CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 0h 11m

To Be Frank

Documentary

Frank Paine, is 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 Frank’s 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 Frank.

Directed byAnna Wilder Burns

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 11m
Language
EN
Released
September 12, 2025

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Frank Paine

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Anna Wilder Burns
Produced by
Morgan Sliff

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