The Dhamma Brothers is a documentary film released in 2007 about a prison meditation program at Donaldson Correctional Facility near Bessemer, Alabama.

[3] The film was directed by Jenny Phillips, a cultural anthropologist and psychotherapist; Andrew Kukura, a documentary filmmaker; and Anne Marie Stein, a film-school administrator.

[3][6] Director Jenny Phillips, Vipassana teacher Jonathan Crowley and Dr. Deborah Marshall were largely responsible for the meditation program's inception at the prison.

[14] The film also includes interviews with local residents who provide statements about the meditation program, perceiving it as Buddhist.

In an interview with NPR, Donaldson warden Gary Hetzel "says he's convinced it's not religious, and has encouraged staff members to take a meditation course to dispel misperceptions.