Impassioned surfer Taylor Lane creates a functional surfboard with 10,000 littered cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The Cigarette Surfboard takes Taylor around the world to learn about what ocean activists and professional surfers are doing to protect and restore the health of the ocean. Surfing is the medium, but the message is universal.
The Cigarette Surfboard
- Ben Judkins
- United States
- 2024
- 93 mins
- Fri Jan 24
- 5:00 PM
- Showplace
- In-Person Only
- English
- Captioned in English
- Art and Culture, Environment
About the Filmmaker
- https://www.thecigarettesurfboard.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/thecigarettesurfboard/
- Filmmaker: Ben Judkins
- Producer: Ben Judkins, Taylor Lane
- Key Cast: Taylor Lane, Jack Johnson, Cliff Kapono, Easkey Britton, Fergal Smith, Mikey February, Hannah Bennett, Chris Hines, Tom Novotny
- Other Credits: Cinematographer: Ben Judkins; Editor: Ben Judkins; Executive Producers: Marisla Foundation, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Suszi Sutherland; Contributing Producers: Friends Foundation International, Heffernan Foundation, Karen & Steve Skurnac; Post Production Sound: IMRSV Sound; Supervising Sound Editor: Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach, MPSE; Recording Mixers: Greg Francis, Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach, MPSE; Sound Designer & Sound Effects Editor: William Sammons; Dialogue Editors: Anthony Di Marco, Greg Francis, Issac Olsen; Audio Post Supervisor: Michel Holbrook, CAS; Score Composers & Performers: Kai Killion, Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach, MPSE, William Sammons; Score Recording: Joe Kaplow, IMRSV Sound; Score Mixing: Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach; Graphics: Shinya Dalby; Animation: Paul Ferraris; Color: Gary Coates; Production Assistants: Kai Killion, Katie Rodriguez, Mike Heffernan; Production Photography: Hanna Yamamoto, Katie Rodriguez; Legal Services: UCLA DocFilmLegalClinic; Fiscal Sponsorship Provided By: The International Documentary Association; Festival Strategist: Festival Formula; Music Consultation & Clearance: David Gerald Steinberg; Editing Consultant: Manuel Tsingaris; Surf Consultant: Michael Ciaramella
Ben Judkins is a San Francisco indie-doc filmmaker and avid surfer, passionate about protecting the marine environment through visual storytelling. The Cigarette Surfboard is his feature-length documentary directorial debut. The film has garnered international attention on the film festival circuit, screening at more than 20 reputable festivals around the world in 2024, and winning “Best Documentary Feature” at Waco Independent Film Festival.