Caffeinated

What Caffeinated does

Caffeinated is a feature-length documentary film released on July 14, 2015, that explores the global coffee supply chain from seed to cup. Co-directed by Hanh Nguyen (founder of Running Reel Films) and Vishal Solanki (founder of Evoke Mediaworks), the film follows green-buyer Geoff Watts through America's most populous coffee-drinking cities and producing countries, interviewing farmers, roasters, baristas, and connoisseurs. The underlying production is conventional cinematographic filmmaking, with an original score composed by Derek Baird. The film received coverage from The New York Times, Barista Magazine, The Seattle Times, Examiner (4-star review), IndieWire, and others upon release.

The film is distributed through a multi-platform transactional model: digital rental/purchase across iTunes/Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play, Vudu, Xbox, and PlayStation; cable/satellite VOD on Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, and DirecTV; a Hulu trailer/clip presence; limited theatrical release in select markets; and physical DVD sales on Amazon restricted to North America with Spanish subtitles. The target audience is horizontal — coffee enthusiasts, specialty coffee industry professionals, and general documentary viewers — with no enterprise or institutional sales channel. There is no app, no software product, no recurring subscription, and no AI/ML component.

The commercial entity is independently produced and operates without disclosed venture funding, parent company, or formal corporate ownership structure. No revenue, headcount, or office locations are public. The official website (caffeinated.vhx.tv) returns HTTP 522 connection timeouts, indicating the primary web property is no longer actively maintained, though the film remains catalogued on third-party VOD platforms. The business is best characterized as a single-asset, passively monetizing creative title in long-tail distribution rather than an operating company.

Name

Caffeinated

Legal name

Caffeinated

Website

https://caffeinated.vhx.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caffeinated is a 2015 feature-length documentary film exploring the global coffee supply chain from seed to cup, co-directed by Hanh Nguyen and Vishal Solanki. It is distributed through major transactional VOD platforms, cable providers, and physical DVD across North America, targeting coffee enthusiasts and documentary audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Video-on-Demand (VOD) Sales/Rentals: The documentary is available for streaming/rental through major digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play, Vudu, Xbox, PlayStation, and cable TV providers.
2. DVD Sales: Physical DVD available for purchase on Amazon. North America only, with Spanish subtitles included.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Caffeinated is a feature-length documentary film that explores the global coffee industry from seed to mug, following green-buyer Geoff Watts to America's most populous coffee-drinking cities and producing countries to interview connoisseurs, roasters, baristas, and farmers. The film is monetized through transactional video-on-demand rentals and purchases across major digital platforms, theatrical release in select markets, and physical DVD sales in North America.

Product overview

Caffeinated is a single documentary film offering distributed across multiple digital platforms (VOD streaming services) and physical media (DVD). The film explores the social and cultural landscape of the global coffee industry, following the supply chain from farmers to consumers. The product is the documentary itself, with distribution through platforms like Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, Xbox, PlayStation, Comcast, Verizon, DirecTV, and Hulu, as well as DVD sales for North America.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Caffeinated Documentary Film Feature-length documentary film exploring the global coffee industry from seed to mug, following green-buyer Geoff Watts to America's most populous coffee-drinking cities and producing countries. Interviews farmers, roasters, baristas, and connoisseurs, with original score by Derek Baird. Available for streaming/rental and purchase via iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play, Vudu, Xbox, PlayStation, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, DirecTV, and Hulu, plus DVD sales (North America) and theatrical screenings.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thecoffeemovie
• Facebookfacebook.com/caffeinatedthemovie
• Instagraminstagram.com/caffeinatedthemovie

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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