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PROVIDENCE -- The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Rhode Island will present an encore screening of The Visitor, starring Richard Jenkins, Trinity Repertory Company alum and Academy Award nominee for Best Actor.

The Visitor, Tom McCarthy's follow-up to his award-winning directorial debut The Station Agent, tells the story of an American college professor and a young immigrant couple grappling with the treatment of immigrants and the legal process post-9/11.

The screening will be on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 6:45 p.m. at The Cable Car Cinema, 204 South Main St., Providence. The screening is free and open to the public. Seating is limited.

A brief discussion and question-and-answer period with local civil liberties experts, will follow.

The ACLU is presenting the screening in partnership with the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the International Institute of Rhode Island, the Providence Youth Student Movement, and the National Association of Social Workers - Rhode Island, and Participant Media and Active Voice.

For directions, contact the Cable Car Cinema: 272-3970, or click on this link.

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