New Documentary on Scribble Jam’s Impact in the Works

“Fat Nick” Accurso and Mr. Dibbs, two of Scribble Jam’s founders.PHOTOGRAPHY BY ABIGAIL SPEARS The Queen City may no longer be known for hosting what was once dubbed as “America’s largest hip hop festival,” but two burgeoning filmmakers studying at the University of Cincinnati hope to change that with a Scribble Jam documentary. While 22-year-old Tyler Brune and 23-year-old Jacob Leitner never experienced the legendary summer festival that mainly took place at a local nightclub called Annie’s (with additional events at Top Cats and Burnet Woods) from 1997 to 2008, they and a crew of eight filmmakers plan to release Scribble Jam: The Documentary in next fall. The subject became their passion project after Brune learned about it from one of his media production professors. “I’ve always been super interested in documentary filmmaking, especially things that are in the Cincinnati area that can bring light to cool stuff around here,” says Brune, who serves as the documentary’s director. “When I heard about it, I thought it immediately popped out as just a great idea for a documentary film.” Scribble Jam: The Documentary explores how a low-profile party in Annie’s parking lot to celebrate the March 1996 launch of Scribble Magazine—a...