Witchy Boots Screening at The Jolly Scholar, Feat. Special Guest Tara Nurin

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Witchy Boots Fundraiser Film Screening at The Jolly Scholar

Witchy Boots is a spirited and empowering documentary that plays like Happy Hour at your favorite pub, exploring both historical and modern women that shape the craft beer industry. From trailblazing founders accused of witchcraft to contemporary voices carving space in the male-dominated field, the film captures the movement toward inclusion, creativity, and sisterhood inside the brewhouse.

Produced by two local Emmy® award-winning filmmakers and based off of industry insider Tara Nurin’s A Woman’s Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs, Witchy Boots includes participation from Pink Boots Society to help showcase a mosaic of voices, including queer, BIPOC, and otherwise underrepresented women, whose passion for fermentation becomes a lens for empowerment and community. Between bursts of laughter and riffs of rock music, witness how these “witchy” innovators are brewing change and joy in equal measure.

This special matinee screening will take place inside the taproom at The Jolly Scholar, which is featured in the film alongside one of its brewers, Jessica Ihms, on the campus of Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. On top of delicious craft beer created by Jessica herself available on draft , it will feature special in-person guest Tara Nurin, author of the book upon which the film was based. Director and producer J.S. Phillips will also be in attendance. Following the film, there will be a brief Q&A session and then Tara will be hosting a book signing event. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from ticket and merch sales will go to support Pink Boots Society's Cleveland chapter!

Info: The Jolly Scholar will have a full lineup of their signature craft beers available for purchase. It wouldn't be a screening of Witchy Boots without a beer in hand!

Info: The filmmakers briefly introduce the origin of the film and how it grew from a short video into a full blown documentary.

Info: Screening of the documentary Witchy Boots. Total runtime is approximately 57 minutes.

Info: Following the conclusion of the film there will be a brief Q&A with the filmmakers, Tara, and any of the brewers from the film who happen to be in attendance, including Jessica Ihms of The Jolly Scholar. Grab another round and let's talk!

Info: Following the Q&A, Tara Nurin will be available inside Jolly Scholar's taproom to sign her book the film was based on, "A Woman's Place is in the Brewhouse." The filmmakers and other interviewees from Witchy Boots will also be informally mingling, drinking beer, and available to chat further. Merch from the film will be for sale as well, with proceeds benefiting the Pink Boots Society's Cleveland chapter.

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