All In This Tea (2007)
1h 10m
Running Time
April 14, 2007Release Date
All In This Tea (2007)
1h 10m
Running Time
April 14, 2007Release Date
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Plot.
During the 1990s, David Lee Hoffman searched throughout China for the finest teas. He's a California importer who, as a youth, lived in Asia for years and took tea with the Dali Lama. Hoffman's mission is to find and bring to the U.S. the best hand picked and hand processed tea. This search takes him directly to farms and engages him with Chinese scientists, business people, and government officials: Hoffman wants tea grown organically without a factory, high-yield mentality. By 2004, Hoffman has seen success: there are farmer's collectives selling tea, ways to export "boutique tea" from China, and a growing Chinese appreciation for organic farming's best friend, the earthworm.
Where to Watch.
Free
Currently All In This Tea is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
David Lee Hoffman
Self - American Tea Importer
Song Diefeng
Self - Zhejiang Tea Import & Export Corporation
Werner Herzog
Self
Angela Justice
Self
Gaetano Kazuo Maida
Self - Tea Arts Institute
Les Blank
Director
Gina Leibrecht
Director
Details.
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Wiki.
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.The film premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2007.