All in This Tea
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{{Infobox film
| name = All in This Tea
| image = All in This Tea.jpg
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| director = Les Blank
Gina Leibrecht
| producer = Les Blank
Gina Leibrecht
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography = Les Blank
| editing = Gina Leibrecht
| studio = Flower Films
| distributor = Flower Films
| released = {{Film date|2007|4|14|Ashland|2008|6|27|United States}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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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.{{cite web|title=All In This Tea|url=http://www.allinthistea.com/|publisher=allinthistea.com|accessdate=17 October 2013}}{{cite web|title=All in This Tea – DVD Documentary|url=http://www.teaviews.com/2008/01/18/all-in-this-tea-dvd-documentary/|publisher=teaviews.com|accessdate=17 October 2013|archive-date=14 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814221051/http://www.teaviews.com/2008/01/18/all-in-this-tea-dvd-documentary/|url-status=dead}}
The film premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2007.{{Cite web |url=http://fest07.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=6 |title=All in This Tea | San Francisco Film Festival |access-date=2007-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009134630/http://fest07.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=6 |archive-date=2007-10-09 |url-status=dead }}
Production
The documentary 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.{{cite web|title=All in This Tea (2007)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1194403-all_in_this_tea/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|accessdate=14 August 2017}} As well as entertainment ratings, All in This Tea has been praised by some in the industry as well as some in academia. For example, Kim Stanton, of the University of North Texas Libraries, writing for the Educational Media Reviews Online writes that she "highly recommends" it for those with an interest in food studies, anthropology, business studies, environmental science and studies on modern China.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/aitt.html|title=All In This Tea {{!}} Bullfrog Films: 1-800-543-3764: Environmental DVDs and Educational DVDs|website=www.bullfrogfilms.com|access-date=2019-10-21}} Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht are regularly praised for their passion on the subject.{{Cite web|url=https://blog.englishteastore.com/2009/06/15/tea-movie-review-all-in-this-tea/|title=Tea Movie Review: All in This Tea|last=III|first=William I. Lengeman|date=2009-06-15|website=Tea Blog|language=en|access-date=2019-10-21}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1015968}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|1194403_all_in_this_tea}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009134630/http://fest07.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=6 All In This Tea] at San Francisco International Film Festival site
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Category:2007 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about agriculture
Category:Documentary films about food and drink
Category:Films directed by Les Blank
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language documentary films
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