The Cigarette Surfboard

The Cigarette surfboard is a passionate documentary style film depicting some of the ugly truths of the tobacco industry, butts. Taylor and Ben bring us through a gorgeous cinematic experience leading us all around the world, introducing us to scientists and athletes, but ultimately driving real policy change.

Such an Inspiration! I first saw this film at my MiraCosta college late last year! I got to speak to Ben and see two of the boards featured in the film, which was super cool. I was recommended to go to the showing by my Geology teacher at the time and I am so thankful that I did. This film not only educated me on conservation, but inspired me to further my education in environmental sustainability and deepen my overall involvement in the surf community. I can not recommend watching enough, it i…

I had the opportunity to view this impactful documentary in San Francisco (October 2025) and since then we dedicate 2 hours every Saturday for beach clean- up as well as ad hoc ciggy butt refuse collections. This beautifully filmed movie has an important message that needs to be seen worldwide!

This film left me feeling motivated to go out and make changes in the world; so inspiring and incredibly beautiful. The various characters were woven together in a cohesive and thoughtful way, the cinematography was dialed, and the message was powerful. Highly recommended if you're looking for something to entertain and inspire you.

Young or old, surfer or not, you will find the story line, film quality, musical score and urgent messages of this documentary to be uplifting and inspirational, even while focusing on a terrible environmental pollution problem: cigarette butts are the most toxic discarded items in the world. The film is at once exhilarating and calming, educational and empowering. It is just the kick in the pants I needed to take action to benefit the ocean's and our planet’s health. I saw this film at the 2024…

I found this movie extremely inspirational. Even though I have different interests and concerns than those expressed in the movie, it still motivated me to go out and do something to address those areas of environmental issues in which I am interested. Beyond that,the film was beautifully made, engrossing, there are our many moments of humor and joy, and I loved the incredibly professional and clean editing and the music. I would recommend this to anyone. It will appeal to surfers and non-surfer…

margaman

June 17, 2026

I saw this movie at the Green Film Festival of San Francisco Oct 2024, and it was super inspirating and motivating. For surfers and non-surfers alike, it is a beautiful film and engaging story! Motivated me to spend my mornings picking up trash at my local beach and push for more legislation to curb waste ending up in our watersheds and ocean. Highly recommend watching it!!

I watched this film during my junior year of college in Charleston on September 25 2025. I've never surfed, but I am an advocate for environmental justice. As someone who is studying to not only protect and save our Earth but also to better the communication between communities for sustainability, this film was so genuinely beautiful and meaningful. Every single second. Culture is what brings us together - and I think learning from each other and listening to one another is what this world needs…