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From My Wave, LLC and award-winning, independent motion picture production company Stars North™ comes “What Hugh Knew,” a film about the impact of Hugh Shaw, a towering surfer who tragically died two weeks before college graduation in 1983. In the wake of Hugh’s death, a tight circle of his friends and family launched an annual tradition that continues to foster deep personal relationships decades later, in an age when digital distraction and other forces threaten a future for the growing joy-filled celebration.
The full-length feature documentary, set on the north shores of Florida, sheds light on the universal power of love and authentic human connection -- timely messages when millions around the world are finding themselves more connected by technology, yet lonelier than any generation prior. Viewers will discover what Hugh knew and find inspiration to re-examine their relationship with technology and enjoy the fleeting gifts of life with the lessons he embodied.

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