"Barista" documentary screenings next week in Los Angeles

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Marshall
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I was lucky enough to see the premiere of this documentary a few months ago. It goes behind the scenes to show us the astonishing work and dedication that goes into preparing to compete for a national barista championship. If you get around the better L.A. coffee bars, you will know some of these competitors.

There will be three screenings next week around Los Angeles and then more around the country. This is a full-length film, not Prima Coffee's short video of interviews of competitions.

Facebook announcement here: https://www.facebook.com/events/745684938869572/.

Trailer here:
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Update posted today. The Arclight Hollywood screening this Sunday has been upgraded to a larger theater and will feature a Q&A session and popup coffee bar from Glanville and Babinski. Details here: https://www.arclightcinemas.com/en/news ... -and-popup
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been waiting for this to come out for a looong time! finally streamed it on demand on itunes when it came out and really enjoyed it. highly recommended!

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Thanks for sharing, Marshall.

I was at the same coffee film festival you attended, but didn't stick around for the movie, I had a hot date (with the wife) that evening :lol:

I did see all the other films. Most of them were interesting, but one of them nearly put me to sleep, despite 4 cups of coffee in the foyer.

It was great, and I finally got around to checking out Portola, which was a few shops down. Neat little area, that place.
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#5: Post by Peppersass »

When and where will the full-length version be available?

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#6: Post by Marshall (original poster) replying to Peppersass »

It opened last week in limited release. But home video is also available: http://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/710638/Barista
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#7: Post by Peppersass »

Thanks!