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Would you like to book a screening in your community? We’ve screened the film more than 120x in the last two years, including 25 community screenings and 45 educational events — at UC San Diego, University of Georgia, Clemson University, University of New Hampshire, University of Rhode Island, and many more (see SCREENINGS tab for more info).
We can either license the film to you, or attend with the Ciggy Boards. Please send us a note by clicking the tab below.
FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
JULY 18, 2024 — U.S. Premiere @ Waco Independent Film Festival in Waco, Texas (WINNER — BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY)
SEP 1, 2024 — Bulgarian Premiere @ On The Beach International Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria (WINNER — BEST DOCUMENTARY)
SEP 16, 2024 — OBX Premiere @ Surfalorus Film Festival in Nags Head, North Carolina (WINNER — BEST FEATURE FILM)
SEP 27, 2024 — Virginia Premiere @ Richmond International Film Festival in Richmond, Virginia (WINNER - BEST FEATURE DOC, PIONEER AWARD)
OCT 13, 2024 — Screening @ Bend Film Festival in Bend, Oregon (WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM)
OCT 20, 2024 — SF Premiere @ Green Film Festival of San Francisco in San Francisco, California (WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM)
OCT 30, 2024 — UK Premiere @ Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge, United Kingdom (WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE)
JAN 31, 2025 — Barbados Premiere @ Barbados Independent Film Festival in Bridgetown, Barbados (BEST ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSED FILM — IMPACT AWARD)
FEB 18, 2025 — San Diego Premiere @ Oceanside International Film Festival in Oceanside, California (BEST EDITING FOR A FEATURE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A FEATURE, BEST DIRECTING IN A FEATURE, BEST PICTURE & IMPACT AWARD)
FEB 28, 2025 — Festival Screening @ DOCUTAH International Film Festival in St. George, Utah (WINNER — ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD)
APRIL 16, 2025 — Screening @ Desertscape International Film Festival in St. George, Utah (WINNER — MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARD)
A DOCUMENTARY USING CIGGY BUTTS & SURFING TO BUILD OCEAN MINDFULNESS & STEWARDSHIP
After a young designer realizes that a surfboard – which he crafted from thousands of littered cigarette butts picked up off California beaches – could captivate the eyes of millions across the globe, he decides to use it as the impetus to do something more. The Cigarette Surfboards become a platform to spark ocean stewardship and the symbol of a campaign to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic, plastic waste. Surfing is the medium, but the message is universal.