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Page 8 October 25, 2017 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Nikki Williams realizes that her black neighborhood has been “obliterated” by gentrification in a scene from ‘Priced Out,’ a new documentary from Portland filmmaker Cornelius Swart, showing Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum for the opening night of the Northwest Film Center’s Northwest Filmmakers Festival. ‘Priced Out’ 20 Years in the Making Documentary premieres at NW filmmakers festival Sweet Street Food Cart 15th and Alberta call 503-995-6150 to place order Mon. - Fri., 11:00am - 7:00pm • Sat. - Sun., 11:00am - 5:00pm Wednesday Special: 3 Wings $2.00 Friday Special: Rib Sandwich, Beef or Pork, $4.00 Portland’s housing crisis and the impacts on Portland’s black community is the backdrop for a new documentary by Portland filmmaker Cornelius Swart to be screened Wednesday, Nov. 1 on the opening night of the North- west Filmmakers Festival. Sponsored by the Northwest Film Center, the 44th annual event brings 16 features and 20 short films over four days from northwest filmmakers. Organiz- ers say it appears many of the works are surrounding issues of inequity and social justice. 20 years ago, Swart started production of “North/Northeast State Farm R Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services Michael E Harper Agent Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomingon, Illinois 61710 We are located at: 9713 S.W. Capitol, Portland, OR 503-221-3050 • Fax 503-227-8757 michael.harper.cuik@statefarm.com Passage,” a 2002 film about his northeast Portland neighbor- hood, which expressed hope for a community plagued by vio- lence. Fast-forward 15 years, he finds a much-changed landscape in his 2017 documentary “Priced Out: 15 Years of Gentrification in Portland, Oregon.” Facing displacement in a rap- idly gentrifying city, Swart ex- plores how rising property values have affected the lives and rela- tionships of his once-dominant African-American neighborhood. The screening of “Priced Out” will be on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 7 pm at the Portland Art Muse- um’s Whitsell Auditorium, with a reception before and after the screening with filmmakers, crew, and production participants. The Northwest Filmmakers Festival runs Nov. 1-5 at Whit- sell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum and at the Skype Live Studio at 1211 S.W. Fifth Ave., suite 600. For more infor- mation and a complete lineup, visit nwfilm.org.