Doug Pray

Doug Pray is an American documentary film director, cinematographer, and editor who often explores unique subcultures in his films. His work includes Surfwise (2008) a portrait of the nomadic, 11-member Doc Paskowitz family (often referred to as the "first family of surfing"); Big Rig (2008), a documentary about truck drivers; Infamy (2005), a documentary about graffiti culture; Red Diaper Baby (2004) a solo-performance film starring Josh Kornbluth; Scratch (2001), a documentary about turntablism and DJ culture; and his first feature, Hype! (1996), a documentary about the explosion and exploitation of the Seattle grunge scene of the early '90's. His most recent film Art & Copy, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, is about advertising and creativity and was distributed by PBS.

In addition to his documentaries, Doug Pray has directed a number of non-fiction style commercials and commissioned short films. In 2006, he won an Emmy award in for an advocacy campaign about HIV-AIDS awareness. Doug Pray was born in Denver, Colorado, he grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, has a BA in sociology from Colorado College, and an MFA from UCLA's School of Film and Television. He resides in Los Angeles and is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Filmography (director)

• Hype! (1996)
• Scratch (2001)
• Sundance 20 (2002)
• Veer (2004)
• Red Diaper Baby (2004)
• Sidewalk Gallery (2005)
• Infamy (2005)
• Big Rig (2008)
• Surfwise (2008)
• Art & Copy (2009)
• The Aerialist (2011)

External links

• Homepage
• Doug Pray at the Internet Movie Database
• Art & Copy
• Surfwise
• Big Rig
• Infamy
• SWINDLE Magazine article on the making of "Big Rig"
• The Aerialist

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