anuary 4, 2017 Page 9 J Mississippi Alberta North Portland Vancouver East County Beaverton A scene from the new non-fiction film ‘The Prison in Twelve Landscapes, screening for the Northwest Film Center at the Portland Art Museum, on Friday, Jan. 6 through Sunday, Jan. 8. The Prison in Twelve Landscapes Jail-time merges with daily life in new documentary The entrenched nature of the prison in American society is the backdrop for a new non-fiction film about prison from the plac- es we least expect to find it: The front yards, public spaces and so- cial rituals of everyday life. The Northwest Film Cen- ter at the Portland Art Museum, downtown, presents “The Pris- on in Twelve Landscapes, with 7 p.m. screenings on Friday, Jan.6 through Sunday, Jan. 8. Filmmaker Brett Story uses a series of vignettes to portrait a culture where jail-time is part of daily life, showcasing communi- ties desperate for prison jobs, peo- ple paying huge fines for minor offenses, and the massive changes to communities across the coun- try. A timely and subtly damning documentary, the film builds a vi- tal, at times tender, and at times infuriating argument about the entrenched nature of the prison in American society. The Northwest Film Center is a regional media arts organization offering a variety of exhibition, education programs, and artist services. For more information, visit www.nwfilm.org.