Surf Film Media Coverage

“Bella Vita: Italian Surf Culture Like Nothing Before”
Editorial feature exploring Jason Baffa’s documentary vision and the emergence of Italian surf culture.
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“One California Day: An Ode to Golden State Surf Culture”
Editorial feature exploring Jason Baffa and Mark Jeremias’ cinematic documentary.
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“Why It Matters: ‘Singlefin: yellow’
Jason Baffa’s first independent film anthropomorphizes a single, sacred object through its journey from chunk of foam to everyone’s best friend.
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“Jason Baffa: Bella Vita Interview”
The origin of Bella Vita is a fun story. While doing the commercial work, I started getting the itch to do another film…
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“Jason Baffa Talks About His Italian Surf Film”
I can say I was lucky enough to attend the Australian premiere of Bella Vita at the Byron Bay Surfing Festival in New South Wales. The movie was so inspiring; the atmosphere something I cannot forget.
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“Jason Baffa & Mark Jeremias Premiere One California Day”
Mark and I, if we’re going to put our time and energy into a movie, we’re going to try and do something that’s a little different and has some shelf life…
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Documentary Film Press

“Santa Barbara Independent Questionnaire: Jason Baffa”
Talking Surf, Movies, and Wine with the Filmmaker of 'Bella Vita' and 'Loopers'…
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“Loopers: Should Have A Solid Audience”
The thing that will get it noticed outside of golf circles is that it is narrated by the most famous member of the Caddie Hall of Fame: Bill Murray.  Not only did Murray star in the most famous movie about the profession, Caddyshack, he also was a caddy in his teens.  In fact, he credits this training with as much of his success …
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“Loopers: Review ”
With striking panoramics of St. Andrews, Pebble Beach, Bandon, Carnoustie and other world-renowned courses, “Loopers” is reminiscent of the BBC’s “Planet Earth” series, educating while aesthetically captivating…
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“Loopers: A Fun Biographical Glimpse”
Murray delivers a rich reading, even bending his delivery into a brogue when called for. But he remains restrained enough not to steal attention from the film’s main subjects. It’s a smart move. Everybody knows he’s not the show.…
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“Loopers: An Outstanding Documentary”
Loopers hits a hole in one! Carl Spackler is back as a grizzled narrator! Cannes, you missed out not showing Loopers.
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“Loopers: Jason Baffa PGA Q&A”
The exquisitely-filmed feature length production, which is narrated by Bill Murray, looks at the profession from all angles – from caddies at local clubs like Ballybunion and Bandon Dunes to the men who tote the bags for players on the PGA …
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“Chasing Waves: a landmark series for the nation’s surf culture”
Japan's premier surfing news authority, Namidensetsu, showcased Chasing Waves as a landmark series for the nation’s surf culture. The coverage emphasizes how the docuseries captures the momentum of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and validates Japan's influential role in the global surfing industry …

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written by  Marco Annunziata for  Freunde Von Freunden.

Vagabond Filmmaker Jason Baffa is always searching for the next adventure in the great outdoors…

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