Directed by Gina Leibrecht and Les Blank • 2006 • United States
Join noted tea guru and importer David Lee Hoffman as he scours China for the finest teas in the world. Following Hoffman as he travels to local tea farms deep in the Chinese countryside, extols the virtues of organic farming and the fertilizing benefits of the humble earthworm, and talks tea with none other than Werner Herzog, director Les Blank (shooting digitally for the first time) crafts a portrait of a man driven by an all-consuming passion and an ode to the myriad pleasures of an ancient beverage.
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Thailand Moment
Directed by Les Blank • 2015 • United States
One of Les Blank’s earliest independent films is an impressionistic travelogue—featuring beautiful color cinematography—of a 1967 trip to Thailand, shot largely in and around Bangkok. The film was put aside and completed after Blank’s death by his col...
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Directed by Les Blank • 1968 • United States
Hippies and flower children dance and create rituals at the historic Los Angeles “Love-In” of Easter Sunday, 1967.
