The Greatest Beer Run Ever is based on a true story of an Inwood resident and former Marine and Merchant Seaman named Chickie Donohue who goes to Vietnam in 1967-1968 to show support for his neighborhood buddies who are serving in the war by bringing them Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. After the film screening, there will be a panel discussion and Q&A featuring members of the film crew: director Peter Farrelly (a Columbia MFA graduate), producer Andrew Muscato, costume designer Bao Tranchi, Chickie Donohue, and Columbia’s Director of WEAI and the Dorothy Borg Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, Lien-Hang Nguyen, who served as historical advisor on the film. Her role is highlighted in this article on the Columbia news site. 

Cosponsored by WEAI, Teachers College, MilVets, and the Center for Veteran Transition and Integration at Columbia University; and Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Open to the public; non-Columbia University guests must present proof of vaccinations or a negative covid test result.