# Surfwise

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2007 documentary

***Surfwise*** is a 2007 American [documentary film](/source/Documentary_film) about the 11-member [Doc Paskowitz](/source/Doc_Paskowitz) family, which was directed by [Doug Pray](/source/Doug_Pray). The film premiered at the [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/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](/source/Stanford_University_Medical_School), became an [M.D.](/source/Medical_doctor), 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](/source/Juliette_Paskowitz),[1] and founding a school of [surfing](/source/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](/source/The_A.V._Club)* named it the 6th best film of 2008,[2] and Tasha Robinson of *[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)* named it the 7th best film of 2008.[2] The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews,[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*], holding 98% on [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes).[3] *[Men’s Journal](/source/Men%E2%80%99s_Journal)* lists it as one of the best surf films of all time - second only to *[The Endless Summer](/source/The_Endless_Summer).*[4]

The film's soundtrack is an original composition by John Dragonetti of The Submarines.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Daisy Deadhead (June 9, 2009). ["Surfwise (2007)"](https://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2009/06/surfwise.html). *Dead Air*. Retrieved June 9, 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mctop08_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mctop08_2-1) ["Metacritic: 2008 Film Critic Top Ten Lists"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090102205252/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml). [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). Archived from [the original](http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml) on January 2, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Surfwise"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/surfwise). *Rotten Tomatoes*. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The 15 Best Surf Movies"](http://www.mensjournal.com/expert-advice/15-best-surf-movies-20130305). March 5, 2013.

## External links

- [*Surfwise*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479547/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*Surfwise*](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/surfwise) at [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)

- *[Surfwise](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/surfwise)* at [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)

- [Official website](http://www.surfwisefilm.com)

- [Director's Website](http://dougpray.com)

- [*New York Times* review of the film 5/9/08](https://movies.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/movies/09surf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)

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