60 Cups of Coffee

 

The James Dean style star (Jerry Broome) of "Sixty Cups of Coffee" says in a voice-over that he once heard that drinking the aforementioned amount of java would "stop your heart like a tight-wound watch". So, the film's protagonist hits a local coffee shop to see if his number is up.
As he chokes down cup-after-cup of the nasty brew, a couple of beefy trucker types bet on whether he can do it. Undaunted, this rebel without a coffeemaker keeps firing down the caffeine cocktails--and the crowd grows increasingly tense as he nears his ominous goal. Let's just say that the startling finale is well worth seeing.
"Sixty Cups of Coffee" is a clever, well-made film that takes an offbeat idea and really makes it work. Filmmaker David Ward delivers the goods.

FINALIST - USA Film Festival

WINNER - Bronze Metal - Houston World Fest

HONORABLE MENTION - "Best Use of Coffee in a Film" - Nashville Independent Film Festival

FEATURED SHORT - Sundance Film Channel

RUNNER UP - BBC New Filmmakers Award (Judge/Filmaker: Danny Boyle - "Favorite Film in Competition")

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