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		"title": "Events at UCF",
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		"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/calendar/1/events-at-ucf/"
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	"id": "4206866",
	"title": "UCF Francophone Movie Festival",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESept. 18, 2026 | 1 p.m. | \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENSC 145\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUCF Francophone Film Festival presents: \u003Cem\u003EBrigitte et Brigitte/ Brigitte and Birgitte\u003C/em\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E (Luc Moullet). Two young women, both named Brigitte, move to Paris to study sociology. As they navigate university life, friendships and romantic relationships, the film playfully contrasts their distinct personalities while offering a witty portrait of youth culture and intellectual life in 1960s France. Admission is free.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESept. 18, 2026 | 5 p.m. | \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENSC 145\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUCF Francophone Film Festival presents: \u003Cem\u003ENouvelle Vague\u003C/em\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E (Richard Linklater). Richard Linklater\u0027s playful and poignant tribute to cinema reimagines the making of Jean\u002DLuc Godard\u0027s groundbreaking New Wave masterpiece,\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBreathless\u003C/em\u003E, celebrating the creativity and energy that transformed French filmmaking. Admission is free.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESept. 25, 2026 | 1 p.m. | NSC 145\u003Cbr\u003EUCF Francophone Film Festival Presents: \u003Cem\u003EPromis le ciel/Promised Sky\u003C/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E(Erige Sehiri). Marie, an Ivorian pastor and former journalist living in Tunisia, opens her home to three migrant women from different generations: Naney, Jolie and young Kenza, the sole survivor of a refugee shipwreck. Together, they form an improvised family and confront poverty, uncertainty and the search for belonging while supporting one another through life\u0027s challenges. Admission is free.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESept. 25, 2026 | 5 p.m. | NSC 145\u003Cbr\u003EUCF Francophone Film Festival presents: \u003Cem\u003ENi cha\u0026icirc\u003Bnes ni ma\u0026icirc\u003Btres/No Chains No Masters\u003C/em\u003E \u003C/strong\u003E(Simon Mouta\u0026iuml\u003Brou). Massamba and his daughter Mati, enslaved on a colonial plantation, devise a daring escape plan. As they pursue their freedom, they face formidable obstacles in this powerful historical drama about resistance, courage and human dignity. Admission is free.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 1, 2026 | 7 p.m. | \u003Cspan\u003EAloma Cinema Grill, 2155 Aloma Ave, Winter Park\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EUCF Francophone Film Festival presents: \u003Cem\u003EJeunes m\u0026egrave\u003Bres/Young Mothers\u003C/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E(Jean\u002DPierre and Luc Dardenne). Set in a maternity shelter in Belgium, this moving drama follows five teenage mothers as they navigate poverty, addiction, family challenges and uncertainty while striving to build better futures for themselves and their children. Admission is free.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 3, 2026 | 12 p.m. | NSC 145\u003Cbr\u003EUCF Francophone Film Festival presents: Partir un jour/Leave One Day\u003C/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B(Am\u0026eacute\u003Blie Bonnin). C\u0026eacute\u003Bcile is on the verge of opening her dream gourmet restaurant when her father\u0027s heart attack forces her to return to her hometown. Away from the pace of Paris and reunited with her teenage crush, she finds herself confronting memories that challenge her plans and reshape her future. Admission is free.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "Nicholson School of Communication and Media: Film Screening Room: NSC 145",
	"location_url": "https://map.ucf.edu/?show\u003D75",
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	"starts": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:00:00 -0400",
	"ongoing": "True",
	"category": "Entertainment",
	"tags": ["French","Film Screening","Film Festival","CAH","UCF Modern Languages and Literatures"],
	"contact_name": "Julie Pomerleau",
	"contact_phone": null,
	"contact_email": "julie.pomerleau@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4206866/ucf-francophone-movie-festival/"
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