No Rice Grows Among the Lemongrass

No Rice Grows Among the Lemongrass

2018 · 20 min · Documentary, Fantasy, Mystery

A documentary crew go out into Philippine agricultural heartland to tail the lives made rich by miracle rice—a prized strain of the grain with almost mythic qualities.

Directed by Neil Angelo Briones · Written by Mariya Lim

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