To Be Frank

Year
2023
Country
USA
Duration:
11 mins

Overview

To Be Frank explores authenticity and community in surfing via Frank Paine, a 73-year-old South Bay icon and humble local legend whose life orbits around a two-block stretch of beach. His unforgettable mustache and magnetic spirit are what most first notice, but Paine’s deeper layers expose a depth that might answer some questions that surfers continually ask themselves. Surfing, which for some becomes lost in isolation, is made whole again with Paine — welcoming, inspiring, kind and committed, with an unwavering passion centered on and springing from Hermosa Beach’s beloved shores.

Production Team

Director
Anna Wilder Burns

Film Contact

Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2023 Mountainfilm Festival.

Upcoming Tour Shows

Date Venue Location Link
Dec 14, 2023Reno, Nevada, USLive EventBuy TicketsDetails
Jan 04, 2024Beaver Creek, Colorado, USLive EventBuy TicketsDetails