{"id":9799,"date":"2014-10-21T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=9799"},"modified":"2014-10-21T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T13:23:55","slug":"blasting-off-in-an-imperfect-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2014\/10\/blasting-off-in-an-imperfect-world.html","title":{"rendered":"Blasting Off in an Imperfect World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"23 BLAST Official Trailer (2014) Football Movie HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HodFzcJHIYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>23 Blast is a touching film about Travis Freeman (Mark Hapka) who was a high school football player for the Corbin High School Redhounds in Kentucky and was stricken with Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, which \u00a0destroyed his optical nerves. But Coach Ferris (Stephen Lang) believed Freeman could still play, asking him to be their center, regardless of having a disability.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a true story, Freeman\u2019s parents, best friend, and the community, inspire Freeman to push on to lead the team to the state playoffs. It\u2019s a story that challenges us to be bold in faith, or miss life\u2019s extraordinary possibilities in an imperfect world.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a\u00a0question after seeing the movie:What\u2019s stopping you?<\/p>\n<p>Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder is the Executive Producer, and CBS\u2019s The Good Wife\u2019s Dylan Baker (Larry Freemen) makes his directorial debut. Alexa PenaVega, Bram Hoover, and Max Adler also star in the film.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/23blast.com\/\">23 Blast <\/a>opens on Oct. 24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>23 Blast is a touching film about Travis Freeman (Mark Hapka) who was a high school football player for the Corbin High School Redhounds in Kentucky and was stricken with Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, which \u00a0destroyed his optical nerves. 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