaker, writer and geographer based out of Toronto. Her films have screened in theatres and festivals widely, including at CPH-DOX, SXSW, Sheffield Doc Fest, and other international festivals. She is the director of the award-winning films The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (2016) and The Hottest August (2019), and author of the book Prison Land: Mapping Carceral Power Across Neoliberal America. Brett holds a PhD in human geography and her work has received support from the Sundance Institute and the Guggenheim Foundation. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at the University of Toronto.

Filmography

  • The Hottest August
    2019
  • CamperForce
    2017
  • A Debtors' Prison
    2017
  • The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
    2016
  • Clear and No Screws
    2015
  • Land of Destiny
    2010
  • Car Wash
    2008
  • Hard City Heart
    2007

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