This edition: Grain of Life (Butil ng Buhay)
Episode Details
Original tape date: September 10, 2025. First aired: January 9, 2026.In a country where rice is life, farming is fading. Grain of Life (Butil ng Buhay) follows Tatay Gabby and his son Johnny, the only one of eleven children to carry on the family tradition. Together, these remaining land tillers navigate a harsh legacy of landlessness, grueling work, low pay, and exploitative middlemen.
(12 min, Documentary, Director: Abigail Zara)
Grain of Life airs as part of the Frame by Frame: CUNY Film Festival showcase. Watch it alongside other great films on CUNY TV and YouTube.
Guest List
Abigail Zara Director, Grain of Life (Butil ng Buhay)
- BK College/Studio Show
- Friday, February 13 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, February 15 - 2:00pm
- Friday, February 20 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, February 21 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, February 22 - 2:00pm
- Friday, February 27 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, February 28 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, March 1 - 2:00pm
- Friday, March 6 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, March 7 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, March 8 - 2:00pm
- Oldest
- Friday, February 13 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, February 15 - 2:30pm
- Friday, February 27 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, February 28 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, March 1 - 2:30pm
- Purple
- Friday, February 13 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, February 15 - 2:45pm
- Friday, February 27 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, February 28 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, March 1 - 2:45pm
- Recu Ardame
- Friday, February 13 - 3:00pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 3:00pm
- Sunday, February 15 - 3:00pm
- Friday, February 27 - 3:00pm
- Saturday, February 28 - 3:00pm
- Sunday, March 1 - 3:00pm
- Blink
- Friday, February 13 - 3:15pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 3:15pm
- Sunday, February 15 - 3:15pm
- Friday, February 27 - 3:15pm
- Saturday, February 28 - 3:15pm
- Sunday, March 1 - 3:15pm
- Mari
- Friday, February 13 - 3:30pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 3:30pm
- Sunday, February 15 - 3:30pm
- Friday, February 27 - 3:30pm
- Saturday, February 28 - 3:30pm
- Sunday, March 1 - 3:30pm
- Buying Joy
- Friday, February 20 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, February 21 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, February 22 - 2:30pm
- Friday, March 6 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, March 7 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, March 8 - 2:30pm
- At the Doorstep
- Friday, February 20 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, February 21 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, February 22 - 2:45pm
- Friday, March 6 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, March 7 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, March 8 - 2:45pm
- Smoke in Your Eyes
- Friday, February 20 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, February 21 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, February 22 - 3:05pm
- Friday, March 6 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, March 7 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, March 8 - 3:05pm
- Our Wonderful Future!
- Friday, February 20 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, February 21 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, February 22 - 3:20pm
- Friday, March 6 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, March 7 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, March 8 - 3:20pm
- Antarctic Voyage
- Friday, January 16 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, January 17 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, January 18 - 3:20pm
- Friday, January 30 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, January 31 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, February 1 - 3:20pm
- Summit
- Friday, January 16 - 3:10pm
- Saturday, January 17 - 3:10pm
- Sunday, January 18 - 3:10pm
- Friday, January 30 - 3:10pm
- Saturday, January 31 - 3:10pm
- Sunday, February 1 - 3:10pm
- Singing in the Lifeboat
- Friday, January 16 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, January 17 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, January 18 - 2:55pm
- Friday, January 30 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, January 31 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, February 1 - 2:55pm
- Elijah
- Friday, January 16 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, January 17 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, January 18 - 2:30pm
- Friday, January 30 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, January 31 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, February 1 - 2:30pm
- Bengal Memory
- Sunday, January 11 - 3:45pm
- Friday, January 23 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, January 24 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, January 25 - 3:45pm
- Friday, February 6 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, February 7 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, February 8 - 3:45pm
- Grain of Life (Butil ng Buhay)
- Sunday, January 11 - 3:30pm
- Friday, January 23 - 3:30pm
- Saturday, January 24 - 3:30pm
- Sunday, January 25 - 3:30pm
- Friday, February 6 - 3:30pm
- Saturday, February 7 - 3:30pm
- Sunday, February 8 - 3:30pm
- You Are Invited To Leave
- Sunday, January 11 - 3:20pm
- Friday, January 23 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, January 24 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, January 25 - 3:20pm
- Friday, February 6 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, February 7 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, February 8 - 3:20pm
- The Making of a Matriarch
- Sunday, January 11 - 3:05pm
- Friday, January 23 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, January 24 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, January 25 - 3:05pm
- Friday, February 6 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, February 7 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, February 8 - 3:05pm
- Cuanacaquilitl (Dandelion)
- Sunday, January 11 - 2:45pm
- Friday, January 23 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, January 24 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, January 25 - 2:45pm
- Friday, February 6 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, February 7 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, February 8 - 2:45pm
- Ophelia
- Sunday, January 11 - 2:30pm
- Friday, January 23 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, January 24 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, January 25 - 2:30pm
- Friday, February 6 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, February 7 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, February 8 - 2:30pm
- CUNY Film Festival
- Sunday, January 11 - 2:00pm
- Friday, January 16 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, January 17 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, January 18 - 2:00pm
- Friday, January 23 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, January 24 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, January 25 - 2:00pm
- Friday, January 30 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, January 31 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, February 1 - 2:00pm
- Friday, February 6 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, February 7 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, February 8 - 2:00pm
