13 minutes, 2007 miniDV, USA By Les Blank Special Work-in-Progress Screening

An intimate portrait of legendary documentarian, Richard Leacock, directed by legendary documentarian, Les Blank. Screening with another Les Blank work-in-progress, Butch Anthony, this is a rare opportunity for a public audience to engage one of the greatest living documentarians about his work. Les Blank will be in attendance to field questions about the direction of his new work immediately following the two short films.  

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20 minutes, 2007 miniDV, USA By Les Blank Special Work-in-Progress Screening

A humorous and engaging portrait of Alabama outsider artist, Butch Anthony. Screening with another Les Blank work-in-progress, Being There, this is a rare opportunity for a public audience to engage one of the greatest living documentarians about his work. Les Blank will be in attendance to field questions about the direction of his new work immediately following the two short films.  

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70 minutes, 2006 miniDV, China/USA By Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht Special Work-in-Progress Screening Asia Docs Series

The Tea Film follows world-renowned American tea importer David Lee Hoffman to some of the most remote regions of China in search of the world's finest teas. Not since Robert Fortune clandestinely made his way through the tea growing districts in China in order to steal plants for the British Empire has a westerner attempted to gain access to the hidden world of tea. As the Chinese open their doors to the global marketplace, Hoffman reminds them of this cultural gem that links them to the distant past and introduces the west to the artistry and exquisite taste of fine, handmade tea.

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