SURFWISE - In select theaters May 9th!

“Surfing recreates you. I have gone into the water literally ready to blow my brains out and come back out of the water a warrior.” - Doc Paskowitz
 
For some, surfing is just a hobby, but for many, it is a way of life.  Follow the journey of “Doc” Paskowitz, a medical Doctor who abandoned his professional life to take his family on a life long surfing trip around world. In his journey, he brought surfing to Israel, started his own surf camp (Paskowitz Surf Camp in San Onofre), and raised nine children on beaches around the world.
 
On behalf of Magnolia Pictures, we are pleased to present SURFWISE, an amazing documentary about a man who pursued his dreams and dragged his family along for the wild ride. In select theaters May 9th!
 
The film is also now available on HDNet Ultra VOD.
 

SYNOPSIS:
SURFWISE follows the odyssey of 85-year-old, legendary surfer Dr. Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine children—all of whom were home-schooled on the beaches of Southern California, Hawaii, Mexico and Israel; they surfed every day of their lives, and were forced to adhere to a strict diet and lifestyle by their passionate and demanding, health-conscious father.

In the mid-1950s Dorian Paskowitz was a successful doctor living the good life in the territory of Hawaii, until two devastating divorces and the realization that he had no interest in money or status caused him to completely upend his life. Dorian dropped his practice and traveled to Israel for a year where he lived among the Bedouins and developed a lifelong obsession with a healthy diet.  He introduced surfing to Israel and became a hero in the burgeoning Tel Aviv beach scene. Returning to the States, he met his wife Juliette, and the rest was history. They fell madly in love, steered clear of society, lived out of a tiny camper on the beach, and had 7 sons in rapid succession: David, Jonathan, Abraham, Israel, Moses, Adam, and Salvador Daniel. Then they had one daughter, Navah, and their ninth child, Joshua.

The children were raised in the Jewish tradition, complete with Shabbat on the beach every Friday night. But that’s where similarities with a normal societal upbringing end. Doc’s absolute determination was to raise his children according to the strictest standards of nature. They ate only organic and/or raw foods with no sugar or fat. Their community was their family. They didn’t need money or have to pay bills or taxes. Their home was anywhere the crowded camper was parked.

What happens to eight brothers and a sister that are raised under such extraordinary circumstances? SURFWISE is the story of a man who pursued his dreams and dragged his family along for the wild ride.

RELEASE DATE:
May 9th, 2008

The film is now available on HDNet Ultra VOD

WEBSITE:
http://www.surfwisefilm.com