Five top baristas find themselves pushing the limits of coffee perfection to win the National Barista Championship - a surreal competition where even one mistake is far too many.
Direction
Baijnauth finds genuine thriller tension in... coffee preparation??
Editing
Ruthless cross-cutting builds rivalries you didn't expect to care about
Director
Rock Baijnauth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The competition format mirrors Iron Chef because the director specifically pitched this as 'food sports' to distributors. Coffee nerds hated the comparison until they saw the drama.
Charlie Habegger's winning signature drink recipe was so complex it required 14 minutes of explanation—judges timed him with a stopwatch. He still won.
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