Surfwise


1h 33m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Like many American outsider-adventurers, Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Abandoning a successful medical practice, he sought self-fulfillment by taking up the nomadic life of a surfer. But unlike other American searchers like Thoreau or Kerouac, Paskowitz took his wife and

Film Details

Also Known As
Surf Wise
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Family
Sports
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Magnolia Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

Like many American outsider-adventurers, Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Abandoning a successful medical practice, he sought self-fulfillment by taking up the nomadic life of a surfer. 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 24 foot camper. Together, they lived a life that would be unfathomable to most, but enviable to anyone who ever relinquished their dreams to a straight job. The Paskowitz Family proved that America may be running out of frontiers, but it hasn't run out of frontiersmen.

Crew

Il Il Alexander

Advisor

Diane Ambruso

Story Consultant

Russo Anastasio

Other

Luke Bechthold

Sound Effects Editor

Janet Billig Rich

Music Supervisor

James Book

Song

Nate Bressler

Photography

Graydon Carter

Producer

Dan Creech

Editor

Mark Cuban

Executive Producer

Mike Dillon

Song

Maren Dorado

Production Assistant

John Dragonetti

Song

John Dragonetti

Music

John Dragonetti

Song Performer

Peter Ducharme

Song

Jim Dziura

Gaffer

Amir Feingold

Line Producer

Emmett Feldman

Titles

Rodney Frias

Song

Rodney Frias

Song Performer

Edgar Furse

Production Assistant

Brian Ginsberg

Song

Ali Goldstone

Production Manager

Hadar Goner

Production Coordinator

Anat Grant

Camera

Jonathan Gray

Production

Sarah Hack

Assistant

Larry Haynes

Camera

Blake Hazard

Song

Steve Holmgren

Production Manager

David Homcy

Cinematographer

Michael Horta

Production Assistant

Brenda T Huey

Production Accountant

Punch Hutton

Associate Producer

Lasse Jarvi

Editor

Ville Järvi

Story Consultant

Rob Jones

Song Performer

Jason Kliot

Executive Producer

Jeff Kluesner

Song

Jeff Kluesner

Song Performer

Ian Kovalik

Titles

Gray Krauss

Production

Aaron Latham

Camera

Itai Levin

Production Assistant

Julie Van Loh

Production Assistant

Tony Lord

Coproducer

Chris Losnegard

Production Associate

Nick Lucero

Song

Azjah Macklin

Production Coordinator

Tom Marks

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Laura Maxfield

Assistant

Matt Mckenna

Song Performer

Gem Mclaughlin

Assistant Editor

Tommy Means

Producer

Josef Medellin

Production Assistant

Dana Merwin

Post-Production Supervisor

Dana Merwin

Associate Producer

Greg Morgenstein

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James Moshier

Song

Adam Paskowitz

Song

Adam Paskowitz

Song Performer

Davida Paskowitz

Song

Davida Paskowitz

Song Performer

Jonathan Paskowitz

Producer

Joshua Paskowitz

Song

Johnathan Pine

Coproducer

Chris Povall

On-Line Editor

Chris Povall

Colorist

Doug Pray

Editing

Doug Pray

Sound

Peter Predichizzi

Song

Jamey Pryde

Post-Production

Mark Quitan

Production Assistant

Arthur Rashkovan

Production Assistant

David Rich

Music Coordinator

Kyle Schember

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kyle Schember

Supervising Sound Editor

Timothy R Sexton

Story Consultant

Sharon Shamir

Producer

Stef Smith

Line Producer

Ryan Stuit

Sound Editor

James Teiper

Gaffer

Joana Vicente

Executive Producer

Todd Wagner

Executive Producer

Dave Wasserman

Gaffer

Matthew Weaver

Producer

Virginia A. Williams

Post-Production Coordinator

James Wright

Consultant

Ryan D Young

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Dror Zinman

Gaffer

Film Details

Also Known As
Surf Wise
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Family
Sports
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Magnolia Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 2008

Released in United States May 23, 2008

Released in United States on Video July 29, 2008

Released in United States September 2007

Released in United States Spring May 9, 2008

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (True Stories) January 3-14, 2008.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real To Reel) September 6-15, 2007.

Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (True Stories) January 3-14, 2008.)

Released in United States Spring May 9, 2008 (NY)

Released in United States May 23, 2008 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video July 29, 2008

Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real To Reel) September 6-15, 2007.)