Bright Leaves

About Bright Leaves

Ross McElwee travels through the North Carolina tobacco belt in search of the ancient southern traditions associated with tobacco growing and use, while comparing his filmmaking to commercial cinema, represented by Bright Leaf, a melodrama directed by Michael Curtiz in 1950, starring Gary Cooper, apparently based on the life of his great-grandfather.

Ross McElwee's Bright Leaves is a 2004 documentary film. At 108 minutes long, it arrived in April 2004.

Ross McElwee plays Himself - Narrator (voice). The screenplay is by Ross McElwee. American members can watch it on Cineverse Amazon Channel, OVID, and Philo.