Brett Story (she/her) is an Emmy-nominated and Oscar shortlisted filmmaker and writer whose work pushes the formal boundaries of political cinema. Her films have screened in theatres and festivals internationally, including at Sundance, New York Film Festival, Visions du Reel, and IDFA. She is the director of four feature films, including The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (2016) and The Hottest August (2019), and she is the author of the book Prison Land. Her most recent feature documentary, Union (2024) co-directed with Stephen Maing, premiered at Sundance 2024 where it won the Special Jury Prize for Art of Change. Union has screened at more than 100 festivals worldwide and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. Brett holds a PhD in geography and is an assistant professor of Cinema Studies at the University of Toronto.