Director Scott Chamberlin Hoyt deserves great praise for such comprehensive yet succinct storytelling. He has managed to capture the wistful joy of those for whom the drinking of tea provides a fixed point from which to grasp the ephemeral nature of reality. No small irony here that what may be equally ephemeral in our accelerated culture is the very capacity to appreciate ephemerality. With its brilliant cinematography, editing, and score, this new film is as evocative and inspiring as a quiet cup of tea.