Film Screenings
Would you like to book a screening + Q&A in your community? We’ve screened the film more than 130x in the last two years (including 90+ speaking engagements). We’ve had 60 festival screenings (in 12 countries / 16 states, with 16 awards), 25 community showings and 45+ educational events — at UCSD, UCLA, University of Georgia, Clemson University, University of New Hampshire, University of Rhode Island, and many more.
We can either license the film to you, or attend with the Ciggy Boards. Please send us a note by filling out the form below.
Past Screenings
MAY 11, 2024 — World Premiere @ NorthwestFest International Documentary Festival in Edmonton, Canada
JULY 18, 2024 — U.S. Premiere @ Waco Independent Film Festival in Waco, Texas (WINNER — BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY)
JULY 28, 2024 — New England Premiere @ Woods Hole Film Festival in Woods Hole, Massachusetts
SEP 1, 2024 — Bulgarian Premiere @ On The Beach International Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria (WINNER — BEST DOCUMENTARY)
SEP 7, 2024 — North Carolina Premiere @ Full Bloom Film Festival in Statesville, North Carolina
SEP 9, 2024 — Ukrainian Premiere @ OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival in Bolgrad, Ukraine (JURY GRAND PRIZE NOMINEE)
SEP 16, 2024 — OBX Premiere @ Surfalorus Film Festival in Nags Head, North Carolina (WINNER — BEST FEATURE FILM)
SEP 19, 2024 — Utah Premiere @ Wasatch Mountain Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah
SEP 21, 2024 — Colorado Premiere @ Crested Butte Film Festival in Crested Butte, Colorado
SEP 26, 2024 — Puerto Rico Premiere @ Puerto Rico Film Festival in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
SEP 27, 2024 — Virginia Premiere @ Richmond International Film Festival in Richmond, Virginia (WINNER - BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, PIONEER AWARD)
OCT 4, 2024 — Wyoming Premiere @ WYO Film Festival in Sheridan, Wyoming
OCT 4, 2024 — Czech Republic Premiere @ EKOFILM in Brno, Czech Republic (BEAUTY OF NATURE NOMINEE)
OCT 6, 2024 — Hawai‘i Premiere @ Hawai‘i International Film Festival in Honolulu, Hawai‘i
OCT 9, 2024 — Festival Screening @ Hawai‘i International Film Festival in Honolulu, Hawai‘i
OCT 12, 2024 — Oregon Premiere @ Bend Film Festival in Bend, Oregon (BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURE NOMINEE, BEST DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE NOMINEE, BEST EDITING NOMINEE)
OCT 13, 2024 — Festival Screening @ Bend Film Festival in Bend, Oregon (WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM)
OCT 18, 2024 — California Premiere @ Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, California
OCT 20, 2024 — SF Bay Area Premiere @ Green Film Festival of San Francisco in San Francisco, California (WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM)
OCT 22, 2024 — Festival Screening @ Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, California
OCT 30, 2024 — UK Premiere @ Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge, United Kingdom (WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE)
OCT 31, 2024 — Festival Screening @ Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge, United Kingdom
NOV 3, 2024 — Kauaʻi Premiere @ Hawai‘i International Film Festival in Waimea, Kauaʻi, Hawai‘i
NOV 4, 2024 — Festival Screening @ Ojai Film Festival in Ojai, California
NOV 9, 2024 — Big Island Premiere @ Hawai‘i International Film Festival in Hilo, Hawai‘i
NOV 14, 2024 — Florida Premiere @ Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NOV 21, 2024 — Screening @ Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington, North Carolina
NOV 24, 2024 — Ireland Premiere @ Irish Surf Film Festival in Galway, Ireland
NOV 28, 2024 — Denmark Premiere @ Nordic Adventure Film Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
DEC 13, 2024 — Alaska Premiere @ Anchorage International Film Festival in Anchorage, Alaska
JAN 24, 2025 — Ontario Premiere @ ReFrame Film Festival in Peterborough, Canada
JAN 25, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Central Florida Film Festival in Mount Dora, Florida
JAN 31, 2025 — Barbados Premiere @ Barbados Independent Film Festival in Bridgetown, Barbados (BEST ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSED FILM: IMPACT AWARD)
FEB 12, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Cabrillo College in Aptos, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
FEB 14, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Grass Valley, California
FEB 18, 2025 — San Diego Premiere @ Oceanside International Film Festival in Oceanside, California (BEST EDITING FOR A FEATURE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A FEATURE, BEST DIRECTING IN A FEATURE, BEST PICTURE & IMPACT AWARD)
FEB 19, 2025 — Educational Screening @ CSUDH Center for Sustainability in Carson, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
FEB 20, 2025 — Santa Barbara Community Screening @ M. Special Brewing in Santa Barbara, California (presented by M. Special, SURFER Magazine, Surfrider Foundation & Heal The Ocean)
FEB 21, 2025 — Ventura Community Screening @ Topa Topa Brewing in Ventura, California (presented by Topa Topa, SURFER Magazine, Surfrider & Heal The Ocean)
FEB 22, 2025 — Laguna Beach Community Screening @ South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach, California (presented by Coast Film Foundation)
FEB 24, 2025 — Educational Screening @ University of California San Diego in La Jolla, California
FEB 25, 2025 — Educational Screening @ MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California
FEB 25, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Zions Indie Film Fest in Orem, Utah
FEB 26, 2025 — Ojai Community Screening @ Ojai Valley School Greenberg Center in Ojai, California (presented by Green Valley Project & Ojai Valley School)
FEB 28, 2025 — Festival Screening @ DOCUTAH International Film Festival in St. George, Utah (WINNER — ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD)
MARCH 3, 2025 — Educational Screening @ College of San Mateo in San Mateo, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 4, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Monterey Peninsula College in Monterey, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 5, 2025 — Santa Cruz Community Screening @ Del Mar Theatre in Santa Cruz, California (presented by Save Our Shores)
MARCH 6, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Cascades Academy in Bend, Oregon
MARCH 8, 2025 — Bend Community Screening @ Tin Pan Theater in Bend, Oregon
MARCH 20, 2025 — Community Screening @ Patagonia Brooklyn Store x Surfrider NYC in Brooklyn, New York
MARCH 22, 2025 — Maryland Premiere @ Maryland International Film Festival in Hagerstown, Maryland
MARCH 30, 2025 — Wisconsin Premiere @ Beloit International Film Festival in Beloit, Wisconsin
MARCH 31, 2025 — Educational Screening @ College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick, Georgia
APRIL 1, 2025 — Keynote Event @ Coastal Carolina University’s Sustainability Symposium in Conway, South Carolina
APRIL 2, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Beloit International Film Festival in Beloit, Wisconsin
APRIL 4, 2025 — Arizona Premiere @ Phoenix Film Festival in Phoenix, Arizona
APRIL 5, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Phoenix Film Festival in Phoenix, Arizona
APRIL 6, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Phoenix Film Festival in Phoenix, Arizona
APRIL 6, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival in Flagstaff, Arizona
APRIL 7, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Northland Pioneer College in Show Low, Arizona
APRIL 12, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Vero Beach Film Festival in Vero Beach, Florida
APRIL 12, 2025 — Festival Screening @ International Ocean Film Festival in San Francisco, California
APRIL 13, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Vero Beach Film Festival in Vero Beach, Florida
APRIL 16, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Desertscape International Film Festival in St. George, Utah (WINNER — MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARD)
APRIL 17, 2025 — Community Screening @ Pioneer Theater (presented by Coastal Studies Institute & Outer Banks Visitors Bureau) in Manteo, North Carolina
APRIL 21, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Georgia Highlands College in Cartersville, Georgia
APRIL 21, 2025 — Iowa Premiere @ Julien Dubuque International Film Festival in Dubuque, Iowa
APRIL 22, 2025 — Educational Screening @ CAFILM Environmental Youth Forum in San Rafael, California
APRIL 22, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Georgia Gwinett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia
APRIL 23, 2025 — Educational Screening @ University of Georgia Athens in Athens, Georgia
APRIL 23, 2025 — Festival Screening @ Julien Dubuque International Film Festival in Dubuque, Iowa
APRIL 25, 2025 — Festival Screening @ San Luis Obispo International Film Festival in San Luis Obispo, California
APRIL 26, 2025 — Festival Screening @ San Luis Obispo International Film Festival in San Luis Obispo, California
APRIL 27, 2025 — Festival Screening @ San Luis Obispo International Film Festival in Morro Bay, California
APRIL 28, 2025 — Community Screening @ Esquire IMAX Theatre in Sacramento, California
MAY 6, 2025 — Community Screening @ Kenny’s Pub in Lahinch, Ireland
MAY 7, 2025 — Community Screening @ Eclipse Cinema in Bundoran, Ireland
MAY 8, 2025 — Community Screening @ Lighthouse Cinema in Newquay, UK
MAY 9, 2025 — Community Screening @ The Poly in Falmouth, UK
MAY 10, 2025 — South American Premiere @ ECOador International Environmental Film Festival in Quito, Ecuador
MAY 10, 2025 — Community Screening @ Museum of British Surfing in North Devon, UK
SEP 7, 2025 —Taiwan Premiere @ Yilan Green International Film Festival in Ilanhsien, Taiwan
SEP 24, 2025 — Educational Screening @ College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina (presented by the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program, Center for Sustainable Development, International Studies Department & CofC Surfrider Foundation)
SEP 25, 2025 — Community Screening @ ECOador Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental in Santa Cruz, Galápagos
SEP 27, 2025 — Community Screening @ Blue Juice Festival in Penzance, United Kingdom
OCT 10, 2025 — Community Screening @ Santa Cruz Film Festival in Santa Cruz, California
OCT 27, 2025 — Community Screening @ UNC Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina
OCT 28. 2025 — Educational Screening @ Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina
OCT 29, 2025 — Community Screening @ Manny’s in San Francisco, California
OCT 30, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Ohlone College in Fremont, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
NOV 3, 2025 — Educational Screening @ CSU Monterey Bay in Monterey, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
NOV 4, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Arcata Theatre Lounge in Arcata, California (presented by the Cal Poly Humboldt 10th Annual Zero Waste Conference, Office of Sustainability, Environmental Studies Program, Waste Reduction Resource Awareness Program & Surfrider Foundation Humboldt)
NOV 17, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Skyline College in San Mateo, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
NOV 17, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Napa Valley College in Napa, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
NOV 18, 2025 — Community Screening @ Calaveras County Public Health in Valley Springs, California
NOV 19, 2025 — Educational Screening @ CSU San Marcos in San Marcos, California (presented by CSUSM & SDSU Center for Tobacco and the Environment)
NOV 20, 2025 — Educational Screening @ San Diego Mesa College in San Diego, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
NOV 20, 2025 — Educational Screening @ Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
NOV 21, 2025 — Community Screening @ The Waterfront in Venice, CA (presented by Venice Surfing Association)
JAN 21, 2026 — Community Screening @ Be the Change Film Series in Collingwood, Canada
JAN 27, 2026 — Educational Screening @ University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire
JAN 28, 2026 — Educational Screening @ University of Rhode Island in Narragansett, Rhode Island
JAN 29, 2026 — Educational Screening @ University of New England in Biddeford, Maine
FEB 6, 2026 — Educational Screening @ Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina
FEB 6, 2026 — Community Screening @ DOCUTAH Best of Fest in Kayenta, Utah
FEB 8, 2026 — Community Screening @ QC Environmental Film Series in Davenport, Iowa
FEB 26, 2026 — Educational Screening @ University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia
MARCH 4, 2026 — Educational Screening @ UCLA in Los Angeles, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 5, 2026 — Educational Screening @ University of Redlands in Redlands, California
MARCH 6, 2026 — Educational Screening @ Cal Poly SLO in San Luis Obispo, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 8, 2026 — Educational Screening @ UCSC in Santa Cruz, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 10, 2026 — Educational Screening @ Chico State University in Chico, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 11, 2026 — Educational Screening @ UC Merced in Merced, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 12, 2026 — Educational Screening @ Cal State East Bay in Hayward, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 13, 2026 — Educational Screening @ San José State University in San Jose, California
MARCH 14, 2026 — Educational Screening @ Empower Watsonville in Watsonville, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 16, 2026 — Educational Screening @ City College of San Francisco in SF, California (supported by our California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant)
MARCH 19, 2026 — Community Screening @ EnCircle Films in Eugene, Oregon
MARCH 24, 2026 — Educational Screening @ University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina
MARCH 31, 2026 — Educational Screening @ Eastern Connecticut State University in Windham, Connecticut
APRIL 3, 2026 — Educational Screening @ University of Delaware in Lewes, Delaware
APRIL 6, 2026 — Educational Screening @ Georgia Southern University’s Southern Sustainability Week in Statesboro, Georgia
MAY 1, 2026 — Educational Screening @ Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey
JUNE 10, 2026 — Community Screening @ Coastal Science Research Symposium in Charleston, South Carolina