{"id":2857,"date":"2025-04-12T18:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T23:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/filmfest\/?page_id=2857"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:34:09","slug":"epic-spring-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/filmfest\/epic-spring-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic &#8211; Spring 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; 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