All in This Tea

All in This Tea
Directed by Les Blank
Gina Leibrecht
Produced by Les Blank
Gina Leibrecht
Cinematography Les Blank
Edited by Gina Leibrecht
Production
company
Flower Films
Distributed by Flower Films
Release date
  • April 14, 2007 (2007-04-14) (Ashland)
  • June 27, 2008 (2008-06-27) (United States)
Running time
 70 minutes
Country United States
Language English

All in This Tea is a 2007 documentary film co-directed by Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht, about Chinese tea. It follows the American tea connoisseur David Lee Hoffman as he travels to remote tea-growing areas of China. Hoffman attempts to interest Chinese tea growers and distributors in fair trade issues, and explores the importance of terroir and organic growing methods in both the quality and future sustainability of the Chinese tea market.[1][2][3][4]

The film premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2007.[5]

It was filmed with a hand-held camera on digital video and is 70 minutes in length.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 83%, based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "All in This Tea (2007)". IMDb. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "All In This Tea". allinthistea.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "All In This Tea (2007)". YouTube. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "All in This Tea – DVD Documentary". teaviews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  6. ↑ "All in This Tea (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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