Beers, Peers, and Premiers

Last Thursday night, a premier party was held for the preview screening of my documentary, ‘Queen City Craft, Hometown Brewing’, at the Moerlein Lager House, hosted by Greg Hardman, the owner of Christian Moerlein Brewing Company.

Many of the brewers and owners that were in the documentary, were in attendance with family, friends and the general public. It was great to see the faces of the brewers in real life, again, after having spent 2 solid weeks with them behind a screen, as I edited. While talking to each one of them, though, I had to keep reminding myself that I knew more about them all, than they did about me.

After some drinks and conversation, we screened the documentary. I was fully prepared to take notes of any dull or bad spots, based on the audience reaction, but fortunately, it was very well received. It was a great trial run, and I was pleased to see everyone glued to the big screen, engaged, and laughing in all the right places. Best of all, each one of the brewers felt they were well represented, and that the piece felt like a documentary, instead of a 30 minute commercial for craft beer. They all wanted to see more. I’ll mark that down as a success.