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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2025 · 59 MIN

Big Screen, Big Crucibles I: Unbroken

from Beyond the Crucible · host Crucible Leadership

Big Screen, Big Crucibles I: UnbrokenWe kick off our eight-part summer series — BIG SCREEN, BIG CRUCIBLES — this week with a look at the remarkable life of Louie Zamperini, whose true story of overcoming several devastating crucibles is told in the film UNBROKEN.The movie depicts him as an Olympic athlete, an air force bombardier adrift in a life boat for 47 days during World War II and a prisoner of war brutalized by his captors in Japanese prisoner of war camps.How does he survive? By living out the advice his brother game him when they were both boys: if you can take it, you can make it.Dive deeper into your personal narratives with our BIG SCREEN, BIG CRUCIBLES guided journal, meticulously crafted to enhance your experience with our podcast series exploring cinema's most transformative crucible stories. This journal serves as a dedicated space for introspection, inviting you to connect the profound journeys of on-screen characters with the pivotal moments that have shaped your own life.Download yours at: https://mailchi.mp/09b58af7eebf/bigscreensbigcrucibles

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