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UPDATE: NEW PERKS & A PROMOTION

> PERK: FILM SCREENING, FREE BEER & A Q&A

We are excited to offer tickets to screenings for a very discounted rate. With your contribution you get a ticket to a showing of the final film, a beer and a Q&A with the filmmakers. We will be hold up to 3 showings, limited to 150 people. If you already made a donation, just make an additional $15 donation and note the screening to get a ticket as our compliments and thank you for your support of BREWLAND! One ticket per donation, you are responsible for your own travel and availability.

> PERK: LIMITED 4 BECHER BEER GLASSES

For a LIMITED TIME you get 4 BECHER BEER GLASSES and a STICKER with our bodacious logo on it. Plus a THANK YOU on our website.

> PROMOTION: BRING A FRIEND FOR A BREW

When you refer a friend to BREWLAND and they make a contribution of $20 or more, you can get yourself a fancy BREWLAND becher glass. Just make sure when they donate they mention your name so we can track it!

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BREWLAND is an in-depth look at craft beer in the United States as told by the most noted names in the industry. By definition, craft beer is “small, traditional, and independent,” however, in reality it is far more complex. We seek to answer this question and more as we explore the struggles people face, trace the history back to its arrival with the pilgrims, look at the astonishing growth of the industry and try to find out where it all might go.

Last year, BREWLAND started out as a small passion project about craft breweries in Vermont. We conducted interviews with The Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, Vermont Pub and Brewery and many other restaurants, businesses and farmers. As we learned from them and researched deeper we realized Vermont was only a small part of a much larger story. One that has yet to be told. Sure, there are many great documentaries on the history of beer, a specific rivalry, a region or a profile but no one had really looked at the big picture.

So we expanded to Boston with Harpoon, Jack’s Abby, Mayflower, Samuel Adams then to New York with Evil Twin. We interviewed craft beer historians Tom Acitelli and Lauren Clark.

Now, we are planning our last set of interviews. Our goal is to interview many more people all through out the industry including more in New York and Boston like Beer Advocate, Brooklyn Brewery, Clown Shoes, Dogfish Head, High Horse, Spencer, Trillium, Victory. In Colorado we want Avery, Breckenridge, the Brewer’s Association, CraftBeer.com, Great Divide and Oskar Blues. In California we want Anchor Brewing, Firestone Walker, Lost Abbey, Russian River, Sierra Nevada, Stone and Untappd.

We are spending every last dime we have; emptying out our bank accounts, maxing out our credit cards and even taking second jobs to make this passion project a reality. Our crew has graciously donated  their time and equipment providers have been very generous to us with great deals on equipment. This has allowed us to come this far but we need your support to finish the film. The money from this campaign will ensure that the finished project is worthy of the story and the people who have been apart of this film.

We need to raise $65,000 to finish the film right. The funding from this campaign will help purchase hard drives, pay legal fees, and cover the post-production costs of editing, audio mix and mastering, color grading and so much more.

If we hit $75,000 we will create some really cool animation sequences for the film to help explain some of the more complex concepts and to bring more life to the historical segments. We can also hire a composer to create the soundtrack this story deserves.

If we pass $85,000 we can expand our reach and film other important people and locations across the country.

And, we hope above all, we can compensate our crew a little. They have been absolutely amazing to us and deserve at least a little something for all the time, effort and talent they have donated to us and this project.

The production team is in it for the long haul. Our goal is to complete the film, no matter what. The money will be going strictly towards the completion of the project and not to the producers or director of the film.

Our biggest hurdle is getting enough money to make BREWLAND the film it deserves to be. The speed of production on this project has been careful and meticulous or...slow. We have spaced out our shooting schedule and made frequent changes to interview dates to suit the needs of our interviewees, crew and wallets. This has allowed us to get the best quality interviews but has pushed the completion of the project back further and further.

Another risk is that without the funding, we cannot afford lawyers that could prevent us from releasing the film. We need the money to help secure a lawyer to aide with this process.

If we do not reach our funding goal, it is going to severely delay the completion of the film and we won’t be able to hire the post-production experts we need to take the film to the next level.

All contributors will receive access to an exclusive behind the scenes look at the making of BREWLAND. You will get never-seen-before images & videos, and posts from the crew, early access to all things BREWLAND and so much more.

There is a large selection of BREWLAND swag like stickers, koozies, American Apparel t-shirts and hoodies, and becher glasses all with our awesome logo from designer Andrew Dernavich.

We partnered with great brewers to create TWO custom homebrew recipe kits that include all the ingredients needed. One is by Director Mike Sills and Jeff Rowe of Hopster’s, the other by Producer Matthew Parola and Ricky McLain of Grateful Hands Brewing.

Most of our perks will be Made in the USA.

We are a small group of independent filmmakers from Boston. We have spent many years producing our own music videos, short films and commercials. We have won several awards for various projects and are now ready to make the jump to our first feature-length project. BREWLAND is the perfect story and opportunity.

Director Mike Sills works on commercials, P.S.A.s and short films while overseeing the development and experiences of many filmmakers and storytellers that come through the national, award-winning media center NewTV. You can follow Mike on twitter and Untappd.

Producer Matthew Parola studied film at Emerson College and co-founded Rough Water Films. He has produced several award winning short films and music videos. You can follow Matt on twitter and Untappd.

Writer Chris Crossen has published several stories and has a masters in teaching English, which he practices daily as a high school teacher.  You can follow Chris's musings on twitter.

Director of Photography, Gabe Munitz-Alessio has shot and directed many of his own award-winning short films, music videos and commercials. Some of his work can be seen at Aleph & Grisbi. You can follow Gabe on twitter and Instagram.

Award-winning editor Don Packer of EngineRoomEdit will oversee the post-production process and editing of the film. Don’s experience on films such as MISSING IN AMERICA, WILLING AND ABLE and LET THERE BE LIGHT has been a huge benefit.

Most importantly, we have an incredibly talented crew that has donated their time and talent to us every step along our journey. We would not be where we are without their help.

We are not doing this for the money. BREWLAND is an important project to us all.

We have discovered a fascinating story that is worth telling and maybe, if we are lucky, we can get more people interested in the quality of their beer. This project also helps us take the step into making more feature films. Your contributions will help us achieve these dreams.

Please spread the word about this project! Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram and check out our website www.brewlandfilm.com.

We invite you to send us your feedback, questions or just chat about beer!

Cheers!