A Film About Coffee
2014 · 67 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 331 VOTES · DIR. Brandon Loper
Overview
"A Film About Coffee" is a love letter to, and meditation on, specialty coffee. It examines what it takes, and what it means, for coffee to be defined as "specialty." The film whisks audiences on a trip around the world, from farms in Honduras and Rwanda to coffee shops in Tokyo, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and New York. Through the eyes and experiences of farmers and baristas, the film offers a unique overview of all the elements-the processes, preferences and preparations; traditions old and new-that come together to create the best cups. This is a film that bridges gaps both intellectual and geographical, evoking flavor and pleasure, and providing both as well.
Dialogue Timeline — 644 lines
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00:02:09 [ Woman ] Coffee is something I drink every day.
00:04:51 Most coffee is traded on this blanket price...
00:06:48 of all the coffee that was grown in Latin America for a long time.
00:08:57 [ Spanish ] We now have to work twice as long...
00:10:56 to be independent of the commodity market...
00:13:38 but it’s a partnership and it’s a relationship.
00:17:52 tremendous focus on the part of the people doing it.
00:21:12 that honey goo substance off of the parchment.
00:25:59 that it’s not alive anymore– that it’s kind of just something...
00:27:58 that there’s something still undiscovered in a way...
00:29:25 and be so excited about it at origin.
00:31:02 There are a lot of flavors to them...
00:33:01 your taste buds start to taste more and more.
00:34:53 The gear is super cool, the light it produces.
00:37:40 We are totally different than other coffee shops in Japan...
00:39:09 versus what drip coffee is...
00:40:46 Now, as they sit in the espresso, the strawberries release tiny CO2 bubbles.
00:42:09 And roasters use their machines to balance out the flavors in the coffee...
00:43:35 [ Man ] You are good. Press the start button, brother, and take that 15 minutes on.
00:46:05 and many things that I have to mention.
00:48:59 It’s stronger?
00:51:58 And if I just brought it down and irrigated it...
00:55:57 [ Freeman ] You go in to sit down and you order.
01:00:26 [ Carguilo ] When you buy anything, you’re making a statement.