Biography
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 Lo…
Directed
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Hype! (1996) — Director
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Art & Copy (2009) — Director
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Scratch (2001) — Director
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Surfwise (2007) — Director
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Home (2020) — Director
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Big Rig (2007) — Director
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Infamy (2005) — Director
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Love, Lizzo (2022) — Director
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Levitated Mass (2013) — Director
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Red Diaper Baby (2004) — Director
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Louder Than Guns (2026) — Director
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Sundance 20 (2002) — Director
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Scratch: All the Way Live (2004) — Director
- Hype! 20 Years After (2017) — Director
