Brewconomy, a documentary about North Carolina craft beer, premiered at the IMAX Theatre at Marbles in downtown Raleigh, N.C., on Sunday, April 26th, 2015.
It was an incredible day. I’m so grateful to everyone who made it possible!
We’ve been working on this film for years and to finally share it at the IMAX Theatre at Marbles was simply incredible.
THANK YOU
There are many people to thank!
To everyone we interviewed for Brewconomy, thank you for sharing your expertise. We were deeply honored to speak with you, hear your stories, and learn more about craft beer in North Carolina. We hope you’re proud of the finished film. Thank you!
Thank you to our panelists Shane Johnston, Margo Knight Metzger, Bruce McKim, and Dan Gridley. Photo courtesy of ArtsNow NC.
To all of our panelists on premiere day, thank you for being an important part of the conversation. Shane Johnston, executive producer of Brewconomy and home brewer; Margo Knight Metzer, executive director of the NC Craft Brewers Guild; Bruce McKim, co-owner of BottleMixx; and Dan Gridley, owner of Farm Boy Farms answered questions after the film. It’s amazing to have questions answered by the professionals who work in the craft beer industry daily. I’m so deeply honored by your presence in the film and on the panel. Thank you!
To everyone who helped make Brewconomy, we’re deeply grateful for your time and efforts. Making a documentary isn’t easy; however, the film looks and sounds amazing because of your hard work, dedication, and serious commitment to quality. To our producers, crew, musicians and music team, motion and graphic designers, social media and outreach team, post professionals, and many others we’re incredibly appreciative of your help. Thank you!
Meredith Schmidt, Tim Hazlehurst, and Emmaus Smith the day we did our test screening at the IMAX Theatre at Marbles in April 2015.
To everyone at the IMAX Theatre at Marbles, thank you for such an amazing screening experience. The staff and management are such professionals. It’s always a great feeling to know you, your film, and your audience are in such good hands. Thank you all for hosting our screening and making it so easy to welcome everyone. Let’s not forget the incredible theatre with the state’s largest screen. It’s a dream come true to share my films at IMAX at Marbles! Thank you!
To ArtsNow NC, thank you for sharing the news about our premiere and taking photos at the event. We love what you’re doing for arts in North Carolina, and were so deeply honored to have you at the premiere. We look forward to more red carpet events soon! Thank you!
See the photos taken by ArtsNow NC at the Brewconomy premiere here.
To all of our premiere volunteers, thank you for helping everything run smoothly. We appreciate you showing up early and staying late to help. You welcomed audience members with a smile, took photos, answered questions, and delivered Kickstarter backer t-shirts on premiere day. We’re so grateful for the support you provided. Thank you!
To our beloved Kickstarter backers, thank you for your support. You offered us cash to cover some of our filmmaking expenses and we’re deeply grateful for every single dollar. Seriously. It has helped so much. You’ve eagerly followed our progress, patiently waiting for the chance to see the film and reap the rewards of being a backer. We have truly enjoyed having your along for this journey. Please keep reading those backer updates because we’re working on some exciting things for you in 2015! Thank you!
Sweet friends who have supported Brewconomy! Photo courtesy of ArtsNow NC.
To everyone who has supported Brewconomy, please know that it wouldn’t exist without you. Whether you offered a kind work, shared a link, opened a door to a new connection, offered words of encouragement, liked something online, or attended one of our events we sincerely appreciate it. Making a film is so challenging and its your enthusiasm and encouragement that keeps us going. Thank you!
To my family, friends, and fans, you are amazing. Not only do you encourage these wild filmmaking dreams but you help make them come true. There are no words to describe how much you truly mean to me. You’re encouragement, support, and strength mean the world to me. Thank you!
Shane Johnston, executive producer of Brewconomy, and me at the premiere of the film. Photo courtesy of ArtsNow NC.
Last but certainly not least, thank you to Shane Johnston who said yes to making this film. It’s a wild and crazy journey to make an independent documentary film. He’s been an amazing producer to work with and I’m so grateful for his time, expertise, and support. Thank you!
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