The distributors of surfwise are selling it as a surfing movie with a strong hippie undertow. Film gratis en streaming et download, en langue francaise. The inspiring and tumultuous story of 85year old surfer, health advocate and sex guru, dr. The sporting documentary film was pioneered by bud browne e. Surfwise 2007 forsaking a traditional home life, dorian doc paskowitz and his wife raise their large brood in a 24foot camper and spend their time surfing. 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. The amazing true odyssey of the poskowitz family, dvd, widescreen, dolby, subtitled, special interestdocumentary, 876964000932. I dare you to watch the trailer for surfwise and not find yourself intrigued. Jun 19, 2008 surfwise sounds, of course, like a surfing documentary. Surfwise, director doug pray s 2007 documentary, tells the decidedly offbeat tale of dorian doc paskowitz. The way this affected the children and whats become of the paskowitz clan is explored in the film surfwise. Surfwise is a lively documentary that delves into the life of legendary malibu surfer dorian doc paskowitz.
Surfwise trailer 2008 surfwise is a lively documentary that delves into the life of legendary malibu surfer dorian doc paskowitz. Surfwise film is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Doug pray in surfwise 2007 moses paskowitz, jonathan paskowitz, josh paskowitz. February 29, 2008 get prepped for the cineplex with daniel holloway, metro film critic for metro newspaper, to find out what new movies are coming out this week. All their children got a homeschooling on the beaches of south california, israel, mexico as well as hawaii. Kelly slater on being a role model, morality, drugs and surfing stereotypes and more the inertia duration. It should be required viewing for anyone who is forced to live through and beyond tragedy. Jul 06, 2008 less criticism or focus on the technical aspects, production, or even plot of the film, and more focus on my personal thoughts on its themes and how they relate to my life. Its a documentary and sport movie with a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 98% and a. But what makes surfwise fascinating are the raw emotional moments that pray is able to capture. The film premiered at the toronto international film festival on 11 september 2007 and had its u.
It contains surfers and surfing, all right, but in fact, its about the strange and. Surfwise catches up with the paskowitz family 30 years after they ruled the surfing world, after father doc abandoned the medical practice, loaded his nine children and wife, juliette, into a. For the most part this works in creating a lively visual style for the film. Doug pray explores the life of surfer dorian doc paskowitz. Review on surfwise documentary surfwise entails an odyssey about an 85yearold, and legendary surfer, dr. Despite the fact that paskowitz attended the world premiere and many other screenings, he never actually watched the film. At 85yearsold, dorian recalls many of his past experiences being a lifeguard, a surfer, and a surfing instructor, which eventually led to him living off the earth, travelling on the road going. Dorian doc paskowitz also producing the film and his family. With juliette paskowitz, david paskowitz, jonathan paskowitz, abraham paskowitz. They surfed every day of their lives and were subsequently forced to strict to a strict diet and. Dorian doc paskowitz, his wife juliette, and their nine childrenall of whom were homeschooled on the beaches of southern california, hawaii, mexico and israel. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Surfwise follows the odyssey of 85yearold, legendary surfer dr.
A documentary film about paskowitzs family directed by doug pray, surfwise premiered at the toronto international film festival in 2007 and was released in theaters by magnolia pictures in 2008. Essentially, what i took home from the theater such is my reason for going in the first place. See how this nontraditional grad highlights her film production experience in this sample resume for a film production worker below, and download the film production sample resume in word. Surfwise is a 2007 american documentary film about the 11member doc paskowitz family, which was directed by doug pray.
May 09, 2008 surfwise catches up with the paskowitz family 30 years after they ruled the surfing world, after father doc abandoned the medical practice, loaded his nine children and wife, juliette, into a. The endless summer in the late 1950s and early 1960s, then later perfected by greg macgillivray and jim freeman e. Weaver is currently producing barry munday starring patrick wilson and judy greer. Dorian doc paskowitz, his wife juliette, and their nine children. The film premiered at the toronto film festival on 11 september 2007 and had its u. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Rent surfwise 2007 starring juliette paskowitz and david paskowitz on dvd and bluray.
Five summer stories in the 1970s and beyond macgillivray and freeman later went on to film imax movies such as to fly. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing surfwise near you. Jobs in film production are projected to grow by % or 7,600 jobs from 2016 through 2026, which is faster than average, according to the bureau of labor. Less criticism or focus on the technical aspects, production, or even plot of the film, and more focus on my personal thoughts on its themes and how they relate to my life. Now in his mid80s, the guy who calls himself one of the few dumb jewish doctors was once on a bigtime career track. San diego family of surfers live nomadic lifestyle in new. It contains surfers and surfing, all right, but in fact, its about the strange and problematic paskowitz family, the first family of surfing. Hawaiian holiday in the 1940s and early 1950s, and later popularized by bruce brown e. Like many american outsideradventurers, dorian doc paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Surfwise official movie site starring juliette paskowitz, david. Surfwise 2007 where to watch it streaming online reelgood. Surfwise 2008 tank 1984 tell them willie boy is here 1969 texans never cry 1951 top gun 1986 true heart 1997 two days in april 2007.
Surfwise, financed by mark cubans hdnet films, premiered at the 2007 toronto international film festival and is scheduled to be released theatrically in april 2008 by magnolia pictures. Dorian, known as doc paskowitz, his wife juliette, and their nine children. But unlike other american searchers like thoreau or kerouac, paskowitz took his wife and nine children along for the ride, all eleven of them living in a 24foot camper. Surfwise is a graceful, searching film that seems to have missed no opportunity to reveal truths about parents and children and how they come to understand each other. As of late, there have been quite a few surfing documentaries that are all mashed together in the head of pop culture. The family spent their days living by docs rules on health, fitness, sexuality, and. Paskowitz went to stanford university medical school, became an m.
Jun 02, 2008 monday, june 2, 2008 kpbs public broadcasting. In 2008, in episode 30, paskowitz was the featured interview at, where he spoke about his life, and his objections to the surfwise documentary. Dorian doc paskowitz, his wife juliette, and their nine childrenall of whom were homeschooled on the beaches of southern. Jun 02, 2008 like many american outsideradventurers, dorian doc paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Dorian doc paskowitz, his wife juliette, and their nine children, who were all homeschooled and raised in a small camper on the beach, where they surfed and had to adhere to the strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild. Surfwise is a 2008 american documentary film about the 11member doc paskowitz family, which was directed by doug pray. Mar 17, 2008 surfwise trailer 2008 surfwise is a lively documentary that delves into the life of legendary malibu surfer dorian doc paskowitz. I assumed surfwise was a documentary about a family of surfers, seen above. Legendary surfer, dorian doc paskowitz, abandoned a successful medical practice to withdraw from the lifestyle of mainstream america. We meet dorian doc paskowitz at 85 years old, doing exercises in the nude and then providing a full body inventory. A successful doctor, paskowitz dropped out of normal society in the 1960s and traveled to israel, where he is credited as having introduced the sport of surfing. A successful doctor, paskowitz dropped out of normal society in the 1960s and. This film tells the story of legendary surfer, health advocate and sex guru, dr. Surfwise sounds, of course, like a surfing documentary.
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