Coffee Heroes (2020)

• 84%
• 2020
• Documentary
• Jeff Hann

Coffee Heroes follows an outwardly calm Polish barista and her attempt to become the first female World Barista Champion; While forming an unlikely partnership with a fierce and coffee-obsessed former champion, as her coach. After winning the World Barista Championships in 2015, Sasa Sestic's obsession for coffee and competition is still paramount. He is continuing the search for the perfect cup of coffee, hidden in remote coffee growing communities in Ethiopia. This year, Sasa is mentoring Agnieszka Rojewska (Aga), a young barista from Poland who recently won the Polish Barista Championships. This is the 18th year of the World Barista Championships and Aga is on a mission to become the first female to ever win. Aga and Sasa travel to remote Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, with a group of coffee connoisseurs on a wild off-the-beaten track adventure in search for the perfect coffee to take to the Championships in Amsterdam. Coffee Heroes is about unlikely partnerships and the never-ending search for coffee nirvana.