Imagine what the Philippines looked like centuries ago. Practically the entire archipelago almost completely forested. Mountains teeming with wildlife, rivers, and oceans full of fish and shrimp. Meet the Agta. One of the last hunter gatherer tribes in the world. The original forest dwellers have lived peacefully with the land since time immemorial. They are the first people to have come to Philippine shores and have lived a peaceful existence living on the beaches and forests of the Sierra Madre Mountain range.

GODS OF RICE    Discovery Channel Int'l Media Authority of Singapore, DocuLand Associated Media GmbH, KG, and the Moving Visuals Co. Ptelto
Directors: Galen Yeo and Mashizan Masjum

For over 7,000 years, the use of rice for food has
shaped history and landscapes, gave birth to
civilizations and invoked the gods. The Gods of Rice looks at the art of survival in the modern world and the impact of change on rice-growing communities that
define Asia.

WAILING OF PARADISE   CEDC

   This documentary examines the Philippines' ongoing
conflicting national goals of economic stability and
"sustainable" mining practices. Situated in Southeast Asia between the South China and Philippines Seas, the
Philippines has been an attractive location for foreign investment and trade. Given this vast expanse of untapped mineral wealth, the Philippines' economic history has been heavily shaped by the mining industry. Recent political and legal developments have once again put the mining industry (and the encouragement of foreign direct investment in such industry) in the national spotlight.  Despite the strong opposition of the Mindoreños against mining, the national government believes that it is the key to progress. But whose progress is on target? A documentary film for the care of the environment, culture, and life of Mindoreños.

Memories of the Sea Neil Daza and Nanette Matilac

This film essays the lives of the Badjaw, or sea gypsies, in the city. They have abandoned their seafaring lifestyle due to the long war and sea piracy in the Southern Philippines. Displaced from their home by sea, they want to resettle in a coastal environment, where they can regain their true nature
as people of the sea.

Environmental Art Lili Arivara

There is a gallery of colorful, different species under the sea waiting to be seen. It is a journey worth taking. The picturesque and breathtaking scenes below our shores are
a feast to the eyes and a delight to the senses. Environmental Art is an experience that would last in everyone's memories.

Butch Nolasco

This documentary follows the journey of architect
Augusto Villalon as he makes a pilgrimage to the eight
Philippine World Heritage Sites. Showcased in this
documentary are sites such as the Tubbataha Reef
Marine Park, the Puerto Princessa Subterranean River
National Park, and the Rice Terraces of the Philippine
Cordilleras.