Barista

Released Nov 6, 2015

1h 43m

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Filmmaker Rock Baijnauth follows competitors at the World Barista Championship as they try to prepare the perfect cup of coffee.

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Amazing fun. I had no idea coffee was so extra. Barista literally opened my world up.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Nice, but limited by the youth of the subjects - there are some interesting insights into them, but mostly we just see how young and driven they are. And disappointingly, barely any attention at all is paid to the science and technique of making good coffee - it's all about performance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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A very interesting documentary on professional coffee baristas. It was intetesting to see just how passionate they are about making coffee and the lengths they will go for perfection and obviously to win.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Beautifully shot. Interesting topic. Meh characters / overall arcs. Last scene is GREAT wrap up about guy talking about him and his first date and understanding why he loves coffee, followed by a charming montage of all the characters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Great crafting. Cool story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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I didn't know what to expect of this documentary BARISTA partly because I grew up in a region that was more into tea than coffee but I find BARISTA to be enlightening, it gives me newfound appreciation for what otherwise would be just a drink we'd consume every morning to keep us awake in the office and not think much about it. Before BARISTA, I didn't know that that there was such a thing as a baristas competition, I didn't know that there was a skill to tasting coffee. Before BARISTAS, I only saw them as the guys with green aprons behind the counter writing my name on a white styrofoam cup and nothing more. From writer/director Rock Baijnauth, BARISTA focuses on five top baristas in a national competition. You get to know each of these people, their lives, their families, their methods, their hopes, their ambitions, and most importantly why they choose to do what they do for a living. That's the part that arrests my attention because these guys, just as they point out themselves in this docu, get asked that same question a thousand times over by their peers and family members who just don't understand; they think this is just a stepping stone to another career. But as one of them points out, some of us just feel ok or content with what we have and that's ok. A lot of folks especially millennials today can relate to that. But to their credit, they love it so much that they become masters of their own craft, coffee artists if you will. And that's something to take away for those watching BARISTAS, it's informative and entertaining and passionate. It's a great little documentary. BARISTA is as much about the artists as it is about the coffee. The only thing that would've made things much more interesting is if the story had had some kind of antagonist, to make the competition fiercer, like something would have to be on the line, it's all or nothing because the stakes are higher than just the idea of getting your name out there or the possibility of endorsements. But the movie settles for solidarity, which is fine by me, perhaps they could save that antagonist for the narrative feature version. Please read more at www.ramascreen.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Rock Baijnauth

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Eden-marie Abramowicz

Actor

Truman Severson

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Rock Baijnauth

Writer

Rock Baijnauth

Producer

Jimmy Nguyen

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Andrew Barker

Variety

Thanks to director Rock Baijnauth's playful, nonjudgmental approach to these obsessive characters, the whole enterprise comes across as endearingly -- and perhaps even admirably -- ridiculous, rather than laughably so.

Nov 23, 2015

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Tal Rosenberg

Chicago Reader

I found the competition and the participants preposterous.

Nov 5, 2015

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Baijnauth struck gold with his five baristas. Their collective passion steers the sometimes-unfocused narrative, and their perfectionist brushes with madness give this celebratory portrait a slight edge.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 5, 2015

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Rock Baijnauth follows competitors at the World Barista Championship as they try to prepare the perfect cup of coffee.

Director: Rock Baijnauth
Producer: Christopher Kao
Screenwriter: Rock Baijnauth
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Filmic Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 43m

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