2006 Film Index Back to Main Site		Back A CIGAR AT THE BEACH Stephen Keep Mills (US, 2006, 15 min) Short, Drama Plays in BEING AND BECOMING; Saturday, Oct 7, 6:15pm, Hal Holmes Surreal and slightly satirical, A Cigar at the Beach is a modern coming of (middle) age story. A married man retreats to an empty beach to smoke a cigar and fantasize. An approaching tempest mirrors the storm inside him as his fantasies propel him to the very edge of himself and to a surprise yearning greater than flesh or adventure. Gentle, humorous, and visually opulent. Festivals: New York City Short Film Festival (Best Cinematography), Syracuse Int’l Film Festival (Best Film North America), Atlanta, Eugene, Boulder, Filmstock (UK), Salento Int’l Film Festival (Italy). Web: www.triskelionent.com