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Doug Pray

Producer, Editor, Writer, Director, Actor, Additional Credits
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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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Hype!
  • Surfwise
  • The Job of Songs
Known For
  • The Defiant Ones
  • Scratch
  • Hype!
  • Art & Copy
  • Surfwise
  • Love, Lizzo
  • Home (2020)
  • Infamy
  • Big Rig
  • The Power of Film
  • Levitated Mass
  • TransFatty Lives
  • The Job of Songs
  • Independent Lens

Filmography

2024
The Power of Film (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2023
The Job of Songs · as Consulting Producer
2023
Arnold (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2022
2021
From Cradle to Stage (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2020
Home (2020) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2017
The Defiant Ones (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2015
TransFatty Lives · as Executive Producer
2012
We Are Wisconsin · as Executive Producer

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