BRETT STORY

Writer / Director

Brett Story is an independent documentary filmmaker based out of Montreal and Toronto, Canada. Her first film, Going Condo, followed the struggle of community activists as they battled the gentrification of one Montreal’s oldest working-class neighbourhoods. As well as holding a degree in Political Science from McGill University and a Master’s degree in Forced Migration Studies from the University of Oxford, Brett has worked extensively as a freelance journalist, writing and producing video for publications such as The Nation, The Montreal Mirror, and This Magazine. The director of numerous short non-fiction films, including the NFB co-produced experimental musical The Visible Will vs. The Invisible Wall, Brett has been the recipient of numerous prestigious grants and awards for her diverse work in the fields of scholarship, journalism, and film. She is currently working toward a PhD in social geography at the University of Toronto. LAND OF DESTINY is her first feature-length film.