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.
FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
MAY 11, 2024 — World Premiere @ NorthwestFest International Documentary Festival in Edmonton, Canada
JULY 18, 2024 — U.S. Premiere @ Waco Independent Film Festival in Waco, Texas (WINNER — BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE)
JULY 28, 2024 — New England Premiere @ Woods Hole Film Festival in Woods Hole, Massachusetts
SEP 1, 2024 — Bulgarian Premiere @ On The Beach International Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria
SEP 7, 2024 — North Carolina Premiere @ Full Bloom Film Festival in Statesville, North Carolina
Sep 9, 2024 — Ukrainian Premiere @ OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival in Bolgrad, Ukraine (JURY GRAND PRIZE NOMINEE)
SEP 16, 2024 — OBX Premiere @ Surfalorus Film Festival in Nags Head, North Carolina
SEP 19, 2024 — Utah Premiere @ Wasatch Mountain Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah
SEP 21, 2024 — Colorado Premiere @ Crested Butte Film Festival in Crested Butte, Colorado
SEP 27, 2024 — Virginia Premiere @ Richmond International Film Festival in Richmond, Virginia (GRAND JURY NOMINEE)
OCT 4, 2024 — Wyoming Premiere @ WYO Film Festival in Sheridan, Wyoming
OCT 10-13, Date TBD — Oregon Premiere @ Bend Film Festival in Bend, Oregon
Oct 17-24, Date TBD — California Premiere @ Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, California
Oct 20-24, Date TBD — SF Bay Area Premiere @ Green Film Festival of San Francisco in San Francisco, California
Nov 14, 2024 — Florida Premiere @ Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NOVEMBER, Date TBD — Irish Premiere @ Irish Surf Film Festival in Galway, Ireland