Are You in Love With the Past or Trapped by It? | Juan Pablo Di Pace

<p>Your first love can stay with you for decades. So can the story you keep telling yourself about it.</p><p><br></p><p>Actor and filmmaker <strong>Juan Pablo Di Pace</strong> joins <strong>Chip Conley</strong> for a personal conversation about love, memory, and the past’s hold on our present. Through his film Before We Forget, he revisits a formative teenage love and explores how a memory can be both something we treasure and a wound we carry.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>He shares:</strong></p><ul><li>Why romanticizing the past can keep us from moving forward.</li><li>How old videotapes brought powerful teenage emotions back to life.</li><li>What it feels like to watch actors recreate moments from your own life.</li><li>How unexpected friendships can become a chosen family.</li><li>Why trusting your passion matters more than other people’s opinions.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Watch for an intimate look at first love, creative courage, and the memories that follow us into midlife.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>(10:08) Meet Juan Pablo Di Pace</p><p>(10:47) A Life of Travel and Creativity</p><p>(12:04) From Actor to Filmmaker</p><p>(14:23) Admission and Finding Your People</p><p>(18:47) The Story Behind Before We Forget</p><p>(24:19) Memory and Romanticizing the Past</p><p>(27:38) Turning Personal Experience Into Film</p><p>(33:13) Bringing Before We Forget to Audiences</p><p>(35:31) Playing Jesus and Being Yourself</p><p>(40:48) Advice to His Younger Self</p><p>(42:28) Follow Your Passion and Study the Greats</p><p>(45:26) The MEA Film Fest and New Friendships</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about MEA</strong> at ⁠<a href="https://www.meawisdom.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.meawisdom.com/</a></p><p><strong>Before We Forget TRAILER: </strong><a href="https://beforeweforgetmovie.com/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://beforeweforgetmovie.com/ </a></p><p><br></p><p>#JuanPabloDiPace #ChipConley #MidlifeChrysalis #BeforeWeForget #DuinoFilm #FirstLove #UnrequitedLove #LoveAndMemory #Midlife #PersonalStorytelling #AutobiographicalFilm #Filmmaking #ChosenFamily #AdmissionFilm #MEAFilmFest </p>