ThedocumentarypresentsafreejazzcollaborationbyWesternjazzartistesGuerinoMozzola,HeinzGeisser,andNorrisJones,alongwiththecommunityofLimaGunung,theSonoSeniEnsemble,andtheartcommunityoftheBoko,PrambananandBorobudurtemples.Thescenesinthefilmaremostlytakenaroundthesethreeancienttemples.Drawingreferencetothe"jazz"ofeverydaylife,Nugrohojuxtaposesthedomesticlifeofthevillagecommunitieswiththefreeformmusicalstructure.Inessence,freejazzparallelsthelivesofthesecommunities:Theyadjusttothenaturalforceswhichaffecttheirsurroundingsandareflexibletoimprovisewhentheneedarises.TeakLeavesattheTempleisafascinatingpieceoftapestryweavingtogetherthediverseculturalinfluencesofIndonesia.UnderthemasterfuldirectionofNugroho,thisfilmpromisesyetagaintodeliverabreathtakinglybeautifuljourneyintotheheartofIndonesia'sculturalheritage.