The Cigarette Surfboard

The Cigarette Surfboard

Impassioned surfer Taylor Lane builds a surfboard with 10,000 cigarette butts collected from California beaches to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic, plastic waste.

202493 min9.9 / 10

An optimistic environmental documentary that transforms ocean pollution into a tangible symbol of grassroots activism, driven by one surfer's passionate commitment to accountability.

Impassioned surfer Taylor Lane builds a functional surfboard with 10,000 cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The Cigarette Surfboard becomes a platform to learn from professional surfers who are working to protect the ocean, and the symbol of a grassroots campaign to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic, plastic waste. Surfing is the medium, but the message is universal.

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