Newport and Me: Seymour Beek
Newport and Me: Seymour Beek
| 20 October 2024 (USA)
Newport and Me: Seymour Beek Trailers

Video history film featuring the life and times of our friend and neighbor, Seymour Beek. Learn about Seymour’s ancestry, how and where his parents met and the development of Balboa Island, Harbor Island and “Beek-un” Bay. We’ll travel through his school years, swimming at NHHS and Pomona College, working years at Ford, retirement and taking on the Balboa Island Ferry business. Wonderfully preserved home-movies will show you first hand action of the Beek’s at home, playing in the yard and on the beach, exploring Little Corona’s tide pools, lots of boating & sailing, their “mountain” retreat, the ferry business and so much more.

Reviews
ChanFamous

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

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PiraBit

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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Sarita Rafferty

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

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Cristal

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

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