S14.E6: Dominick Thompson: Beyond the Walls
“That transformation from a guy from the Midwest that was really into a lot of meat and potatoes, like a lot of us are. That transformation and experience was the closest experience that I had to feeling like a real life superhero.”
Dominick Thompson is a man who has lived the kind of life that is now being made into a movie.
He grew up on the West side of Chicago, started hustling at a young age, and eventually ended up in federal prison. What came after was a complete reimagining of his life. Today, Dominick is an author, endurance athlete, entrepreneur, and animal advocate.
And now his life is a subject of the upcoming film Beyond the Walls, directed by Shaun Monson and starring Tyler Lepley as Dominick and Tabitha Brown as his mother. Dominick's story is one of transformation, but it's also about strength, masculinity, compassion, and the choices that who shape who we become.
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In gratitude,
Elizabeth Novogratz
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