LA Times Daily Pilot | By Matt SzaboStaff Writer | Photo by Don Leach

It took producers Scott Hays and Terry Corwin about 18 months to make their new documentary “The Surf-Skate Business Evolution: The OC Effect.”

The Laguna Beach residents ended up reaching a conclusion in considerably less time — namely, that Orange County is the epicenter of the surf-skate culture worldwide.

Many of the industry’s bright minds showed up as the documentary held a private premiere Thursday night at the Lido Theater in Newport Beach.

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