An episode in a series of documentaries about Philippine arts focusing on the Spanish influences on Philippine literature.

With water as central theme and imagery, the documentary takes its viewers across five Asian ecological sites and shows how local inhabitants, often without scientific help, have developed indigenous ways in taking care of their environments in the face of…

Following the flow of water from melted ice, the documentary journeys from the mountain forests of Harihata near Kyoto in Japan to the rice fields of Mukugawa valley, where a group of fellows from the Asian Public Intellectuals (API) gathers…

Visiting the Philippines’ northernmost island, Batanes, the documentary discovers a world of “hiwaga,” or enchantment, wrapping the island’s human, physical and spiritual ecologies. While documenting the Ivatan fishing practice called “mataw” fishing, the documentary strays into the world of native…