Brett Story, 2016, 54 min 

More people are imprisoned in the United States at this moment than in any other time or place in history, yet the prison itself has never felt further away or more out of sight. The Prison in Twelve Landscapes is a film about the prison in which we never see a penitentiary. Instead, the film unfolds as a cinematic journey through a series of landscapes across the USA where prisons do work and affect lives, from a California mountainside where female prisoners fight raging wildfires, to a Bronx warehouse full of goods destined for the state correctional system, to an Appalachian coal town betting its future on the promise of prison jobs.

Q&A with Brett Story to follow screening 

THIS IS A FREE SCREENING WITH RSVP

This screening is a part of the Social Justice Showcase bringing together filmmakers, community organizers, activists, experts, and NYC residents to discuss and educate on the social justice issues that impact the quality of life for NYC residents, this year the showcases theme will be focused on Prison Reform. The showcase is organized by MDC, and the leadership committee from the most recent Community Producers Program (CPP) cohort. The 2019 showcase partners are: Institute for Transformative Mentoring, Documentary Forum at City College, Third World Newsreel, Harlem Stage, and the New York Latino Film Festival.