This package features The Coffee Man film... on steroids! Complete with additional content to satisfy coffee nerds and film buffs alike, this package features deleted scenes, extended interviews, scenes from the making of the film (you'd be amazed what Sasa and the crew got up to after spending 6 days in a row sitting in cars on bumpy roads for over 8 hours a day!), interviews with the filmmakers and other bonus content that didn't make the final cut of the film.
FILM SYNOPSIS
The Coffee Man explores the extraordinary world of specialty coffee and the lengths one man will go to for coffee nirvana. The journey takes the viewer from the farm to cup, to the dizzying heights of international competition, where Sasa will win at any cost, even if that requires smuggling Australian milk through US customs to attain the perfect flavour profile.
Sasa, a former immigrant from war-torn Bosnia found international acclaim of a different kind when he first moved to Australia in 1996, by representing his new country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Meeting heroes such as Cathy Freeman gave Sasa a taste of victory that would live with him until 15 years later, when he outclassed competitors from 52 countries to win 2015 World Barista Championship (WBC) title in Seattle - the Olympics of coffee.
The Coffee Man Film!
Sasa only had 3 weeks between Nationals and Worlds, but in that time he completely rebuilt his signature drink. Here's how he did it...
The team nearly didn't even make it to Seattle... hear the drama of their bus trip from Canberra to Sydney.
Watch as the team descend on Seattle and nearly destroy their hotel rooms with sanding, varnishing and tweaking their equipment.
Very few competitors bothered to bring trolleys from home with them for the competition... Sasa brought two.
Instead of seeing Sasa's son Alex doing his Oranges presentation, this is what we might have seen...
Filmmakers Jeff and Roland talk about the origins of The Coffee Man and we see some behind the scenes of the trip to Ethiopia.
As you can tell... Jeff is excited. So excited! ;)
How Roland went from producer to becoming the Milk Mule...
Tales from the World Championships of Sasa's obsessiveness and love of sweets!
Ever been so nervous you've tried to hide inside a freezer? Sam Corra has.
This was the final time Sasa Sestic ever performed his World Barista Championship winning routine, and it was on the top of a coffee farm in Colombia! Thanks to Camilo Marizalde and Banexport for making this amazing moment happen!