Philly Philms

We are proud to announce that Beeradelphia has been selected as an OFFICIAL FEATURE DOCUMENTARY for the 2012 Monaco Charity Film Festival !!!!!

This is very exciting news for all of us who have worked so hard on bringing this film to life. What started as a small short documentary idea to capture the culture and essence of Philly’s Beer Scene has grown to something I would never have expected.. A feature length film about not only Philly’s current reign as America’s Best Beer Drinking City but also the history of beer that has shaped our city, our country and really all of humankind.

I’d like to thank and congratulate everyone who worked on the film, appeared in the film and contributed to the film. Without all of us, this story never gets told. From the bands who graciously gave us their music to use, the artists who contributed graphics and design work and of course all the breweries, bars and beer folk who have embraced me while filming this movie over the last year and a half. NONE OF THIS is possible without you.

Specifically I have to thank the film’s creative and executive producer Kelly Wood Jobes who has led the charge for us since 2010 when this film went from idea to script to shooting to post. Her support has been unwavering and saying we couldn’t have gotten here without her is an understatement!

Also to David Cohen our sound supervisor and everyone at DBC Audio out in Hollywood California who have been working on the audio mixes and soundtrack. The nature of this film was very unorthodox in that it was me taking my camera out to bars, breweries, beer events, beer festivals and just about every other imaginable LOUD place I could find. Some of the original audio was near unusable while most was layered with drunken banter and bouncing off of concave metal fermenters. The work DBC audio has done to get what I captured into legible and understandable dialogue was amazing. This film would be really tough to listen to without you guys! Steve Olman and David Stockton have lent much of their ear and experience to the mixes and so much thanks from over here in Philly. Word up to DBC!

Much thanks to Alex Barroso our Visual FX supervisor who worked with me in Los Angeles for weeks designing a sci-fi opening to this film. Yes.. he asked a hundred times why in the world would I want a sci-fi opening to a beer film, but once convinced.. ran with it to produce an opening sequence that is flashy, catchy and most importantly.. in outer space!

Our graphics team led by Ernest P. Tedesco Jr has done a wonderful job building our film’s logo and branding. From the poster to the DVD jacket to advertisements and promotion. I couldn’t be happier with our artwork and the contributions from Steve Hawk, Sparks & Joker.

To our two music supervisors, John Collius and Ryan Starr for bringing to the table the artist that make up the backdrop of this film. Thank you too.. like I mentioned before.. much of this film was shot in very loud environments and the music backdrop sure helps the vibe and flow of the film. Kudos to you two from bringing such great local talent as well!

And last but not least, our associate producers, Jennifer Cummins, Eric Fiorentino and Jerrid and Stacy Miller for all your support on Jack in the Box to this film, we thank you! Of course there are many more to thank. But you’ll have to catch the film to see their names!

We’re off to Europe to premiere our little beer movie. How funny that the story of American Beer.. the story of Philly’s Beer Culture both past and present… will first be told dead smack in the middle of French Wine Country! Haha.. I can’t think of a better bunch of folks to try and convince!

When we return we expect to premiere in Philly for the USA Premiere in July with additional screenings across the Delaware valley throughout the summer.

Thanks to ALL who have supported us. Who woulda thought… a world premiere in Monte Carlo! Fuck Yeah!

-M