Bella Vita

Born of mistral winds and witness to the birth of Western Civilization, the waves of the Italian coast have carried merchants, fishermen, travelers and kings. Preserved like a Roman ruin, the surf of the Italian coast now carries surfer, artist, and environmentalist Chris Del Moro on a pilgrimage back to his ancestral homeland to explore a culture where old-world-convention and traditional craftsmanship have matured into a modern surf lifestyle. Filmmaker Jason Baffa chronicles Chris and his friends Dave Rastovich, Lauren Lyndsey Hill, Conner & Parker Coffin and Italian stand-outs Alessandro Ponzanelli and Leonardo Fioravanti as they explore the burgeoning new surf culture blossoming among the Mediterranean’s oldest and cherished traditions – an intimate and powerful journey of self-discovery, seeped in culture and passion.

Bella Vita ritrae il legame ricco e autentico tra la cultura italiana e un equipaggio di surfisti in cerca di avventure.Il film segue il surfer professionista, artista e ambientalista Chris Del Moro, nel suo viaggio per ripercorrere le sue estati d’infanzia trascorse in Italia e per scoprire la ricchezza che l’Italia ancora possiede. Accompagnato dai surfisti David Rastovich, Conner e Parker Coffin, Alessandro Ponzanelli, Lauren L. Hill e la giovane star italiana Leonardo Fioravanti, Del Moro scava nelle profondità dei vasti mari d’Italia e della storia gloriosa del paese e della sua gente appassionata, il tutto utilizzando la propria storia come sfondo struggente per descrivere la bella vita. Le onde italiane non sono mai state così invitanti !

Born of mistral winds and witness to the birth of Western Civilization, the waves of the Italian coast have carried merchants, fishermen, travelers and kings. Preserved like a Roman ruin, the surf of the Italian coast now carries surfer, artist, and environmentalist Chris Del Moro on a pilgrimage back to his ancestral homeland to explore a culture where old-world-convention and traditional craftsmanship have matured into a modern surf lifestyle. Filmmaker Jason Baffa chronicles Chris and his friends Dave Rastovich, Lauren Lyndsey Hill, Conner & Parker Coffin and Italian stand-outs Alessandro Ponzanelli and Leonardo Fioravanti as they explore the burgeoning new surf culture blossoming among the Mediterranean’s oldest and cherished traditions – an intimate and powerful journey of self-discovery, seeped in culture and passion.