{"id":877,"date":"2015-03-16T14:27:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T21:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/?p=877"},"modified":"2015-03-16T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T22:08:28","slug":"introducing-justin-schwan-as-the-survivor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/2015\/03\/introducing-justin-schwan-as-the-survivor\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Justin Schwan as &#8216;The Survivor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Justin Schwan as &#8216;The Survivor.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_878\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Put-Your-Head-on-my-Shoulder-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-878\" class=\"size-large wp-image-878\" src=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Put-Your-Head-on-my-Shoulder-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Justin Schwan as 'The Survivor.' Photo by Michael Marius Pessah.\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Put-Your-Head-on-my-Shoulder-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Put-Your-Head-on-my-Shoulder-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Put-Your-Head-on-my-Shoulder-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Schwan as &#8216;The Survivor.&#8217; Photo by Michael Marius Pessah.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of his experience working on the film, Mr. Schwan says he learned, &#8220;Don&#8217;t concern yourself with being better than those around you.\u00a0 Always strive to be better than the former you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_879\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Corinthians-choice.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-879\" class=\"size-large wp-image-879\" src=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Corinthians-choice-1024x564.png\" alt=\"'The Survivor' (Justin Schwan) makes his case. Photo by Michael Marius Pessah\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Corinthians-choice-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Corinthians-choice-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Corinthians-choice.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;The Survivor&#8217; (Justin Schwan) makes his case. Photo by Michael Marius Pessah<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Director Hunter Lee Hughes says of Mr. Schwan, &#8220;Justin&#8217;s a bit of a paradox. In life, he draws people in with his gregarious charm and impeccable sense of style but on screen, it&#8217;s his access to a reservoir of emotional pain that distinguishes him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_880\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9.-Justin-Schwan-in-Guys-Reading-Poems-photo-by-Michael-Marius-Pessah.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-880\" src=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9.-Justin-Schwan-in-Guys-Reading-Poems-photo-by-Michael-Marius-Pessah-1024x576.png\" alt=\"'The Survivor' (Justin Schwan) in the garden. Photo by Michael Marius Pessah\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9.-Justin-Schwan-in-Guys-Reading-Poems-photo-by-Michael-Marius-Pessah-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9.-Justin-Schwan-in-Guys-Reading-Poems-photo-by-Michael-Marius-Pessah-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9.-Justin-Schwan-in-Guys-Reading-Poems-photo-by-Michael-Marius-Pessah.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;The Survivor&#8217; (Justin Schwan) in the garden. 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