Good ole Fred & Barney smokin a butt out back. Mmmm mmm good.

Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "The Best Cigarette" with animation by David Vaio of FAD. Noted for their intelligent humor, accessibility and observations on daily life, Collins' popular poems come alive further in a series of animated poems.... more

Witness the last American tobacco harvest. The most comprehensive documentary about tobacco farming ever produced. This clip includes a look at the extinct tobacco auction system and some of the most famous auctioneers of all time. Brought to life through government photos at the Library of Congress, classic.... more

1950's cigarette commercial featuring The Flintstones!

Old flinstones commercial for Winston Cigarettes.

Scarlett Johansson in Match Point

When a deal goes wrong, a cigarette is sometimes your only friend. This is a film I made back in '98 in high school set to an amazing live performance of Edgard Winter's "Tobacco Road". Hope you enjoy this blast from my past.

Danger is Sexy. Risk is Exciting. Being Bad feels Good. No one is born with a craving to inhale cigarette smoke, and what is more, until shortly before the decision is made to try smoking, virtually everyone is repulsed by cigarette smoke. Every new smoker who aspires to become a "real" smoker has to.... more

Me and my friends in our first video.

"Schall und Rauch" by animator Hans Fischerkoesen, 1933. Dancing cigarette smoke.