She also works with Walking on Water, Beating the Odds Organization and the Foundation for a Better Life, among a number of others. During Hamilton's media attention, the father of Bethany's friends Chantilly and Tiffany, Roy "Dutch" Hofstetter, became the Hamilton family's media manager. Just as they arrived, her best friend and fellow surfer Alana Blanchard, as well as Alana's brother Byron and father Holt Blanchard, showed up at the beach. At the time of the attack, Tom was working as a waiter at the Princeville Hotel and Cheri was delivering tourism magazines as well as cleaning rental condos. talks about her friendship with Bethany.Bethany Hamilton and friend Alana Teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton overcomes the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a shark attack. Hamilton, a surfer who lost her arm to a and friend and witness Holt Blanchard are Only the bait shark was found in the tiger shark's stomach, but the 17-inch bite mark left on her surfboard was a match. Alana Blanchard, portrayed by Jack She stood up on her third wave and road it all the way into shore. Plans for a biopic film about Hamilton have existed since months after her shark attack and her subsequent recovery in 2004. A scene in which Dennis Quaid's character reads the Bible in the hospital at his daughter's bedside had the words "Holy Bible" digitally removed from the cover. Jeff Waba, a family friend who had been at Tunnels that morning, called her mom and informed her of the shark attack. Her mother Bethany eventually re-enters the competition, telling rival Malina not to go easy on her, and rejects a five-minute head start offered by the judges. Subsequently, Bethany lets the reporters interview her. Directed by Sean McNamara. Highlights include interviews with Bethany shortly after the shark attack, Bethany hanging out with the real Alana Blanchard, video from the set of the Soul Surfer movie, and her opinion of her onscreen counterpart, actress AnnaSophia Robb.Surfer Bethany Hamilton is profiled not hanging out with their onscreen that she had "no pain at all" when her arm Bethany trains for the competition while rekindling her friendship with Alana. By having her hide her arm as best she could in each shot, as well as recording the surrounding area, they were able to digitally remove her arm in post production. As Bethany dangles her left arm in the water while she is talking to Alana, a shark unexpectedly attacks and bites off her left arm just below the shoulder. arm on Halloween morning 2003. We were scared, you never know what Hollywood's going to do when they get a true story...but we got to be a part of everything, from picking actors, to the script, to giving feedback on scenes, even in the editing room." She enters the national championship. Nicholson.The real Bethany Hamilton shares her Disappointed at this loss, she decides to give up competitive surfing and her friendship with Alana is strained following an argument. the movie. Bethany Hamilton's father said that David Zelon, an executive at Mandalay Pictures, lobbied to reduce the Despite mixed critical reception, it was a hit among audiences; "She was actually my suggestion. story, showing us that her love for She went to Phuket, Thailand August 27-31 of 2005 for World Vision and the Tourism Authority of Thailand.Aside from working with World Vision, she has also founded the Friends of Bethany Hamilton, a non-profit organization that provides support to amputees and shark attack victims. Her injury prevents her from participating in the Rip Curl photo shoots, but she wishes Alana well. On Halloween, Tom goes to the hospital for knee surgery, and the girls go surfing with Alana's father Holt and brother Byron. Aside from doing all of the one-armed stunt surfing, she also made a cameo in the film, as did the rest of her family members ( He works as a photographer around the islands (http://www.noahhamiltonphoto.com). With AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood. Suddenly, with only minutes left on the clock, the waves die down and all the surfers can only loiter, waiting for the waves to start back up. Deutschlandpremiere war der 12. The Hamiltons are grateful to Holt for his quick and active thinking and decisive action that saved her life. Bethany perseveres and after a recuperation period, gets back in the water, and learns to surf with one arm. She also does public speaking, and most recently, she completed a documentary about her life, including what has transpired since the events in the Watch Bethany Hamilton interviews and other video exploring the true story behind Soul Surfer. long after the shark attack that took her Das Sportdrama startete am 8. Surfer movie, including what it was like If it is in time, she will win, but the judges rule that the time has expired. Alana, a pro surfer as well,

During her time in Thailand, she shared her story, raised awareness of disabilities and worked with orphans, encouraging them not to be afraid of the water. trailer for the documentary that tells the According to the official Bethany Hamilton website, she doesn't really measure (and sometimes changes it up a bit) but these are good estimates of the ingredients in the smoothie she drinks to start her day.The infamous red, white and blue surfboard is displayed in the History of Women's Surfing section of the California Surf Museum in Oceanside, CA.At the time of the movie's release in 2011, Bethany said, "I don't have a boyfriend… Life's pretty hectic right now, and I'm not really in a rush. Her church youth ministry leader, Sarah Hill, is disappointed when Bethany and Alana have to withdraw from a planned mission trip to Mexico in order to train for the Hawaiian Island Regionals contest.