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2022 National Emmy
Award Contestant


207 National PBS airings
"The Life Story of Doc Ball" is a 54 minute documentary based on the life of the first dedicated surf photographer. This program was produced, directed, shot & edited by Carl Ackerman who is widely known for making Shaping 101 with legendary surfboard maker John Carper of JC Hawaii. The Life Story of Doc Ball was written by famous surfing historian Malcolm Gault-Williams and the trailer above landed the show national PBS distributorship. Read "The Life story of Doc Ball" page to learn more about surfing's history.
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