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Documentary Gives New Insight Into Life Of Big-Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton

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Big wave surfer Laird Hamilton is the subject of director/producer Rory Kennedy's new documentary, Take Every Wave: The Life Of Laird Hamilton, which is part of the Hamptons International Film Festival's Summer Docs series, and is screening in Montauk on August 4. COURTESY OF HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Big wave surfer Laird Hamilton is the subject of director/producer Rory Kennedy's new documentary, Take Every Wave: The Life Of Laird Hamilton, which is part of the Hamptons International Film Festival's Summer Docs series, and is screening in Montauk on August 4. COURTESY OF HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Director Rory Kennedy

Director Rory Kennedy

authorCailin Riley on Jul 25, 2017
Rebel, pioneer, innovator, individual, celebrity—Laird Hamilton can be described accurately in a great variety of ways, but every unique aspect of his personality finds its truest expression in the ocean.The... more

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