News & Accomplishments

• 90min Award-Winning Documentary — we’ve screened the film more than 130x in the last two years, with 60 festival screenings (in 12 countries / 16 states, with 16 awards), 25 community showings and 45+ educational events, including at: UC San Diego, UCLA, University of Georgia, Clemson University, University of New Hampshire, University of Rhode Island and many more (see SCREENINGS tab for more info)

• 40+ Short Videos — we’ve released dozens of short videos on YouTube and Instagram, garnering millions of views, thousands of shares, and hundreds of repostings

• 14 Ciggy Boards — Taylor’s designed Ciggy Boards of all shapes and sizes, including twinnies and shortboards, bonzers and mid lengths, big-wave boards and 9’0 noseriders. We’ve had the honor of working with some incredible surfboard makers who skillfully shape the foam and really help bring these boards to life: Guy Okazaki, Ward Coffey, Travis Reynolds, Ryan Harris, Malcolm Campbell, Marc Andreini, and Rob Machado

• Professional Surfers — it’s been an absolute privilege to witness some of the greatest surfers on the planet (and some incredible ocean stewards as well) take a rip on the Ciggy Boards, including: Mikey February, Jack Johnson, Craig Anderson, Carlos Muñoz, Fergal Smith, Easkey Britton, Cliff Kapono, Dustin Barca, Hannah Bennett, Tevita Gukilau, Kassia Meador, Andrea Kabwasa, Devon Howard, Rob Kelly, Caity Simmers, Legend & Mana Chandler, Sophie Hellyer, Alan Stokes, Marissa Miller, Jett Schilling, Noah Wegrich, Al Cleland Jr., Jai Glindeman and many more

• Events & Booths — beyond the 130+ film screenings and independent community/educational events we’ve participated in (including 90+ Q&As), we’ve also had the chance to set up the Ciggy Boards and chat with folks at the following: World Surf League (WSL) Freshwater Pro 2019, We Love Green Festival Paris 2018, Heal the Bay beach clean-ups, Parley Road Trip Kickoff and Panel, Camp Shred 2020, Save Our Shores Annual Coastal Cleanup Day 2021 and many more

• Publicity — this is an abridged list of some of the media outlets that have graciously covered The Cigarette Surfboard over the years, including: The New York Times, NPR Morning Edition, ABC, NBC, KTLA, Lonely Planet, Vice, Shanghai Daily, The Telegraph, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News, LA Times, SF Chronicle, MovieMaker Magazine, “She Surf”, Yahoo!, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Waco Tribune, Outer Banks Voice, Coastal Review and many more

• Direct Interviews & Articles — another condensed collection of articles featuring the film & project, including: Oceanographic Magazine, Stab Magazine, The Inertia, Parley for the Oceans, Marin Independent Journal, Orange County Register, Santa Cruz Waves, Carve Magazine, KWMR Radio, Surf Ears “Stories for the Seas”, Good Times Santa Cruz, KSBW 8 Action News, Monster Children Magazine, Surfrider Foundation’s “The Drop” and many more

• Footage & Videos Featured By — we’re grateful to have our footage and videos featured on the following platforms: CBS 60 Minutes “A Plastic Plague”, Men’s Journal, Save the Waves Coalition x Sales Force, World Surf League, Stab Magazine, Surfer Magazine, Surfline, Teton Gravity Research, Outerknown x SmartWool, RYOT “Futurists: Taylor Lane”, Optimist “Films with Impact”, Quiksilver, X Games, United Nations General Assembly’s Climate Cinema and many more