Kelly slater on being a role model, morality, drugs and surfing stereotypes and more the inertia duration. I dare you to watch the trailer for surfwise and not find yourself intrigued. Surfwise is being sold as a surfing movie with a strong hippie undertow, but this wise documentarys core is much more. Watch surfwise movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. A successful doctor, paskowitz dropped out of normal society in the 1960s and.
For them, surf was up but life was tough the boston globe. Dorian doc paskowitz, his wife juliette, and their nine children. City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in. We provide the complete list of 2008 movie releases by week of release. Surfwise spills the gripes, the frustrations and the pain onto the. For 2008, the top ten films consisted of three superhero films, three animated films, three action films and one musical film. The ten best film documentaries of 2008 including dear zachary, trouble the water, up the yangtze, blindsight, young at heart, man on wire, chicago 10, bigger stronger faster, stranded, and. Our list of movies in theaters in 2008 is even more accurate than the imdb database. Its a film about how the bumps and obstacles of family life can either make or break you, and sometimes both. Surfwise is crammed with vintage photos and super 8 movie footage of the familys adventures. Legendary surfer, dorian doc paskowitz, abandoned a successful medical practice to withdraw from the lifestyle of mainstream america.
Text by assistant editor ryan bradleyphotograph courtesy magnolia pictures surfwise is not a documentary film about surfing. And family, despite its many flaws, is at the core of surfwise. Surfwise movie behind the scenes doc paskowitz talks about the film duration. Surfwise brings us the bizarre story of dorian doc paskowitz, his wife, juliette, their nine children, and the many years from the 1960s to the 80s they all spent living out of an rv. Surfwise film is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Pray, a filmmaker with a thing for youth subcultures his earlier films include hype. But what makes surfwise fascinating are the raw emotional moments that pray is able to capture. The film takes viewers on a turbulent ride through the familys complex history, first focusing on its patriarch and then slowly moving through the years with commentary by the familys seven nowgrown children. This is a provocative film that compels you to take sides and forces a discussion of what we will do in the name of love. Its been a long while since i read this, but it somehow reminds me of the quirky family in the harrison ford movie mosquito coast.
Wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2008 movies information online. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Click on any of the 2008 movie posters images for complete information about all 2008 movies in theaters, including trailers. It contains surfers and surfing, all right, but in fact, its about the strange and problematic paskowitz family, the first family of surfing. Surfwise is a 2007 american documentary film about the 11member doc paskowitz family, which was directed by doug pray. We meet dorian doc paskowitz at 85 years old, doing exercises in the nude and then providing a full body inventory.
Posted on tuesday, may th, 2008 by hunter stephenson. Like many american outsideradventurers, dorian doc paskowitz set out to realize a. Like many american outsider adventurers, dorian doc paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Surfwise is the story of a man who pursued his dreams and dragged his family along. As bizarre as they may otherwise seem, and however ascetic they professed to. Dorian doc paskowitz, his wife juliette, and their nine childrenall of whom were homeschooled on the beaches of southern. Surfwise sounds, of course, like a surfing documentary. Watch your favorite full movies online on and in the app. The inspiring and tumultuous story of 85year old surfer, health advocate and sex guru, dr. For this reason, its the best movie about surfing to come out in a. The film premiered at the toronto international film festival on 11 september 2007 and had its u. The children were raised in the jewish tradition, complete with shabbat on the beach every friday night. Surfwise has a bohemian vibe and a cool sheen, but its an eagertoplease.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Surfwise follows the odyssey of 85yearold, legendary surfer dr. Paskowitz, or doc, straightaway in the documentary surfwise, doug prays wonderfully engaging look at love, family, the relentless pursuit of happiness, personal meaning, and perfect. Surfwise official movie site starring juliette paskowitz, david.
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