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Bright Leaves

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Original title: Bright Leaves
Year: 2003
Running time: 107 min.
Country: United States
Director: Ross McElwee
Screenwriter: Ross McElwee
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: Ross McElwee
Producer: Co-production United States-United Kingdom;
Channel 4, Homemade Movies, WGBH Boston
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. Bright Leaves describes a journey taken across the social, economic, and psychological tobacco terrain of North Carolina by a native Carolinian, Ross McElwee, whose great-grandfather created the famous brand of tobacco known as Bull Durham. The comedic chronicle is a subjective, autobiographical meditation on the allure of cigarettes and their troubling legacy for the state of North Carolina. It's also a film about family history, addiction, denial, and filmmaking--as McElwee, noted director of Sherman's March, grapples with the legacy of an obscure Hollywood melodrama that is purportedly based on this curious man that was his great-grandfather.

Awards: 2004: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

2004: Gotham Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

2004: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

2004: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director / Documentary

2004: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Documentary Screenplay

2004: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Documentary.

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Bright Leaves

2003

Ross McElwee

6.9

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