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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 Prison in Twelve Landscapes
Directed byBrett Story
Written byBrett Story
Produced byBrett Story
CinematographyMaya Bankovic
Edited byAvril Jacobson
Music byOlivier Alary
Production
company
Oh Ratface Films
Release date
  • March 2016 (2016-03) (True/False)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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]


Reception



Critical reception


The Prison in Twelve Landscapes holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 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]


Awards


At Hot Docs, the film was awarded a $5,000 Special Jury Citation in the Best Canadian Feature Documentary category.[6]

At the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016, the film won the award for Best Canadian Documentary.[7]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for Best Feature Length Documentary.[8]


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