Akin Ang Buhok Ko follows the story of Juan, a 9-year-old kid, who simply wants to keep his long hair against the wishes of the adults around him. When his father finds out that Juan skips classes to evade a mandatory haircut in school, he promises to cut his child’s hair himself. All the while, Juan, together with his best friend, devises a plan to escape their homes.
Gabo, a boy who grew up in a different city ran through challenges in adjusting to the rural life with his uncle. In the process of being lost, he stumbled upon a trauma, bothering him and his awakening.
In a household ruled by a domineering patriarch, a young reserved woman clings on to a cassette tape gifted by someone from her past – reliving their shared moments of love and defiance to find her own path.
An elderly man named Ven is about to be sent to a nursing home by his son, Rey. Searching for his sense of worth as he grapples with his age, he spends his Sunday going through his belongings and keeping himself busy to drown out the silence and the passing of time.
As Buboy’s 21st birthday is coming soon, he struggles to escape the standards on what it is to be a man of an intimidating father figure he knows as “Uncle.”
