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Thank you so much. You used to be one of the writing, ones and you liked you for that. Used to be one of the writing, wanting you liked you for My first real

was in

was in Jason Bofa's

2013 surf film Bella Vita.

The film follows professional surfer Chris Del Morrow on a pilgrimage to and through Italy, his ancestral

homeland. Lauren, along with Dave Rostovic, joined Chris for some of the trip, as do Parker

and Connor Coffin and a few other pros. I still love that film, by the way, so I recommend it

highly. Watch it, re rewatch it if you can.

In fact, we hosted a theatrical screening of the film when it was released 11 years ago.

Time flies.

And more recently also interviewed the filmmaker, Jason Bofa, for his Disney Plus series Chasing Waves.

That was episode number 446.

If you want to check that interview out and learn more about Bella Vita and the filmmaker. But anyways, about Lauren Hill,

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