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.

Directed by Ben Judkins

Produced by The Cigarette Surfboard LLC

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Cigarette Surfboard violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does The Cigarette Surfboard end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is The Cigarette Surfboard scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Cigarette Surfboard easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Cigarette Surfboard sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

94/ 100

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