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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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Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
The Thin Pink Line | Band at Party | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
The Thin Pink Line | Band at Party | 1998 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Love, Lizzo | 2022 |
Home | 2020 |
Perfect Sweat | 2019 |
Levitated Mass | 2013 |
Art & Copy | 2009 |
Big Rig | 2007 |
Surfwise | 2007 |
Infamy | 2005 |
Red Diaper Baby | 2004 |
Scratch All the Way Live | 2004 |
Scratch | 2001 |
Independent Lens | 1999 |
Hype! | 1996 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Job of Songs | 2023 |
Arnold | 2023 |
Love, Lizzo | 2022 |
From Cradle to Stage | 2021 |
Home | 2020 |
The Defiant Ones | 2017 |
TransFatty Lives | 2015 |
We Are Wisconsin | 2012 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |