Doug Pray is an American documentary film director, cinematographer, and editor who often explores unique subcultures in his films.

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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. It is about advertising and creativity and will be released by Arthouse Films in summer 2009. 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.
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  • Doug Pray is an American documentary film director, cinematographer, and editor who often explores unique subcultures in his films.
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  • Doug Pray
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