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The High Plains Drafters: The First 25 Years

Four members from one of the first home-brewing clubs on the front range, The High Plains Drafters, share their stories, knowledge and history of the past twenty-five years.

  • Cole Finn
    Director
  • Cole Finn
    Writer
  • Cole Finn
    Producer
  • Cole Finn
    Cinematography
  • Cole Finn
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 14, 2020
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Boulder Film and Brew Festival
    Boulder, Colorado
    United States
    September 26, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 307 International Film Festival
    Laramie, WY
    August 28, 2021
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Cole Finn Productions
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights, Internet
Director Biography - Cole Finn

Cole is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer with over ten years of production experience, currently working out of Eau Claire, WI.

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Director Statement

I began working on this short documentary in December of 2018 while I was fundraising for a trip to a film conference in Seattle, Washington. I was approached by a friend of mine, who told me about a homebrewing club his father was apart of and how they were preparing for their twenty-fifth anniversary. After a bit of discussion with the club, we decided to have me produce a documentary covering the history of the club and what it's all about. This is the end result

I was the only crew member, as well as the only one who worked on this documentary (besides receiving feedback from quite a few different people.) It does sound quite ambitious, but that's a pretty good description of my filming endeavors. It was really enjoyable to create this documentary and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. I hope you enjoy it as well.