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The Cigarette Surfboard

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An impassioned surfer, Taylor Lane, creates a functional surfboard with 10,000 littered cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The Cigarette Surfboard takes Taylor around the world to learn from professional surfers who are working to protect and restore the health of the ocean through science, education, art, business and political activism. Inspired by this global cast of characters (including Jack Johnson, Cliff Kapono, Easkey Britton and Mikey February), Taylor returns home to California and uses the Ciggy Boards to generate uproar on the environmental, human health, and economic impacts of cigarette butts. The Ciggy Boards become the symbol of a grassroots campaign to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic, plastic waste. This immersive documentary provides viewers an up close experience of the ocean through surfers' eyes to amplify a message of urgency and possibility regarding the ocean's wellbeing. Surfing is the medium, but the message is universal.

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Beth Accomando KPBS.org 02/19/2025
The film is a beautiful and inspiring portrait of activism. Go to Full Review Bill Arceneaux Moviegoing with Bill 10/27/2024
3/5
Incredibly engaging, very smart, and totally rad. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Gwen_ T @RT98277979 54m This film is beautiful. The message, the music, the surf, and the camerawork. It is an amazing film made by good people who actually want to make a change. If you love surfing, the ocean, or feeling uplifted in general, please go watch this film. See more c S @skeegs 10h Beautifully shot documentary that really stayed with me. The message is hopeful (not something you always see in an environmental doc these days....) and I'm sure has inspired many youth that a small action can actually make a difference! the music was rad too. See more Nelson T @hintoffilm 1d This is a rare film that is going to actually make an impact in the world, one butt at a time. It's also a joy to see the film travel around the globe and lay out an issue that is unfathomably large, yet undeniably simple: ocean litter. Highly recommended for all ages, inspiring, educating, and entertaining all in one. See more Max L @RT29826097 1d The cigarette surfboard is a cinematic journey that takes you around the world, exploring the ugly truth of the tobacco industry, butts. Taylor and Ben dive into have butts have infiltrated waves and the ocean at large. They bring in big wave surfers, musicians, and scientist to help in understanding the depths of the cigarette issue. See more Read all reviews
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Ben Judkins

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Taylor Lane

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Jack Johnson

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Cliff Kapono

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Easkey Britton

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Fergal Smith

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Synopsis An impassioned surfer, Taylor Lane, creates a functional surfboard with 10,000 littered cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The Cigarette Surfboard takes Taylor around the world to learn from professional surfers who are working to protect and restore the health of the ocean through science, education, art, business and political activism. Inspired by this global cast of characters (including Jack Johnson, Cliff Kapono, Easkey Britton and Mikey February), Taylor returns home to California and uses the Ciggy Boards to generate uproar on the environmental, human health, and economic impacts of cigarette butts. The Ciggy Boards become the symbol of a grassroots campaign to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic, plastic waste. This immersive documentary provides viewers an up close experience of the ocean through surfers' eyes to amplify a message of urgency and possibility regarding the ocean's wellbeing. Surfing is the medium, but the message is universal.
Director
Ben Judkins
Producer
Taylor Lane, Ben Judkins
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 33m