Plus a major update on the afterparty 's new venue following the viewing!
Whaddup!!!
Okay, with only a few hours left before the Atlanta Film Fest, Taste Of Atlanta, and yours truly premiere the documentary Blood, Sweat and Beer this Sunday,
March 22, at noon (see all the details here), I have two new MAJOR updates:
- After the screening of the Blood, Sweat and Beer documentary at the historic Plaza Theatre, the afterparty will now be hosted a block away at the Highland Inn Ballroom from 1:30 to 4 pm. in order to make the venue closer and get rid of the need for transportation. This is because we don’t want the threat of rain to hate on our steez and, of course, we've got your back!
- I had the chance to link up with Alexis and Chip—the dynamic directors and filming crew of the Blood, Sweat, and Beer documentary— here in Atlanta last night, and hooked up an interview to give everyone a more detailed inside scoop of the film. They just arrived from Maryland, so we didn’t waste any time grabbing a cold one (or three) and talk about the happenings during the production of this awesome project. Here is Alexis and Chip breaking down some of my questions:
Ale: What
influenced you to do this project?
Alexis: Chip and I both
love craft beer! We travel a lot—especially during the screening our first
documentary The Dream Share Project
(www.thedreamshareproject.com)
at colleges across the U.S.—and our favorite thing to do after an event is
find local breweries or fun beer bars to check out. We noticed such fast and
exciting growth in the craft beer world, we thought there had to be some good
stories out there in the industry.
Alexis: This production
was created and self-funded by Chip and I! We did everything from set up
interviews, to travel, to film, to edit, to pick out music...it was all us,
which seems a little crazy in retrospect. Last November, we were lucky enough
to have a bunch of wonderful people donate to a Kickstarter we did,
which helped raise the funds we needed for finishing the movie off including sound
mixing, color correction, etc.
Wow, you
really were grinding to make this a reality. What did you learn the most regarding the brewing industry?
The brewing industry is a very collaborative one; people love to work
together to make good brews and support one another. That kind of camaraderie
isn't something you necessarily see in other industries.
Amen to
that. What was your most memorable experience during the filming?
Alexis: One of my
favorite experiences was being at the DC Homebrewers Club, filming their
meeting at Bluejacket, when all of a sudden the homebrewers started
freaking out! Charlie Papazian (Association of Brewers and GABF Founder) had wandered into Bluejacket and
their meeting! We had literally just emailed him that day to set up an
interview in Colorado in the next two weeks, and when we introduced ourselves
he was like "It's you guys! You just emailed me!" That was pretty
weird, yet awesome at the same time.
That is crazy! What was your favorite beer (both of you) during the making of the movie?
Alexis: Tough question!
I can't pick a fave, but there was some awesome stuff I drank, including
Cigar City Cafe Con Leche, Firestone-Walker Velvet Merlin, all of the
insane sours I tried at Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, Eagle Rock
Revolution extra pale ale, Green Bench's Saison De Banc Vert, Backshore
Brewing S’mores Stout, the Brew Gent's Chai Wheat...too many to
name!
Chip: I also loved the
Cigar City Jai Ali, Dogfish 90-minute (my go-to beer), Mountain Sun Girl Scout Cookie Stout, everything
at Hair of the Dog in Portland, Oregon, all the Bruery bottles we
were lucky enough to score, Backshore Brewing Fist Pumpkin Ale, Brew
Gent's Imperial Red…like Alexis said, too many! A lot were actually consumed during the editing too.
Now those are some crazy brews. Wowzaz! So what's next for you?
Alexis: Our next project is ongoing! We are planning a 25-plus city
screening tour to bring Blood, Sweat, and Beer across the U.S.!
Here is how
we can follow this necessary documentary across the country. Follow…
Twitter:
@bloodsweatbrew
Instagram:
@bloodsweatbeermovie
Cheers!
Ale
