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Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves is a 2003 documentary film by independent filmmaker Ross McElwee about the association his family had with the tobacco industry. Bright Leaf is the name of a strain of tobacco. It was also the name of a 1949 novel and 1950 feature film about a struggle between two tobacco barons. The struggle depicted in the film, according to McElwee family tradition, parallels the historical one between McElwee's great-grandfather and the patriarch of the Duke family who founded Duke University. The documentary follows McElwee's usual style, where he gives voiceovers to apparently spontaneous footage, making the story more personal.
Aired: Aug 23, 2005 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 1h Rating: 0 Country:Production:
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Episodes
01: Chisholm `72: Unbought & Unbossed02: The Education of Shelby Knox03: Big Enough04: Street Fight05: The Fire Next Time06: The Brooklyn Connection07: The Self-Made Man08: In the Realms of the Unreal09: Hardwood10: Bright Leaves11: Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust12: The Hobart Shakespeareans13: Omar & Pete14: A Thousand Words15: A Song for Daniel16: I Used to Be a Filmmaker