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CTL Film Tour 2015
Shifting gears to get in tune with current events and future dates.
We’ve been planning the CTL Film Tour. It is becoming more likely that many of you will get a chance to see my home brewed film in your neighborhood this year. Already screenings are scheduled at Lift Bridge, Kinney Creek and Northgate on May 14, 15 and 16. In that order. Show times to follow.
In June we’ll be at Day Block and West Medicine Lake Community Club. June 3 we’ll experiment with the good people at Day Block on Pilot Batch Wednesday; 5-7 PM. On June 29th we’ll be in Plymouth; 7-9 PM.
Plans for bringing Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms back to Duluth are beginning to gel and friends in Denver, Chicago, and Portland are asking how we might be able to bring the film to their neighborhoods, too.
If you know someone or someplace that would like to host a showing during the 2015 film tour, get in touch with me. Brixton Hughes on FB or [email protected]. From June to November. We are willing collaborate with the breweries to create specialty beer and video for release at the screening event.
This short clip is offered to entice: More on the MN Craft Beer Project channel.
Crafted to Last Blossoms
The glow from the premiere of
my film last July in Minneapolis and Duluth has receded, but the embers of many memories still smolder. Especially when I’m visiting one of the many fine establishments in the neighborhood and chat with someone that has seen the film. More often they wish that they had.
We talk about beer and how the every day lives of so many beer drinkers all across Minnesota have been so greatly enriched by the range of breweries and beers currently available for perusal and fussing. We exchange questions of how long it will last and wonder aloud if this will be the year we are allowed to buy beer on Sunday without crossing the border.
Because I have lived so long with my film and because it captures so many aspects of the threads of conversation woven through the tap rooms, breweries and festivals it is inevitable that I refer to the film, as often as not, as we chat over our beers. I have heard variations on the 16 story lines that make up the film at least as many times since production closed in 2014. A quick glance around the Minnesota brewing business or a brief sampling of local news and cultural media show that Minnesota beer continues to blossom.
The 2015 CTL Film Tour is in the planning phase. If you, or someone you know, are interested in hosting a screening of the film sometime between June and November 2015, contact us and we’ll set it up. Showings have been confirmed at 3 metro locations, Lift Bridge, Northgate and Day Block. Additional showings, including venues in Duluth and Rochester, are on the horizon. Stay tuned.
The Film Tour will also be a venue for new video. Most will be culled from the spent video from making the film and the video diary clips I recorded while making the film. I hope to be making some new video, too, but that is another story. Let’s get the new ball rolling by reaching back to the inspirational trip to MI and IL that sparked the film. Plus a question about regional beer that is much bigger than terroir.
New Film Focused on MN Craft Beer Debuts in Duluth July 25
Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms will debut in Duluth, MN at the Zinema 2 Theater at 9 PM Friday, July 25, 2014. Tickets are $10 on-line or at the box office. This is a perfect venue and time for the documentary to be shown. In the heart of the Duluth brewing scene and the night before the All Pints North Beer Fest organized by the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild.
The first feature length film by local videographer, Dave Okar, it features 16 breweries from across the state. It premiered July 19, 2014 in South Minneapolis.
Media contact: Dave Okar Email: [email protected]
Crafted to Last in the news:
Star Tribune – LocalCity Pages Hot Dish
Northland Morning on KUMD 103.3 FM
The Campaign for You
CDDF Productions announces the next phase of community-sourced promotion of Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms.
In direct contrast to the Campaign for Music in which we seek to collect money from the communities with which we interact and upon which we depend for support, The Campaign for You provides an opportunity for people and/or organizations – for YOU- to make a little money, too.
I need as much help as I can get to promote and pay for the roll-out and initial screenings of Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms. While a number of people have stepped up to give me a hand and promote Minnesota beer and culture, there is still a role for more interested and motivated people. But, just like I do not expect the musicians that have and will work with me on the film and the film tour to work for free, those that help promote the project – you – should also be compensated for your effort.
Because we need a Program – printed and/or online – for the premiere event on July 19, the Duluth debut on July 25 and the rest of the statewide film tour, and because that Program features prime ad space associated with a documentary uniquely positioned to promote the Minnesota craft brewing and become the definitive analysis of this critical moment for this growing movement and culture. I lack the time and the seed funds to make this happen, but I bet that many of you have exactly what is needed to make this a reality. Of course I’ll help with the content and raw materials.
You make it and sell the space to whomever you can find to back the project and promote the film. In fact, if you have an idea about how to promote Crafted to Last that does not include Programs for the Minneapolis world premiere and/or the Duluth debut, CDDF Productions would be most interested in discussing how we could synergize our efforts.
Join the Campaign for You and you will keep most of the $ you generate for Crafted to Last. At most CDDF Productions will ask for 25% & we will provide merchandise – including limited edition glassware sets – at wholesale.
Contact: [email protected] to work out the details face to face.
Minnesota Beer Blossoms in New Film by D. Okar
Press Release – June 26, 2014 – CDDF Productions for Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms.
Minneapolis July 19, 2014
The independently produced documentary Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms
will debut on Saturday July 19, 2014 at the Parkway Theater in South Minneapolis. Tickets $30.
Doors open 6:00PM; film at 6:30; After Party 8:30 – Midnight.
LeNor Barry & The Grotto Revue with Kenwood Slim and Chad Guerrero, Uzza, and Willie Murphy will perform. Papillon de Lumiere Productions will create a Liquid Light Show.
Admission also includes 1 free beer and tasty tapas snacks. An array of Minnesota beers will be available for tasting and full meals are available in the adjoining Pepitos Restaurant. The event is hosted by MN Beer Activists.
Duluth July 25, 2014
The Duluth debut of Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms will be on July 25, 2014 at the Zeitgeist Theater at 9:00 PM. Tickets. The night before All Pints North Beer Fest.
$10
Indiegogo Campaign for Music closes July 3, 2014
Our first community funding effort is the Campaign for Music. Our goal is to use the film to tap into the excitement generated by the local/craft beer community to benefit local musicians. The money raised will be used to pay for the music CDDF Productions has commissioned for the film, plans to solicit for the bonus material, and defray the cost of live music performances at the Opening Night events beginning with Minneapolis on July 19.
The film features 16 Minnesota breweries from all over the state and a successful campaign will allow us to bring the Opening Night Film Tour to more cities and match the geographic range of the documentary. This is a great opportunity for Minnesota musicians to benefit from our efforts.
The Campaign for Music ends on July 3, 2014.
New Press Release for Crafted to Last Campaign for Music
Home brewed film about Minnesota beer supports local musicians.
The independently produced documentary Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms
will debut on Saturday July 19, 2014 at the Parkway Theater in South Minneapolis. The world premiere of this important film will include local beer, food and music.
Our first community funding effort is the Campaign for Music. Our goal is to use the film to tap into the excitement generated by the local/craft beer community to benefit local musicians. The money raised will be used to pay for the music CDDF Productions has commissioned for the film, plans to solicit for the bonus material, and defray the cost of live music performances at the Opening Night events beginning with Minneapolis on July 19.
The film features 16 Minnesota breweries from all over the state and a successful campaign will allow us to bring the Opening Night Film Tour to more cities and match the geographic range of the documentary. This is a great opportunity for Minnesota musicians to benefit from our efforts.
The Campaign for Music ends on July 3, 2014. Contact: Dave Okar: [email protected]
Details about the documentary film: This is a home brewed film because it was made with the same sense of experimentation and dedication to style that are so prevalent in the brewing community.
Crafted to Last features an original score composed by Zack Lozier especially for the film. Zack is an in-demand performer and composer in MN and around the country. Because Zack is a stalwart of the Twin Cities music community he was able to bring in an array of local talent to the project. The score is a highlight of the film. It includes two unique montage segments in which the music, audio and video step outside of the typical documentary format to celebrate water and beer.
Crafted to Last is a feature-length film shot on location at 16 breweries and brew pubs in 10 cities across Minnesota from February 2012 through April 2014. The film puts the calculated frenzy of the modern day expansion in the historical contexts of the brew pubs in the 1980’s and ‘90’s, as well as prohibition and corporate consolidation after WW2 and through the 1970’s. The film is a moving snapshot of an incredible moment for craft beer in Minnesota.
Press Release
Home brewed film about Minnesota beer opens this summer.
The independently produced documentary Crafted to Last – Minnesota Beer Blossoms
will debut on Saturday July 19, 2014 at the Parkway Theater in South Minneapolis. The world premiere of this important film will include local beer, food and music.
Crafted to Last features an original score composed by Zack Lozier especially for the film. Zack is an in-demand performer and composer in MN and around the country. Because Zack is a stalwart of the Twin Cities music community he was able to bring in an array of local talent to the project. The score is a highlight of the film. It includes two unique montage segments in which the music, audio and video step outside of the typical documentary format to celebrate water and beer.
An immediate effort is the Campaign for Music; our first community funding effort. The money raised will be used to pay for the music CDDF Productions has commissioned for the film and bonus material and for live music performances at the Opening Night events beginning with Minneapolis on July 19. The campaign ends on June 18 but may be extended if necessary.
Media Contact: Dave Okar, [email protected]
Details about the documentary film: This is a home brewed film because it was made with the same sense of experimentation and dedication to style that are so prevalent in the brewing community.
Crafted to Last is a feature-length film shot on location at 16 breweries and brew pubs in 10 cities across Minnesota from February 2012 through April 2014. A wide cross section of the Minnesota brewing community appear in the documentary talking about beer, brewing, laws, family, history and many other verbal trinkets and quotable quotes. The documentary is notable because it captured the earliest phases of the 2 year old boom in the craft/local beer brewing sector touched off by reform of the statewide beer distribution laws effective in January 2012.
The film puts the calculated frenzy of the modern day expansion in the historical contexts of the brew pubs in the 1980’s and ‘90’s, as well as prohibition and corporate consolidation after WW2 and through the 1970’s. It tells the stories of many people from around the state that are building local businesses and have deep meaningful connections to the neighborhoods and local communities. The film is a moving snapshot of an incredible moment for craft beer in Minnesota.