Surfwise (DVD, 2010)
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As far as raw eccentricity is concerned, few American families could top the Paskowitzes. With his documentary SURFWISE, filmmaker Doug Pray tells the Paskowitzes' strange, bewildering, and ultimately heartbreaking story via incisive interviews with family members, still photographs, and telling archival footage.Product Identifiers
ProducerTommy Means, Sharon Shamir, Graydon Carter, Jonathon Paskowitz, Matthew Weaver
EAN5037899010358
eBay Product ID (ePID)102176529
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleSurfwise
DirectorDoug Pray
Release Year2010
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies
Run Time93 Mins
Additional Product Features
CertificateE
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Number of Discs1
ComposerJohn Dragonetti
Additional InformationAs far as raw eccentricity is concerned, few American families could top the Paskowitzes. The patriarch, Dorian 'Doc' Paskowitz, began life on a commendable, even enviable course, with an M.D. under his arm, rippling sandy-haired good looks, and experience almost single-handedly teaching the country of Israel how to surf. But in the years to follow, bitterness and inveterate disappointment ensued as Dr. Paskowitz tried to settle into a conventional existence. Two broken marriages and a medical career that Dorian would later describe as 'miserable' left him clawing his way out, desperate for an 'alternative' lifestyle. He soon met, courted, and married his third wife, a ravishing, sexy young woman named Juliette; these two free spirits jointly decided that they would live life, budding family in-tow, on the open road, in a series of low-budget trailers. As one child after another cropped up over the course of a decade, the family toured the country winning one surfing competition after another, and Dr. Paskowitz accepted low-rent medical jobs for the poor that reeled in little to no income. <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>In theory, this all seemed idealistic, even utopian; in reality, Dorian Paskowitz was reportedly a severe disciplinarian who denied his children the benefits of school and financial security, forced everyone to stick to an almost unbearable diet of a gruel-like substance, and -- even more alarmingly -- felt comfortable having open and noisy sex with his wife, with the children only a few feet away. In time, as one child after another grew up, left the clan, and attempted to survive, they found it difficult, if not impossible to function in the day-to-day world without the education, social skills, and monetary know-how that so many young adults take for granted. With his documentary Surfwise, filmmaker Doug Pray tells the Paskowitzes' strange, bewildering, and ultimately heartbreaking story via incisive interviews with family members, still photographs, and telling archival footage.
CinematographerNate Bressler, Dave Homcy
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleSurfwise
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- 21 Nov, 2018
Motivation and extremely inspiring documentary for personality build up
Surfwise is a really interesting documentary about the biography of Dr Dorian Paskowitz. Basically the plot is that he retires from his medical practice in his early 50s and chooses to become a full time surfer, he had maked sure that none of his children went to school at all and spend their entire childhood full time surfing only. they won several awards in contests. What makes the movie extremely inspiring and motivational in the end is that, despite the fact that his children were not academically gifted and didn't have a strong solid ground in education, they still become successful people in practical jobs, Like one of his son opened a special surfing school for children with autism to teach them. Other one became a musician. After watching this documentary it uplifted me and build my thought that just because someone does not too well in school or is unable to go to university due to low marks, it is not the end of life, you can become extremely successful in practical jobs just like all his children did.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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