2025 Oceanside International Film Festival Opening Night and Red Carpet special presentation supported by Visit Oceanside.

February 18th 2025 | Doors 5pm | Screening starts at 6pm

We are proud to present the feature film "The Cigarette Surfboard" Directed by Ben Judkins. Q&A with Filmmaker to take place after the screening.

This immersive documentary provides viewers an up close experience of the ocean through surfers’ eyes. The film focuses on a message of urgency regarding the ocean’s wellbeing. 

Impassioned surfer, Taylor Lane, creates a functional surfboard with 10,000 littered cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The Cigarette Surfboard becomes a platform to learn from professional surfers who are working to protect and restore the health of 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.

*Seating is First Come First Serve

Join us for Red Carpet prior to the screening and stay for the Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.