{"id":11813,"date":"2022-08-30T23:16:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T23:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=11813"},"modified":"2022-09-22T04:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T04:10:10","slug":"circles-of-power","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/circles-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"CIRCLES OF POWER (JEUX D&#8217;INFLUENCE, LES COMBATTANTES)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663686052688{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">CIRCLES OF POWER<br \/>\n(JEUX D&#8217;INFLUENCE, LES COMBATTANTES)<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#ea1300&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663439130801{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>MELVILLE THEATRE<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FICTION \/ DRAMA, POLITICAL THRILLER<br \/>\nTV SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663630563021{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, October 11<\/strong> &#8211; 5:15 pm<br \/>\n<em>(Screening ends at 7:00 pm)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 12<\/strong> &#8211; 8:00 pm<br \/>\n<em>(Screening ends at 9:45 pm)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday, October 13<\/strong> &#8211; 9:00 am<br \/>\n<em>(Screening ends at 10:45 am)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday, October 14<\/strong> &#8211; 5:00 pm<br \/>\n<em>(Screening ends at 6:45 pm)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, October 15<\/strong> &#8211; 1:15 pm<br \/>\n<em>(Screening ends at 3:00 pm)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663819802915{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">Presented in Association with:<br \/>\n<\/span>Newen Connect<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/free-sn-rsvp-1.jpg&#8221; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; 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