The Parks Documentary

Red Bull and Alliance MultiMedia have collaborated on this documentary to reveal the history of an athlete’s quest to push the boundaries of his sport while occasionally flirting with disaster. Not only does the film document his accomplishments, but it also captures his carefree personality, fearlessness, and drive. “This is an incredible story of both athlete and family,” said Bill McCaffray, Publisher Alliance Wakeboard Magazine. “Parks has literally been in the media spotlight since he was six months old, and the new exclusive footage in this movie will illustrate why he is still the sport’s biggest name.” The Parks Bonifay Documentary showcases the extraordinary life of Parks. The Bonifay family tradition in watersports started with his grandparents who were performers at Cypress Gardens. After setting a Guinness World Record as the youngest person to water ski at the age of six months, it’s no surprise that Parks continued the family tradition and started performing at age two. After spending several years competing in the traditional three-event water ski circuit (slalom, tricks, and jumping), wakeboarding had emerged and there was no looking back. “We’ve got so much footage, not only of me, but of my parents skiing when they were 15-20, and even of my grandparents skiing in 1942.”, commented Parks Bonifay. “When you see this movie you’re going to see a pretty cool story. People will walk away with a lot more than just my story. They’ll have a grasp of how wakeboarding evolved from water skiing and how the Bonifay’s fit into the sport before I was even born."