
Overview
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.
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18 - 1Chisholm `72: Unbought & Unbossed February 07, 2005
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18 - 2The Education of Shelby Knox June 21, 2005
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18 - 3Big Enough June 28, 2005
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18 - 4Street Fight July 05, 2005
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18 - 5The Fire Next Time July 12, 2005
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18 - 6The Brooklyn Connection July 19, 2005
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18 - 7The Self-Made Man July 26, 2005
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18 - 8In the Realms of the Unreal August 02, 2005
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18 - 9Hardwood August 16, 2005
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18 - 10Bright Leaves August 23, 2005
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18 - 11Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust August 30, 2005
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18 - 12The Hobart Shakespeareans September 06, 2005
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18 - 13Omar & Pete September 13, 2005
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18 - 14A Thousand Words August 16, 2005
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18 - 15A Song for Daniel August 23, 2005
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18 - 16I Used to Be a Filmmaker August 16, 2005