Surfwise
{{Short description|2007 documentary}}
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Surfwise is a 2007 American documentary film about the 11-member Doc Paskowitz family, which was directed by Doug Pray. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2007 and had its U.S. premiere on 9 May 2008. Paskowitz went to Stanford University Medical School, became an M.D., and espoused a philosophy of holistic health and diet, while raising his large family of eight boys and one girl in a camper with his wife Juliette Paskowitz,{{cite web|url=https://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2009/06/surfwise.html|website=Dead Air|author=Daisy Deadhead|title=Surfwise (2007)|date=9 June 2009|access-date=9 June 2009}} and founding a school of surfing.
Critical reception
The film appeared on some critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. Noel Murray of The A.V. Club named it the 6th best film of 2008, and Tasha Robinson of The A.V. Club named it the 7th best film of 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml |title=Metacritic: 2008 Film Critic Top Ten Lists |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=January 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102205252/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml |archive-date=January 2, 2009 }}
The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews,{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}, holding 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web |title=Surfwise |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/surfwise |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 18, 2024}}
Men’s Journal lists it as one of the best surf films of all time - second only to The Endless Summer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mensjournal.com/expert-advice/15-best-surf-movies-20130305|title=The 15 Best Surf Movies|date=5 March 2013}}
The film's soundtrack is an original composition by John Dragonetti of The Submarines.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0479547|Surfwise}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|id=surfwise|title=Surfwise}}
- {{Metacritic film|title=Surfwise}}
- [http://www.surfwisefilm.com Official website]
- [http://dougpray.com Director's Website]
- [https://movies.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/movies/09surf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss New York Times review of the film 5/9/08]
Category:American sports documentary films
Category:Documentary films about surfing
Category:Documentary films about families
Category:Films directed by Doug Pray
Category:Films produced by Graydon Carter
Category:American surfing films
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