| The Prison in Twelve Landscapes | |
| Director: | Brett Story |
| Producer: | Brett Story |
| Music: | Olivier Alary |
| Cinematography: | Maya Bankovic |
| Editing: | Avril Jacobson |
| Studio: | Oh Ratface Films |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Brett Story and released in 2016.[1] Consisting of twelve short vignettes, the film explores the social impact of the prison–industrial complex in the United States through various angles, including a former industrial town in Kentucky which is now dependent on a federal penitentiary for local employment, a community park which was constructed solely to prevent registered sex offenders from being able to move into the local halfway house, and a man who runs a business selling items to family members of prisoners for inclusion in care packages.[2]
The film premiered at the True/False Film Festival in March 2016,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in May.[1]
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes holds a 88% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.8/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 86 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]
At Hot Docs, the film was awarded a $5,000 Special Jury Citation in the Best Canadian Feature Documentary category.[6] It was the winner of the Colin Low Award for best Canadian documentary at the 2016 DOXA Documentary Film Festival.[7]
At the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016, the film won the award for Best Canadian Documentary.[8]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for Best Feature Length Documentary.[9]