Surfwise

NEW DOCS

Trading in a budding medical career for surfing in the 1950s, Dr. Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz has built his own way of life. After a year of surfing in Israel, he returns to the United States with a new goal: to sleep with one hundred women. In the midst of these sexual escapades, he meets his bride-to-be, Juliette. Traveling the continent with nine kids in a 24-foot long camper, the Paskowitzes lay the foundation of a surfing dynasty. However, after a nomadic, convention-defying upbringing, Doc’s nine children are ill prepared for an adulthood beyond the camper. Told through interviews and incredible archival footage, this surf story is enriched by its exploration of family dynamics and alternative lifestyles.  SB

Director

Doug Pray

Producers

Graydon Carter, Tommy Means, Matthew Weaver, Jonathan Paskowitz

Release Year

2007

Festival Year

2008

Country

United States

Run Time

93 minutes