Surfwise: The Amazing True Odyssey of the Paskowitz Family – A Surf Movie Review

Surfwise: The Amazing True Odyssey of the Paskowitz Family is a documentary about the eleven-member Paskowitz family, who crammed into a motorhome and just surfed and traveled for pretty much the kids' whole childhood-to-teenage years. The dad, ‘Doc' Dorian Paskowitz, was a Stanford grad doctor who decided to give up his monotonous life to travel, surf and live off the land. He and his wife, Juliette, then decided to raise their nine kids (one girl and eight boys) the same way. Screw education, eat an extremely healthy diet, surf, and do things the hard way, were the kinds of things he taught them. Their motto was “Live clean, surf clean and eat clean.” The kids then go on to win surf competitions all over the place, become famous musicians, start a surf camp in California and even some now have what you a call, a ‘normal' life. What I liked about the movie was that it showed the footage of their journey, the waves they surfed, and gave you pros and cons of the lifestyle from each one in the family years later. Check it out and see what you think!